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One of the hard drives I pulled out of one of the laptops I got, I noticed it was a 500gb hard drive. Pretty sweet if you ask me.
Anyways, that go me to thinking. Are laptop hard drives in real high demand like most desktop hard drives are?
I plan to check ebay for the 7 or so hard drives that I have right now.
Last batch I had, I sold one on ebay for $15.
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George, they seem to have a higher failure rate so check them well. But yes they seem to be more popular now that more people are going to laptops. Esp. a 500 gig.
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Laptop hard drives are very hot but you also got to take care of them alot more once you pull them. If you throw a hdd in a box you probably just broke it. Cheap bedding foam is best, Just layer the boxes as you go for you good ones. I try to sell them at 10$ per 100 gigs.
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So, then to sell this particular one at a minimum of $50? Not bad, I say.Originally Posted by Dunemaul
All the pcs/laptops work. They are got upgraded, and sent them to my client for disposal, and that is how I got them. They don't care what I do to them, as long as I erase all the hard drives.
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Yeah, I give it less than 5 years and everyone will be on laptops because they will stop making desktops.
They said that 5 years ago 10 years ago and 15 years ago.. So don't count on your 5 year prediction.
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yeah I know....by then it will be something else
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Like said above they sell very well on ebay. But the break real easy. Overpack them if your going to ebau them.
For me personally, there is nothing like a desktop. I can always get a lot more work done because it is a permanent work station. Everything is more spread out, the screen is bigger, the computer cools better, can run faster etc.
My last laptop, I used as like a desktop: did all of my work on it, left it on for long periods of time, stored a lot on, etc. and it got burnt out in a little after a year just right after the warranty expired. I was bummed. Laptops do have their advantages but, I dont think they can replace a desktop when doing some serious work on the computer. Of course that is just my preference.
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Desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablets, and smartphones have their uses.
Any laptop made in the last 5? years would be SATA, what do you do with the older IDE laptop HDs?
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