OK so it's a new laptop, Alienware M17X R4.
I swapped the HDD today for a Crucial M4 512Gb, changed SATA in BIOS to AHCI, and did a fresh Win7 install, then all the drivers from Dell.
It's working fine, and really fast, but I have a weird issue now with USB flash drives.
They take ages to...
I just bought an Alienware M17x R4, I went for the standard 500Gb HDD as the upgrade prices from Dell were just silly. £500 to fit an SSD and take away the mechanical? No thanks Dell!
So I'll change it to an SSD myself, and keep the 500 as secondary.
I'm looking for a 480/512 drive.
First...