I need a Hrad Drive and Batteries, can I get them for this computer

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Hello,   My office bought a ton of new Dells and let anyone in the office take the old ones.  I got a laptop and a desk top.   A. Dell laptop: Model PPL; Latitude CPi A-series; Pentium II. I neec a new HD and batteries. B. Desktop: Model # DHS mfg date 09150; Pentium III. I need a HD.   Are Hard Drives for these (and laptop batteries avaialble from Dell or somewhere else)   I will give these computers to my kids and load it up with new Windows XP. So, they may be old but they will do for homework and such.   Thanks for the help!!

leduke30 · Answer

Maxtor makes the best Desktop PC harddrives in my opinion, but you may have to get my recommendation(40-60gb) from  Ebay. www.newegg .com and www.zipzoomfly.com  should be have a drive you can use; for your CPiA, a  40-60gb 7200rpm or 5400rpm would be a good choice. For either computer, you should increase the memory to 256mb minimum if you  go with your plan of W-XP. You should do a clean install of W-XP and not try to upgrade whatever is on the harddrive now; of course you will do that with a new drive. The battery should be a CP series battery; they will fit any laptop that starts with CP in the model, and from C500 to a C840. Look on Ebay  Message Edited by leduke30 on 04-16-2005 08:06 PM

ejn63 · Answer

Maxtor currently makes the least reliable desktop hard drives - that is well known. Choose from Seagate, WD, Samsung or Hitachi for a desktop drive.

You can order a battery from Dell, or from one of the major suppliers like igo.com

leduke30 · Answer

Well let's see, Hitachi made the 'DeathStar', WD made a  dead clunker 7200rpm that I have in my junk box, and this 60gb Maxtor has spinning merrily along for 2 years now. I think I'll stick to Maxtor. Home built PCGigabyte 7VTXE+1.0 M'board60gb Maxtor HDD512mb DDR PC2100 SDRAMAMD 1.6ghz CPUATI Radeon 32mb Video card w/ Hardware DVD DecoderDual Boot W98SE & W-XP Home52x32x52x CDRWBTC 16x DVDROMAn ancient Canon BJC-3000 Printer17' Hyundai Flat Screen Q770 MonitorLogitech Wingman Extreme Digital 3D Joystick

ejn63 · Answer

And Dell dropped the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8s from the OptiPlex and Dimensions, because the failure rate was so high. Then take a look at the newer Maxtor Sata 160G and 250G units, which are dropping like flies in many newer Dimension and OptiPlex models.

Every hard drive maker has gone through producing some sub-par models - it's Maxtor's turn.

They're not in good shape financially at the moment, either - a place they've been before. They were bailed out by Hyundai several years ago - this time, they may not be so lucky. They just jettisoned their plans to produce 2.5" drives, which does not bode well for their future, since it is that market - and the one for even smaller drives - where the growth in the industry is.

I'd look at Maxtor with a very wary eye at the moment.

Message Edited by ejn63 on 04-17-2005 06:24 AM

leduke30 · Answer

OK, point taken. Perhaps they have as you say gone down hill with the large drives they are now producing; I always had good luck with them in the 20gb-60gb range. But tempus fugit!

rickmktg · Answer

@leduke30 wrote:

Well let's see, Hitachi made the "DeathStar", WD made a dead clunker 7200rpm that I have in my junk box, and this 60gb Maxtor has spinning merrily along for 2 years now. I think I'll stick to Maxtor.

Maxtor has gone downhill since you bought yours. The advice to stay away is good, they need to get their act together. You can peruse the Dimension Hard Drive forum for lots of posts about this.

ejn63 · Answer

For the battery, call Dell Spare Parts: 1-800-449-3355 ext 7269937

For the hard drive, if you have a Best Buy nearby, they have an 80G WD drive for $30 after rebate. Choose from WD, Seagate, Hitachi or Samsung - anything 120G or smaller will do fine. You do not want a Maxtor - though the computer is old, unless you don't care about your data, buy something else.

leduke30 · Answer

A 40gb Samsung 5400rpm from www.newegg.com or www.zipzoomfly.com  is a good choice for the CPiA and costs in the 60 dollar range. I have bought 2 of these and they seem to be excellent. They also make a 30gb 5400rpm, but the price is only $2-$3 cheaper. Be sure you look at notebook 2.5' drives for the CPiA, as they also both sell 3.5' drives for PCs . Message Edited by leduke30 on 04-17-2005 09:59 PM

Flintlock1776 · Answer

Thanks. They are old computers so Maxtor will be fine. Do you have a link to the exact Hard Drives, Memory and Batteries I should buy for the laptop and desktop? I went to www.egghead.com but I got overwhelmed by the devices they showed. I just need help in knowing the right ones to buy, I'd buy it from Dell too if someone could point out exactly I need. I have a Dell credit card, they love me to use it more I'm sure! :smileywink:

Thanks!

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