Small harddrive for small case?

[mlp353]

So I have a 120gb ssd in my case rn but I need more storage for games etc. I don't have the money to buy a 1tb/500gb ssd. And a regular hd won't fit in my case. I keep seeing these "ssd hybrids" on eBay for like 60-70$ for 1tb but iv never heard of these? What are they? Should I get one?

 

[scout_03]

could you put in a 2.5 laptop hdd .

 

[JalYt_Justin]

You can get 2.5" hard drives (same size as SATA SSDs) for fairly cheap. Most are 5400RPM however there are some at 7200RPM (standard speed).

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822178573

Something similar to this should work fine.

 

[spdragoo]

Check the manual for your particular case to see what size & how many drives it will fit. As pointed out, HDDs are available in 2.5" sizes (primarily for laptops, but can work in desktop cases as well), as do SSDs.

Barring that, if you're needing extra storage you can always look into an external drive. As long as it's not the primary/OS drive, you should be able to store files on it, & even install applications to run from it.

 

[10tacle]

I have an SSHD (hybrid) drive from Seagate. It it basically a 5400RPM laptop hard drive with 8GB of flash (SSD) memory on board. It's a smart drive meaning that it keeps your most used apps in the flash memory for instant retrieval and access. But this only works at the desktop app level. You will not see any faster game load times on Steam with one for example.

But for working in say MS Office apps, browser loading, and other desktop app use, it is very useful over a standard HDD. But if that's not important to you, just get the maximum 7200 RPM drive you can get for your budget (I recommend the Western Digital Black series).

 

[mlp353]

I mean I can fit a harddrive in, in terms of thickness but a standard harddrive is to long (it bumps into my ram) I just need a 1tb hd that's not as long (probably 2" shorter"

 

[10tacle]

I mean I can fit a harddrive in, in terms of thickness but a standard harddrive is to long (it bumps into my ram) I just need a 1tb hd that's not as long (probably 2" shorter"

There are only two format standards of desktop and laptop drives: 3.5" and 2.5". The only difference among the 2.5" laptop drives is in millimeter height. Otherwise, those 3.5" and 2.5" drives are all the exact same dimensions. It's the standard form factor they all adhere to. You will definitely never see a "short" version of an HDD like a video card variant.

 

[USAFRet]

I mean I can fit a harddrive in, in terms of thickness but a standard harddrive is to long (it bumps into my ram) I just need a 1tb hd that's not as long (probably 2" shorter"

A 1TB 2.5" laptop size HDD is no bigger than your current SDD.

 

[scout_03]

see this one 5 years warranty https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822235089