Laptop HDD - where to get a good deal online

theshak · 11th Jul 2006, 04:50 AM

My HDD for my laptop (HP nx9005) recently crashed and I'm now looking for a replacement with higher gigabytes (60-80) and within a budget of 100 dollars. Does anyone know of any online stores where I can acheive this objective?

Also I will install the HDD myself ( so as to cut-back on added costs). However this is something which I haven't done before. This shouldn't be a problem since I'm dealing with a notebook HDD, should it?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations and suggestions given to my matter.

theshak

Adrian Wong · 12th Jul 2006, 10:08 AM

Installing a notebook hard drive is really easy. Just unscrew the cover to the drive compartment, remove the old drive and slot in the new one.

You will need to know what kind of interface your notebook uses though. Older notebooks use the ATA/IDE interface while the newer ones use the SATA interface. Be sure to buy the new hard drive based on the interface your notebook supports.

Hmm.. Where are you located? If you are in the US, just go to Pricegrabber and look for the notebook hard drives in your budget. They allow you to list the drives according to price.

You can also check out our reviews of various notebook hard drives and figure out which one best suits your needs. We have Pricegrabber links at the bottom of each page too.

11th Jul 2006, 04:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
theshak Newbie Join Date: 1 Sep 2005 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Laptop HDD - where to get a good deal online My HDD for my laptop (HP nx9005) recently crashed and I'm now looking for a replacement with higher gigabytes (60-80) and within a budget of 100 dollars. Does anyone know of any online stores where I can acheive this objective? Also I will install the HDD myself ( so as to cut-back on added costs). However this is something which I haven't done before. This shouldn't be a problem since I'm dealing with a notebook HDD, should it? Thanks in advance for any recommendations and suggestions given to my matter. theshak

12th Jul 2006, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Installing a notebook hard drive is really easy. Just unscrew the cover to the drive compartment, remove the old drive and slot in the new one. You will need to know what kind of interface your notebook uses though. Older notebooks use the ATA/IDE interface while the newer ones use the SATA interface. Be sure to buy the new hard drive based on the interface your notebook supports. Hmm.. Where are you located? If you are in the US, just go to Pricegrabber and look for the notebook hard drives in your budget. They allow you to list the drives according to price. You can also check out our reviews of various notebook hard drives and figure out which one best suits your needs. We have Pricegrabber links at the bottom of each page too. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs