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Just because you have a laptop doesn't mean you can't replace a HDD.

Anyway, sounds like you want a new one anyway. If you're not building your own, Dell is pretty good. If you don't like their software, don't use it. No big deal.

You might not save lots of money building your own, but for the same price, you'll get MUCH better components than buying pre-fabbed. If you want to build your own, we could easily walk you through it. Its very easy , just plug stuff together. We could help you pick components as well.