-Hard drive does not appear to be the fastest one I’ve ever seen (using the testing program in Win 7), but is made by Hitachi, which gives me a level of comfort. GadgetGeek says: September 2, 2010 at 10:14 pm … I purchased this notebook as a desktop replacement, and so far it has been a pleasure to use. The 15.6 inch display is very bright, which makes text and images a pleasure to view on the laptop. The build quality on the notebook is top notch. Nothing on the laptop …