can I swap data by use of external hard drive enclosure.

Her Dell laptop is dead, she will no longer be using it.

You also want a USB 3.0 enclosure, if you have usb 3.0 ports on the HP, usb 3.0 will give you a faster transfer speed.

But it looks like you only have usb 2.0 ports. Too bad it doesn`t even have an Esata port

Compaq Presario CQ70-120US Specs - CNET

The link Mike posted is for a 3.5" drive, you need a 2.5" enclosure, as you`ve already mentioned.

Actually you don`t even need an enclosure, a cable is fine.

Examples:

external 2.5" enclosure - Newegg.com

Actually Brian, dead as a door nail . Got the last out of it by connecting it to a monitor, got some stuff off then black screen.

Thanks Mike looks like the animal I need

Will buy or order it tomorrow,

Cheers Guys,

Thelma

Some hdd's are 2.5"
Mostly in laptops they will be smaller
Problem i believe is I haven't seen many 2.5 hdd's go over 750gb
They probably exist but the 3.5" are better anyway I have been mostly getting 1tb 3.5"

I actually got that one for a really old 3.5 I believe it's the IDE connection that came out of an old x-p rig that died long ago

I have another one too it was more expensive it has pretty bad reviews but I needed one to restore an image and it was the only one Fry's had in stock that was esata
Most people I noticed were attempting to use them in a Raid or connected all the time....
I didn't pay this much for it but this is it,
Amazon.com: Hornettek Enterprise 3.5in 4 Bay USB 3.0 JBOD SATA HDD Enclosure(HT-3402U3): Computers & Accessories

Oh that last one is only for 3.5" hdd's which was a bummer I had to rig some thing to connect a 2.5" hdd into it :)

Oh, I am really getting confused now ! Do I need to buy an enclosure (also for future use) or just as Brian mentions a cable.

Do you need more info from me about the two Laptops ? Please tell me :)

Hi,
No they come or should come with all the cables included
Amazon.com: Sabrent ECS-STU35K USB 2.0 to 3.5-inch IDE/SATA or Serial ATA Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Case (BLACK): Electronics

This one is as versatile as one can hope for you can put any hdd or ssd in it
Although I wouldn't leave it powered on all of the time
Just connect it when you want to use it.
Shut down the computer and disconnect it.

Ok Mike, that are clear instructions, keep you informed, thanks for all your help mate

A hard drive from a laptop is 2.5" you can not use a 3.5" enclosure, unless that particular enclosure does both sizes.

The link Mike posted clearly says it`s a 3.5" enclosure.

This is a combo enclosure

Thermaltake BlacX N0028USU External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0 - Newegg.com

This is a self contained enclosure

Rosewill Armer RX200-APU3-25B External 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure - SSDs / HDDs, USB 3.0 Connection, 100% Screw-less - Newegg.com

And all you have to do is connect the supplied usb cable to your HP, once you have the Dell drive installed in it, very handy enclosure.

It will accept both 2.5 and 3.5 drives
Data and power are identical connections to the device
You just slide the drive into the connection = done/ power up.

That particular one also has a separate connection for old 3.5 hdd's IDE the ribbon type.

And what do you mean the Dell laptop died ?

Does it need a new battery, a new motherboard, a new power cable ???