Rebuilding HP Pavilion dv7-4285dx

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I was given an HP Pavilion dv7-4285dx. It has no hard drive. I would have to buy a drive and install Windows. I am not knowledgeable in computer building. I took it to a computer repair shop and had it priced at around $350 to get it up and running Is this even worth spending money to do this? Any advice on doing it myself?
 
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well depends on your os choice. you can pick up a cheap hard drive for it for $40 area easy. diy should be under $150, could be cheaper depending on actually hard drive and os choice.

skill to install depends on the laptop. is there a access panel on the bottom of the laptop that can be removed (you would see the seam with screws holding it on/or a small latch to release it) or does it look like the bot is one solid piece no seams. usually it is still not to hard to install a hard drive even if you have to pull the whole bottom panel off but usually there is a small access door for the ram/hdd on the bot.
well depends on your os choice. you can pick up a cheap hard drive for it for $40 area easy. diy should be under $150, could be cheaper depending on actually hard drive and os choice.

skill to install depends on the laptop. is there a access panel on the bottom of the laptop that can be removed (you would see the seam with screws holding it on/or a small latch to release it) or does it look like the bot is one solid piece no seams. usually it is still not to hard to install a hard drive even if you have to pull the whole bottom panel off but usually there is a small access door for the ram/hdd on the bot.
 
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