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Is replacing a computer's hard drive worth it?

My cat was nice enough to knock my computer onto the tile floor smashing is open and ruining the hard drive. I still love him, but anyway the computer itself was fixable but the hard drive, (which of course is unfortunately the most important part) is ruined. I was wondering if its worth it to replace the hard drive or if it would be better to just buy another computer. If its better to replace the hard drive how much would it cost?

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  • Rose D
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    It depends. How old was the computer? A new hard drive costs less than $100.00. However, if it was the system drive and you don't have Os install discs, that's another $100.00 or so to buy a new copy of Windows. If you're paying someone to do the work, add in another $50 or so for labor. If the computer was fairly cheap to begin with and is more than 2-3 years old, you're probably better off replacing it. Also, there may be damage that's not immediately visible.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Your contemporary device mutually as no longer the appropriate of the line, remains an rather credible and usable laptop. changing the the HD is a rather small cost to pay to maintain this laptop. quite a few steps to take even in spite of the undeniable fact that earlier you do something. a million. acquire some Diagnostics, the two from the laptop or HD producer's internet site, and determine you suspicion that the HD is undesirable. additionally, working an entire device Diagnostics may be especially ideal! 2. If the HD is shown as undesirable a sprint paying for around on internet and in interior sight laptop shops could desire to coach Very beneficial in paying for a replace at a respected fee. 3. If No concern is got here across with Diagnostics, that is truly helpful to reload the OS and different utility as that could desire to be the subject. 4. quite, if the laptop meets your desires then evaluate fixing it. stability the fee of upkeep against the fee of a clean laptop - Which way is "maximum no longer costly?" i'm hoping this permits!

  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Replace the hard drive, they're only $50 to $100. The catch is that you need a disk to reinstall your operating system. It would be like replacing a dvd player because you lost the remote.

  • D McC
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    replacing the hard drive is much cheaper than replacing the entire computer, you just need to format the new drive and install windows and the drivers onto it

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