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burlmart
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Jul 20, 2014

No excuses, no backup, but would like to recover HD data

We bought a Dell Inspiron 3520 & Win 8 about 15 months ago at BB. 320Gb hard disk (Samsung SATA) failed. Never had this happen before, so never made the W8 backup disks to get reinstall OS on a ne...
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1492
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Jul 21, 2014
TheBearAK wrote:
I do recommend SSD drives for laptops and keep an external USB drive for backup.

That's exactly what I did with my new DELL convertible notebook. I carry an external 2.5" USB3 HD in my carrying case. So lightweight, you don't even know its there.

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