[CLUE-Talk] Where to buy laptop parts?

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

Hey Matt, 

> My wife's laptop hard disk suddenly crapped out the other day, and we
> need to find a replacement. I set her up a quick WinNT system on a spare
> disk that I had lying around, but at 528MB, it's really a bit small for
> long-term usage.

Yeah, I'd say 528MB would probably be a bit cramped very quickly. 

> Any recommendations on where to buy? I think we may need to buy used,
> partly for financial reasons, but also because the computer is a '98
> model and may not be able to handle today's humongous HDs. I checked my
> two favorite local 2nd-hand dealers (Cummings & Assoc. and Action
> Computer), but neither of them carries laptop parts on a regular basis.
> Nor, it seems, do Tiger Direct or MWave on the 'Net.

Try computergeeks.com, you can find a number of 2.5" drives. Right now,
it looks like you can choose between a 2.1GB ($19.00), 3.08GB ($23.45)
or 30GB ($86.25). 

http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=HDD#2.5

Good luck! 

Zonker
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