Does Any Hard Drive Work With Any Laptop?

hackjilton · Feb 17, 2016

My hard drive died for my Toshiba Satellite S55-B5280 (Part No. PSPQ2U-00S00N) and I was wondering what I'd need to know to replace it? Can I get any brand like Hitachi or Western Digital or does I have to be the exact Toshiba hard drive that came with this laptop (which I do not trust after having 2 fail within 2 years)? If I can get any brand, what specs, if any, do I need to make sure the new one has to work with my laptop? Thanks so much for the help I really appreciate it

kanewolf · Feb 17, 2016

In a laptop the size is standardized to 2.5 inch but there are different heights. With a 2 year old laptop, you probably don't have to worry too much because they weren't trying to make laptops paper thin. But measure the existing disk for height.

hackjilton · Feb 22, 2016

Thanks for the response about the physical size of a hard drive. Is that all that matters? If my laptop came with a 5600 Toshiba drive I could put a 7200 Hitachi as long as the physical size is the same?

kanewolf · Feb 22, 2016

Yes. Even better is an SSD. You will have much better performance, longer battery life and a more durable laptop.

jsmithepa · Feb 22, 2016

hackjilton :

7200: For a slight increase in performance, it will run warmer, drain battery sooner, maybe somewhat noisier and added vibration.

hackjilton · Feb 23, 2016

Awesome thanks so much for the help guys I'll stick to a 5600 since my laptop usually gets pretty warm and has short battery already. And I'll look into SSD it sounds a lot better the only problem is price and space but I'll see what I thinks more important and make a decision now that I know I can get anything with the same physical size. Thanks again really appreciate it

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