640 GB Laptop Hard disk

Hi.
I had a HP DV6 laptop with 640GB hard disk.
But my latptop hard disk got cracked and I need to replace it. I have my Windows 7 boot CD created.
Should I go ahead with any hard disk capacity 500GB or less or is it should be only 640GB.
Can you advise?
Best Regards
Bala

Hi,
Normally people buy bigger (capacity) not smaller, Well, should be ok when using a smaller HDD.
Regards.
BH
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