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Hugh_Lebowski

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3. Laptops have 2.5" SATA drives (unless it's SUPER ancient like pre-2010 at least)

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 02:53 PM

Mar 2021

What you want is commonly called an HDD Enclosure, you just need one that supports a 2.5" SATA drive. There's TONS of them

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Antec-External-Enclosure-Portable-Aluminum/dp/B08M45JPGM/

Since that's designed to plug into a computer with a USB-C port, if you don't have one on the computer you want to connect to, you might choose a different enclosure, or buy this one and a different cable, or use an adapter with the cable that comes with this drive.

A 'docking station' probably has stuff you don't need based on your description of what you want, but it's same idea.

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Good afternoon! I'm looking for advice please [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2021 OP

I have an all in one 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #1

I've been looking at them Marthe48 Mar 2021 #2

Pin Connectors 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #4

Width intrepidity Mar 2021 #5

Laptops have 2.5" SATA drives (unless it's SUPER ancient like pre-2010 at least) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #3

I'd go for the docking station canetoad Mar 2021 #6

I'd like one of these... got one laptop and one desktop drive slightlv Mar 2021 #7

I have one of these discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #8

I'm not in the US canetoad Mar 2021 #10

If you pretty much know it's for home use/minimal moving around ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #9

Thanks for the help! Marthe48 Mar 2021 #11

You should probably be asking whether you want to keep that HDD, or just its contents ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #12

I'd like the contents Marthe48 Mar 2021 #15

If you haven't found it already, Emrys Apr 2021 #17

Thanks! Marthe48 Apr 2021 #18

Yes. It's not unusual to find a screw or two that's apparently "not needed" on reassembly! Emrys Apr 2021 #19

I think I got the hinge repaired on this one Marthe48 Apr 2021 #20

You're very welcome. n/t Emrys Apr 2021 #21

I use a cable like this one Betty88 Mar 2021 #13

I like that too Marthe48 Mar 2021 #14

I got the cable and it works! Marthe48 Mar 2021 #16