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    Question Should I worry about my HDD getting hot in the DVD slot?

    Stupid question, but I plan on swapping out my laptop's HDD with an SSD, and putting the HDD in the DVD slot. But I heard that the HDD may get hot in there, and it won't be able to cool down easily. Should I be worried?
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    Question How will performance in games be affected when using an external HDD?

    Ok, I already have 8GB RAM in my laptop, I'm not sure if I can increase it at this point. Thanks for your help.
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    Question How will performance in games be affected when using an external HDD?

    I currently have a 1TB 5400RPM HDD in my laptop that I want to swap out for a 256GB SSD (preferably a Crucial MX500) - 512GB SSDs are a bit too expensive in my country, and I don't have a big enough budget. As 256GB isn't too large, I thought I'd repurpose my old HDD as an external one and play...
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    Question Would a 128GB SSD be enough for my laptop, or should I get a 256GB model?

    I plan on using the SSD as my main boot drive, and will also use a 1TB HDD installed in the same laptop. So basically, a 128GB+1TB configuration.
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    Question Can I replace the DVD drive in my laptop with an HDD?

    I'm confused, what do you mean by a blank cover?
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    Question Can I replace the DVD drive in my laptop with an HDD?

    You're talking about a caddy, right?
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    Question Can I replace the DVD drive in my laptop with an HDD?

    I have an HP Pavilion 15-p001tx laptop from 2014, it currently has a 1TB HDD and a DVD drive. I plan on replacing the HDD with a 250GB SSD, and since I have never used the optical drive, I figured I might as well swap it out with my HDD for additional storage. Can I do this, and are there...