Laptop Hard Drive question

cresing · 08-25-2006, 01:49 PM

How can I find out what hard drive would be compatible with a dell inspiron notebook 2650? The hard drive I had crapped out on me and I need a new one soon because school is starting. If you know where I can find one please let me know. Right now it has a 20g so that size or a little bigger would be good but Cheaper the better. Thanks

whardman · 08-25-2006, 02:03 PM

Pretty much any 2.5" notebook Hard drive should be comatable. Here is a list of notebook drives form Newegg.

Hitachi, Western Digital, and Seagate are probably the better ones.
Seagate would be my personal choice but is slightly more expensive.

cresing · 08-25-2006, 02:08 PM

Thanks for the help. I see you are just across the river from me in cincinnati. I am in northern kentucky.

Changeling · 08-25-2006, 02:10 PM

I'll support Whardman is in his relpy as being correct.

However, I would add Maxtor to his list.

**PanamaGal** · 08-25-2006, 10:03 PM

Fujitsu also makes pretty good laptop hard drives.

whardman · 08-26-2006, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Changeling

However, I would add Maxtor to his list.

I would too, but maxtor doesn't appear to make laptop haard drives ... at least they aren't sold at newegg.

Zazula · 08-26-2006, 07:24 AM

I believe Toshiba also makes laptop HDDs.

Warranties are 5 years for Seagate, Maxtor;
3 years for Western Digital, Hitachi, Toshiba.

08-25-2006, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
cresing Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 82 OS: windows xp pro	Laptop Hard Drive question How can I find out what hard drive would be compatible with a dell inspiron notebook 2650? The hard drive I had crapped out on me and I need a new one soon because school is starting. If you know where I can find one please let me know. Right now it has a 20g so that size or a little bigger would be good but Cheaper the better. Thanks

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Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	I believe Toshiba also makes laptop HDDs. Warranties are 5 years for Seagate, Maxtor; 3 years for Western Digital, Hitachi, Toshiba. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

08-25-2006, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
whardman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 617 OS: Windows XP My System	Pretty much any 2.5" notebook Hard drive should be comatable. Here is a list of notebook drives form Newegg. Hitachi, Western Digital, and Seagate are probably the better ones. Seagate would be my personal choice but is slightly more expensive.

08-25-2006, 02:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
cresing Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 82 OS: windows xp pro	Thanks for the help. I see you are just across the river from me in cincinnati. I am in northern kentucky.