New Laptop HD

Desmo · 15-12-2009, 12:03

Going to get a new HD for the laptop after Xmas so wanted to get a few things clear before I order on up and start fiddling

Currently have a 120GB 5400rpm drive so I'm going to jump up to a 500GB 7200rpm drive. I assume I should see a decent difference with the speed? Or is it not worth spending a little extra on?

Once I get the new drive, I'd like to break it down in to a few partitions but I'm not sure how many I can make or if this is the best way to do it.

Here's what I'd like to end up with...

1 x Linux (possibly even with swap & home partitions)
1 x OSX
1 x Windows
1 x Experimental OS
1 x Files (accessible by ALL OS's)

Not sure how large to set each partition at the moment but let's assume each OS has 50GB and then 300GB left for files. Is this possible? Is there a limit to the amount of partitions I can make? Is it dangerous to have too many partitions? Are there any other silly questions I should be asking? Are you even still reading this? ??

15-12-2009, 12:03	#1
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	New Laptop HD Going to get a new HD for the laptop after Xmas so wanted to get a few things clear before I order on up and start fiddling Currently have a 120GB 5400rpm drive so I'm going to jump up to a 500GB 7200rpm drive. I assume I should see a decent difference with the speed? Or is it not worth spending a little extra on? Once I get the new drive, I'd like to break it down in to a few partitions but I'm not sure how many I can make or if this is the best way to do it. Here's what I'd like to end up with... 1 x Linux (possibly even with swap & home partitions) 1 x OSX 1 x Windows 1 x Experimental OS 1 x Files (accessible by ALL OS's) Not sure how large to set each partition at the moment but let's assume each OS has 50GB and then 300GB left for files. Is this possible? Is there a limit to the amount of partitions I can make? Is it dangerous to have too many partitions? Are there any other silly questions I should be asking? Are you even still reading this? ?? __________________