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That's what I needed to know.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Al
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I'm always looking for good deals on desktop hard drives. &nbsp;I put them in as secondary drives for backup. &nbsp;These days I seem to be seeing better deals on laptop drives then desktop. &nbsp;Is there any reason not to use these in desktops?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Al
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I'm always looking for good deals on desktop hard drives.  I put them in as secondary drives for backup.  These days I seem to be seeing better deals on laptop drives then desktop.  Is there any reason not to use these in desktops?
Thanks,
Al

That&#39;s what I needed to know.
Thanks,
Al

Is there any reason not to use 2.5&quot; laptop drives in desktops?

I&#39;m always looking for good deals on desktop hard drives.  I put them in as secondary drives for backup.  These days I seem to be seeing better deals on laptop drives then desktop.  Is there any reason not to use these in desktops?
Thanks,
Al

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for use at a single location due to its size and power requirements, usually by one person. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard, disk storage (usually one or more hard disk drives and optical disc drives); a keyboard and mouse for input; and computer monitor and printer for output. The case may be oriented horizontally and placed atop a desk or vertically and placed underneath or beside a desk.

Is there any reason not to use 2.5&quot; laptop drives in desktops?

Is there any reason not to use 2.5" laptop drives in desktops?