New Hard Drive

[leethepee]

Hi,

I have a FZ18M and had it for quite a while.

I want to update the HD now to a Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 2.5" and I just wanted to check that this was cool? I know I have a Seagate at the moment but will buying a different brand cause a problem?

Thanks
Lee

[Blencogo]

That should be OK Lee. Physical size looks OK.

The only thing you need to consider is power consumption. The FZ-Series run very hot and the last thing you need is more heat. Check the power consumption when reading/writing and just make sure there is not a big increase.

[leethepee]

Thanks for the update.
How can I check what the power consumption of the HD I have at the moment?

[sonypass33]

I have a VGN-FZ21S and upgraded to this WD hard drive and I get better battery like out of it since the upgrade. No noticable change in heat.