As far as I know, all laptop HDs are standard 2.5" units. I mean, there could be some company (Compaq, given their track record -- View image here: http://arstechnica ...

Solid-state drives are all the rage. Since SSDs have no moving parts, they’re more rugged and shock-resistant than standard hard drives–which makes them perfect for laptops that get bumped around a ...

Now here’s a great idea from Addonics: replace a laptop’s 2.5″ hard disk with flash memory, using a $30 adapter that lets you boot from CompactFlash cards. Suddenly you’ve converted that lappy into a ...

When replacing the hard drive on your older notebook computer, you'll need to know whether the drive is a Serial ATA or Parallel ATA connection. If the notebook is only a few years old, it almost ...

Hard-drive maker Seagate is going mobile. The Scotts Valley, Calif., company will introduce on Monday a new line of hard drives for notebook PCs, a move that marks the company's return to the mobile ...

Hitachi have revealed their latest 2.5-inch hard-drive, the Travelstar 7K320. With 320GB of storage, its claim to fame is its 7,200rpm speed and low power demands. Hitachi claim that the 7K320 only ...

If you've upgraded your laptop, don't discard that "naked" drive. You can put it back to work as external storage. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and ...

The simplest mods always turn out to be the coolest, check out this one submitted to the Make Flickr Pool by user Shozcorp. He used a Moleskine notebook to house a 3.5 inch hard drive, which he uses ...