New Hard Drive Under $100...help??

xxballinboi786 · 07-07-2008, 01:05 AM

seems like there are a lot of people in the know on the forum so i always come here for help...still waiting on my mac but i have a compaq presario notebook thats on basically most of the say...its used to download movies so ill start like 3 downloads and just close the screen...hence, i want to upgrade the hard drive...i know nothing about them but i was hoping i could get a 250 GB one...the computer has 2 GB of ram and a 2.8 ghz processor...

Biohazard · 07-07-2008, 04:41 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822149069

External

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136271

Oregano123 · 07-07-2008, 07:27 AM

lol a pink hd for a guy....

xxballinboi786 · 07-07-2008, 11:59 AM

lol..the first one seems good...

quick question...when i was searching, i didnt know if my notebook had a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive...is it that desktops have 3.5" drives and notebooks have 2.5" drives, or is there another way to determine??

MadDog · 07-07-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xxballinboi786

seems like there are a lot of people in the know on the forum so i always come here for help...still waiting on my mac but i have a compaq presario notebook thats on basically most of the say...its used to download movies so ill start like 3 downloads and just close the screen...hence, i want to upgrade the hard drive...i know nothing about them but i was hoping i could get a 250 GB one...the computer has 2 GB of ram and a 2.8 ghz processor...

Get an external USB drive (pink or otherwise). It can then be used on any computer, even the MAC.

Changing out the hard drive on your notebook is not the easy task you think it is.

UltimateBMW · 07-07-2008, 01:41 PM

I have a black passport 250gb. Running music off it right now. It is simply awesome. Especially since it doesn't require an external power source like some of the bigger external HDDs do. Its just basicly a flash drive on steroids.

Gets my recommendation.

UltimateBMW · 07-07-2008, 01:42 PM

And yes, 3.5" is for internal desktop harddrives. Laptops and the Passport external listed above are 2.5" HDDs. There are 3.5" externals, and most of them require the extra power I mentioned in my post above, so be careful.

noire07 · 07-07-2008, 02:26 PM

www.slickdeals.net

Its a great site, people post amazing deals on a lot of different things mostly tech (best deals are on the main page). You'll see hard drives about once a week. Be prepared to buy right away when you see a good deal, things will sell quick.

edit* theres a 160GB external on there right now for $60

Neurorad · 07-07-2008, 10:05 PM

+1 Passport

I've been carrying it in my backpack for 5 months, no problems with it (yet).

External hard drives have a tendency to fail - never put any files on 1 you don't have backed up elsewhere, or can't live without.

They all fail eventually.

If you don't need something portable, buy a desktop PC internal SATA drive, and buy an enclosure for it (thus using it as an external HD). Less than $100.

MadDog · 07-07-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by noire07

www.slickdeals.net

Its a great site, people post amazing deals on a lot of different things mostly tech (best deals are on the main page). You'll see hard drives about once a week. Be prepared to buy right away when you see a good deal, things will sell quick.

edit* theres a 160GB external on there right now for $60

Fry's and MicroCenter are both advertising 500GB external drives for $99.00

Biohazard · 07-08-2008, 02:49 AM

sorry I didnt look at color I was just trying to meet your specs.

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xxballinboi786 Captain 446 Rep 734 Posts Drives: Lamborghini Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	lol..the first one seems good... quick question...when i was searching, i didnt know if my notebook had a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive...is it that desktops have 3.5" drives and notebooks have 2.5" drives, or is there another way to determine??
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UltimateBMW Brigadier General 401 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: MP4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South iTrader: (0)	I have a black passport 250gb. Running music off it right now. It is simply awesome. Especially since it doesn't require an external power source like some of the bigger external HDDs do. Its just basicly a flash drive on steroids. Gets my recommendation. __________________
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UltimateBMW Brigadier General 401 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: MP4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South iTrader: (0)	And yes, 3.5" is for internal desktop harddrives. Laptops and the Passport external listed above are 2.5" HDDs. There are 3.5" externals, and most of them require the extra power I mentioned in my post above, so be careful. __________________
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Neurorad Major 87 Rep 1,224 Posts Drives: 2017 340xi Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Location, Location iTrader: (0)	+1 Passport I've been carrying it in my backpack for 5 months, no problems with it (yet). External hard drives have a tendency to fail - never put any files on 1 you don't have backed up elsewhere, or can't live without. They all fail eventually. If you don't need something portable, buy a desktop PC internal SATA drive, and buy an enclosure for it (thus using it as an external HD). Less than $100.
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