Aspire One ZG5 harddrive upgrade

Hi,

New here, and not much of a techie. I have an Aspire One ZG5 with a 160 gig harddrive that I've never filled even half of. I'd like to upgrade to an SSD drive. My knowledgeable nephew will be home at christmas to do the actual work, but I need to get the proper SSD for him to install.

I've read it takes a 2.5", but I've also seen 1.3" drives specifically for the Aspire One Netbook. Uh, ok. Which is it? Does it indeed take a 2.5", they are much more common. Is there any other size limitations to consider? Maybe thickness? If 2.5" fits, 1.3" fits, I'd assume the 1.8" units I've seen are also an option?

I have the computer, he's a thousand miles away and while very computer literate, he's never worked on the little netbook, so I'm at a bit of a lose on getting the proper drive.

Thanks, I much appreciate any information regarding size, or even the better affordable brands.

Dale, lost in Michigan

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laurent_14

Hi Dale,

Thanks. Smiley Happy

Here are the specifications of the original HDDs shipped with this model:

Form factor: 2.5"
Height: 9.5mm
Size: 160Gb - SATA2 (3Gb/s)

So you could install a 2.5" SSD cased of 7mm with an adapter (rubber spacer):

Crucial
E.g. this model

Laurent

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laurent_14

Hello,

Could you give me the first ten characters of the computer serial number (S/N)? Only the first ten.

D1005

That I can do, I hope, those numbers are mighty small and my eyes aren't so young anymore... Smiley LOL

LUS050B228

Full S/N *******************

Above that AOA 150-1635

At the bottom, SNID: *************

Lot more than you asked for I know, but figured I might as well cover the bases just in case.

Thanks, Dale

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