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bythelee 19 Aug @ 8:47pm
Got 500GB old Seagate laptop Hardrive
2.5 inch 5400rpm almost 12-13 years used

worth to connect that hdd with sata to my computer ?

more area doesnt hurt. i guess. for backup maybe. idk.


Already got 1TB 7200rpm 3.5 inch desktop harddrive and i cant filled it. for backup. purposses and flash games. very light games. like old tomb raider games.

i dont even store pictures and videos on my harddrive. ssd seems access faster to those photo archives.

got gen4 2x 1tb 7000mb Reading /6900mb Write nvme m2 ssd for OS and games basically everything.

yes even for video photo storing. i put copy backup to HDD just in case if i lost it.
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gwwak 19 Aug @ 8:56pm 
Originally posted by bythelee:
2.5 inch 5400rpm almost 12-13 years used

worth to connect that hdd with sata to my computer ?

more area doesnt hurt. i guess. for backup maybe. idk.


Already got 1TB 7200rpm 3.5 inch desktop harddrive and i cant filled it. for backup. purposses and flash games. very light games. like old tomb raider games.

i dont even store pictures and videos on my harddrive. ssd seems access faster to those photo archives.

got gen4 2x 1tb 7000mb Reading /6900mb Write nvme m2 ssd for OS and games basically everything.

yes even for video photo storing. i put copy backup to HDD just in case if i lost it.

Maybe useful for off site storage.
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Rumpelcrutchskin 19 Aug @ 8:57pm 
Hit it with a sledgehammer and throw it into garbage. :tms_hammer:
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_I_ 19 Aug @ 9:01pm 
no
laptop hdds are so slow
a 500g sata ssd is so much faster and they are dirt cheap <$30usd
or 1tb sata ssd is <50

you could use it in an external enclosure, but then you would need to be careful with it, since its a hdd and cant handle any gforce shocks, aka hard bumps, or drop it and its data is lost

ssd would be better in the enclosure just for data safety

for an extra internal hdd, get a 4+tb 7200rpm 3.5in hdd
or large ssd, 2+tb sata'nvme if the board has the m.2 slot
check the mobo manual to see what type it supports
m key = m.2 nvme
b key = m.2 sata
e key = wifi/bt nic
Last edited by _I_; 19 Aug @ 9:02pm
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Electric Cupcake 19 Aug @ 9:16pm 
Hold onto it, and get a SATA dock if you don't have one.

You never know when you might have to do an emergency backup of your files, or a clone backup.

I will soon have to decide whether to switch entirely to Linux, stay with unsupported Windows 10, or do a clean Ghost Spectre windows 11 install. So backing up everything will be necessary.
Last edited by Electric Cupcake; 19 Aug @ 9:59pm
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ChickenBalls 19 Aug @ 11:39pm 
more e-waste
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Jaunitta 🌸 20 Aug @ 12:26am 
Dangerous move as the drive could die soon and you lose everything.
Ask the original owner how old it is.
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Andrius227 20 Aug @ 12:51am 
It’s basically ewaste, but could be used as a backup, or maybe a backup of a backup. A single backup is not always enough and definitely not on an old drive.
Last edited by Andrius227; 20 Aug @ 12:53am
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_I_ 20 Aug @ 1:11am 
i have a pile of 2.5in hdds from old xbox and ps4
most 500g-1tb
xbox ones consoles have the worst records for hdd handling
1000s of power on hours and start/stops
they literally spin up every 15-30min to check for updates and spin down again
just murders the drives in them
i would not trust any of those for any use, esp backups
quick transfers between pcs is about all they are good for
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Lord Flashheart 20 Aug @ 1:28am 
I have a load of various old drives. They can be useful sometimes in maybe a home server.

Something like a pair/thee mirrored as s boot drives for a NAS.

Expect them to fail, so redundancy is a must whatever they are used for.
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