Originally Posted by
chollie
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It's too old for me to consider paying someone to add memory....
I am maintaining a fleet of notebooks in the family and cloning a new drive is really a routine. Apricorn makes a kit to do that for $35.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-002-_-Product
A PATA drive 160-320GB cost $55-$90.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...889&name=ATA-6
Just do it yourself.