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which and where to buy ? 2.5'' laptop HDD

  • 02-08-2010 02:11PM
    #1
    7Tdriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭


    Queastion as above, I had previuosley had Western Digital HDD 250GB in my Dell XPS M1530 and it broke after i leaned on the corner of the laptop where HDD is placed in. So after few times a i did that i finally broke it. I went on and got Samsung HDD from ebay 350GB for 50e shiped from Malyasia and after i installed it i used it for about a week and the my laptop fell of a maximum hight of 30cm and it broke i could not believe it. Maybe it was a fake samsung copy or something it was very weird that it could actually brake when a laptop fell only 30 cm and it was extremeley light fall.


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  • #2
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    I doubt very much it was a 'fake' hard-drive, I don't believe such things exist.

    There is nothing surprising about HDD damage after a fall of 1ft - these things have amazingly small and precise components inside. Even though they are more robust than desktop drives, there's still a chance of damage after a fall from that height, depending on the surface they fall onto and of course the laptop itself. Some laptops have more shock-protection than others (rubberised corners etc).

    Anyway, for future reference look at the product page of the hard-drives you are looking at. Some drives have features to improve their ruggedness, such as free-fall sensors (which detect that they are being dropped and quickly park the drive heads) or various types of shock-guard etc.

    SSD drives are more robust than spinning-platter drives, however they are also much more expensive per GB.

    Try Amazon.co.uk or Ebuyer for good prices.


  • #3
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭ressem


    If the laptop had been shut off, with drive heads parked then the hard drive might have been ok, but when running, all bets are off.

    Someone described it as akin to a skyscraper floating on a current of air, 5 mm above a planet as it spins at millions of miles per hour.

    If you shake the entire lot, then expect to break something.


  • #4
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    dropping a laptop from a height of a foot is VERY likely to damage a running HDD, its happened to me several times! make sure to buy a 7200rpm disk if possible as it makes a big difference


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