mac os x forever Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I was just wondering why you’re not supposed to use a laptop hard drive in a desktop (internally) using an adapter. So far I’ve herd that the adapter fails after awhile and you get data corruption and things like that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 obvious reasons that spring to mind are cost, capacity, and durability.. the real question is: why would you want to? I have an adaptor & have used it for various things, including pre-installing OS'es, data recovery from 2.5" drives, and even running a linux firewall off an old laptop harddrive.. but I wouldn't want to use it for everyday... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-257234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolodex Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 spend more money on a slow 5400 rather than cheaper 7200? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-257281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 note that with SATA drives, you dont need an adapter. in fact if i had a spare >100Gb SATA laptop drive, i'd probably plug it into my hackintosh just for the sheer, unadulterated hell of it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-257419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyangster Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'm running OS X on my 2.5 HD. Why? Because I value my silence . Granted it may be a few seconds "slower" (in terms of real world usage), but those into silent pc's, 2.5 HD are the way to go in terms of heat/noise. You'd be hard pressed to find a similar 7200 drive that could match a laptop HD's power/noise/heat. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-257702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac os x forever Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 How reliable are the adapters for every day use? The resin I want to use a laptop hard disk is because right now I’m using a 10gb hard disk in an imac g3 350 sl with only 1,020 MB free space and I have 20 and 40GB hard disk just sitting around from my dead iBook G3 that died from just opening the case ?, also I need the lower heat output so my imac doesn’t over heat. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-257775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyangster Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 well, I can't say I've had perfect adapters. Their weaknesses include being fragile and one more layer of failure. for example the first adapter I bought, it worked fine until one day it just didn't work anymore, I checked out the adaptor board and I found that one of the traces had somehow managed to seperate (probably lucky it didn't cause any havoc w/ my drive). But I jury rigged a wire onto it and it worked fine after. The current adapter I use is one of the molded/slimmer kind and it has been working great every since. in Terms of heat output, I personally don't think your HD will single handily overheat the entire system, it doesn't seem likely. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36145-why-not-to-use-a-laptop-hard-drive-in-a-desktop/#findComment-259027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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