combining laptop and pc hdd in one build?

nenadilievski72 · May 25, 2018

i'm on a very tight budget so i'm buying used parts. i have 160gb laptop hdd. i tough i could buy one more 160gb hdd for my pc so 320gb is pretty much enogh for me. is it posible and should i do it?

AUnlikelyPotatoe · May 25, 2018

Without knowing what actual hard drive it is I can't say if it is safe or if you *should* do it, but you can, I have a old 500gb drive in my for old photos. The only difference between laptop and desktop hard drives is the size, they both use SATA connecters.

R4DIO4CT1VE · May 25, 2018

yeah assuming its a SATA drive there shouldnt be an issue.

USAFRet · May 25, 2018

nenadilievski72 :

Assuming these are both SATA drives, no problem.
If you're thinking of trying to use an OS that may live on one or the other...no.

How "tight" is this budget? What are the rest of the parts?

Karadjgne · May 25, 2018

With current prices, unless you are looking at older, used hdds, the difference between a 160Gb hdd and a 1Tb hdd is almost nothing, in some cases the smaller drives actually cost more due to the limited supply.

You can find anything 1Tb and lower for $50 or less with many 250/500 at @$25-30.

A hdd is one of those parts that I'd never, ever buy used. Most hdds that are primarily OS boot drives will see a useful life of @4 years. Buying a used hdd, there's absolutely no guarantee of age you'll get. You could easily get a 5yr old hdd, or older, that'll last a few days before getting bad sectors.

Buying a used hdd in my book is no different than going to the hospital, and the doctor trying to give you used bandages, because they might be cheaper.

nenadilievski72 · May 25, 2018

AUnlikelyPotatoe :

THX

nenadilievski72 · May 25, 2018

USAFRet :

well i want to use one of them for the windows it self and the programs and the other one for keeping files and cod4 cuz thats the only game i play lol. well i have mobo 4gigs of ram and core2duo. i want to spend around 10 euro on the hdd and than to buy psu. for the gpu im going to wait to get some money. i alredy have monitor, case and all the stuff like speakers, mouse and keyboards

nenadilievski72 · May 25, 2018

Karadjgne :

With current prices, unless you are looking at older, used hdds, the difference between a 160Gb hdd and a 1Tb hdd is almost nothing, in some cases the smaller drives actually cost more due to the limited supply.

You can find anything 1Tb and lower for $50 or less with many 250/500 at @$25-30.

A hdd is one of those parts that I'd never, ever buy used. Most hdds that are primarily OS boot drives will see a useful life of @4 years. Buying a used hdd, there's absolutely no guarantee of age you'll get. You could easily get a 5yr old hdd, or older, that'll last a few days before getting bad sectors.

Buying a used hdd in my book is no different than going to the hospital, and the doctor trying to give you used bandages, because they might be cheaper.

ok thx for that i will see how expensive are new ones...

nenadilievski72 · May 25, 2018

R4DIO4CT1VE :

Thx mate

asoroka · May 28, 2018

just remember that you will need to buy a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter to securely mount the laptop hdd.

The price of a 500GB desktop hdd will be $50.

Also remember that a hdd wil not last forever. If the disks are more than 4 years old, you should not trust them, they are liable to fail.

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