Laptop HDD

[Legenderys]

I cant understand if every HDD is compatible with every laptop or not. I hope you can help me.

[Bogica]

I cant understand if every HDD is compatible with every laptop or not. I hope you can help me.

Laptop HDD's are smaller than your standard issue desktop HDD's. (Laptop= 2.5", desktop= 3.5")

99.9% are compatible, unless you have an ancient laptop that isn't on sata (10 years old or more).

[Bogica]

Double post, my bad.

[Legenderys]

Laptop HDD's are smaller than you standard issue desktop HDD's. (Laptop= 2.5", desktop= 3.5")

99.9% are compatible, unless you have an ancient laptop that isn't on sata (10 years old or more).

so an 2.5" will be ok right? (1 year old laptop)

[Godlygamer23]

so an 2.5" will be ok right? (1 year old laptop)

Yes.

[Bogica]

so an 2.5" will be ok right? (1 year old laptop)

Perfectly fine, get any 2.5" HDD and it will fit and work with any laptop.

They are usually 5400RPM drives, if you want something faster go for a 7200RPM drive (beware, they are significantly more expensive for laptops) or go with an SSD. Honestly, 5400RPM is fine for most people, but if you are a power user, you will want to go for 7200RPM or SSD.

Roughly the price of 1TB 5400rpm= 500gb 7200RPM. Depends on your country and dealer.

[Vertifai]

All laptops use 2,5" HDD's (this info is true for both SSDs and HDDs), but the thickness of a 2,5" HDD can be ether 7mm, 9,5mm or 15mm in special cases*

Before upgrading/replacing/adding a hard drive to a laptop, it is worth keeping in mind, that most laptops only support 1 HDD or SDD, some (mostly larger 17" laptops) can support multiple HDDs, but if you do not know whether or no your laptop supports multiple HDDs, then it is most likely that it will only accommodate one.
 

• Laptops that will fit 7mm HDDs:
  Basically any laptop with an space for a hard drive (including thin/ultrabooks with hard drive support)
• Laptops that will fit 9,5mm HDDs:
  Most laptops from $300 cheapish to expensive gaming laptops
• Laptops that will fit 15mm HDDs:
  Non (basically) 15mm thick HDDs are only used in external enclosures, and even there they are fading i popularity

Chances are that a standard 2,5" 9,5mm hard drive of your desired capacity and brand will do the job fine.

[Legenderys]

All laptops use 2,5" HDD's (this info is true for both SSDs and HDDs), but the thickness of a 2,5" HDD can be ether 7mm, 9,5mm or 15mm in special cases*

Before upgrading/replacing/adding a hard drive to a laptop, it is worth keeping in mind, that most laptops only support 1 HDD or SDD, some (mostly larger 17" laptops) can support multiple HDDs, but if you do not know whether or no your laptop supports multiple HDDs, then it is most likely that it will only accommodate one.

 

• Laptops that will fit 7mm HDDs:

  Basically any laptop with an space for a hard drive (including thin/ultrabooks with hard drive support)

• Laptops that will fit 9,5mm HDDs:

  Most laptops from $300 cheapish to expensive gaming laptops

• Laptops that will fit 15mm HDDs:

  Non (basically) 15mm thick HDDs are only used in external enclosures, and even there they are fading i popularity

Chances are that a standard 2,5" 9,5mm hard drive of your desired capacity and brand will do the job fine.

 

 

Perfectly fine, get any 2.5" HDD and it will fit and work with any laptop.

They are usually 5400RPM drives, if you want something faster go for a 7200RPM drive (beware, they are significantly more expensive for laptops) or go with an SSD. Honestly, 5400RPM is fine for most people, but if you are a power user, you will want to go for 7200RPM or SSD.

Roughly the price of 1TB 5400rpm= 500gb 7200RPM. Depends on your country and dealer.

What about this one?

http://www.skroutz.gr/s/3045289/Hitachi-Travelstar-7K1000-1TB.html?from=recently_viewed

[Bogica]

What about this one?

http://www.skroutz.gr/s/3045289/Hitachi-Travelstar-7K1000-1TB.html?from=recently_viewed

Look great to me. It's even 7400RPM for that price. Good deal. Hitachi drives are reliable.

[Legenderys]

Look great to me. It's even 7400RPM for that price. Good deal. Hitachi drives are reliable.

Yes... but.. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/377259-cant-find-which-mobo-is-in-my-laptop/

[Bogica]

Yes... but.. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/377259-cant-find-which-mobo-is-in-my-laptop/

Answered on that topic.

[Captain_WD]

I cant understand if every HDD is compatible with every laptop or not. I hope you can help me.

 

Hey Legenderys,

 

Most laptops today use SATA interface so pretty much any SATA drive would work, as long as it can physically fit inside the computer. Another general thing is that laptop HDDs are generally 2.5" form factor while larger desktop drives are 3.5". Another thing might be the size of the drive (some older computers don't support drives larger than 2TB). Other than that you should be completely fine.

 

Captain_WD.