milo

my laptop hdd decided to crap out yesterday. i have been looking around the net for a replacement hdd... will any 2.5" laptop hdd do, or does it need to be the specific one for the laptop?

cos its an hp pavillion (btw, never get one of these... ive had a ton of problems!).. and the only site i found that listed an hdd for that laptop sells it for £170... but other sites sell (generic?) hdd drives for laptops for about £50.

i am just looking for a cheap drive in the 20-40gb range that will work! do i really need to spend the £170 for the legit hp one, or will any 2.5" drive work?

thx

john_s

iTrader: (1)

I think any 2.5" drive should work. Apparently the big thing to check is the thickness of hte new drive.

John.

milo

thanks dude, i ordered one of ebay after checking the size is correct... 2.5" x 9.5. worst case scenario, i put it back on ebay if it doesnt work. thanks