Where to buy 2.5" IDE laptop Hard Drives?

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  1. Posts : 74
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    Where to buy 2.5" IDE laptop Hard Drives?


    Hi everybody, I cant believe the prices of a new IDE laptop HDD at Best Buy.
    Can anybody please point me to a source that sells 2.5" IDE drives (60GB to 80 GB) larger is fine if the price isn't too crazy.

    I have four IDE laptops that are still great machines and I would like to purchase a few IDE drives (I actually need two drives to replace dead drives) and I would like to get a few spares as well.

    Thanks all
    Diana. :)
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  3. Posts : 74
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    Thank you for the link but all I see are ATA or PATA
    Can someone please explain to me what PATA means?

    Thanks again
    Diana.
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    I have also found brand new ones on eBay in the past
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    ATA & PATA is IDE
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  6. Posts : 74
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    DocBrown said:
    ATA & PATA is IDE
    So an ATA & PATA will plug right in to an IDE laptop Doc?????

    I'm sorry but I don't want to buy the wrong thing

    Sorry to be a bother.
    Diana.
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    Yes, they are the same, just different way of describing them

    NEW * 160GB Laptop Hard Drive PATA / IDE 2.5" 160 GB | eBay
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  9. Posts : 74
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    DocBrown said:
    Yes, they are the same, just different way of describing them

    NEW * 160GB Laptop Hard Drive PATA / IDE 2.5" 160 GB | eBay
    Thank You very much Doc and p5bdkw

    I'm a happy gal tonight!
    You all are the best! :)
    Diana.
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    You're welcome!
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