Satellite L300D-10B - need to replace the HARD drive

Hello.

I have a Toshiba satellite L300D-10B and I need to replace the broken hdd in my laptop.
It is a hitachi 160 GB at 5400 RPM SATA.

Is it possible to move to a greater capacity (500 GB) and a little faster (7200 RPM).
is - that someone at - he had success with any particular model?

Hello

In my opinion, is not a big problem to use a faster and larger HARD drive.
The laptop supports the SATA HDD controller and this controller must be able to manage these drives.

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