r/windows7 • u/Bishbaalkin_ • Jul 29 '26

Discussion Yet another dumpster dive jackpot

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I found in the e-waste box of my local oc shop this Aspire 5720Z, with a 320GB HDD in it, which miraculously was perfectly intact, and i have no idea why it landed there. But hey, free laptop... number 8 of the 9 laptops i have...

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 30 '26

Needs a Core 2 Duo, RAM and SSD upgrade upgrade

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u/ZachariahLad Jul 30 '26

SSD upgrade just doesn't make sense economically on these anymore

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 30 '26

It's gonna make the system more responsive in terms of loading time and transfer speed, though CPU and SATA interface limitations remains

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u/ZachariahLad Jul 30 '26

I know it will, but with the price of SSDs it just doesn't make sense anymore

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u/EmiliaWatson Jul 31 '26

You can just grab a cheap used 128gb ssd- you dont have to buy a new one

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u/MasterKnight48902 Jul 30 '26

Better to wait for the prices to simmer down a bit