to get a hard drive

Hi I have a laptop compaq presario CQ50 - 228-CA. Told me to HB to get this hard drive: Hewlett - Packard (HP) 613070-001-250 GB 7.2 K RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive (HDD). This hard drive is expensive at a certain site online. I want to get a hard drive cheaper on another site with this info: 250 GB SATA 5400 RPM hard drive for Compaq Presario CQ50 - 228 CA CQ56-219WM CQ60-420US and I want to know if that hard drive work on my laptop? He mentions my model but HB make me feel that I have to enter the first hard disk that I have just mentioned. I never bought a hard drive before. I want to trasfer all data, including windows vista of the old hard drive hard drive with a USB adapter, again but I do not know what USB adapter, I'm supposed to buy? Thank you

You can buy any 2.5 inch width 9.5 mm SATA HDD thickness of and there are now some very good deals out there. I suggest that go you to newegg.com and order one (you'll like 3 days). and get also a "drive upgrade kit" which will be cloning software and the cables you need.

My humble recommendation:

320 GB 7200 RPM drive to 65 dollars shipped:

http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=9SIA2W014P4564

Kit upgrade with external caddy and also cloning software:

http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817155602

With refunds, it comes to a total of $100 and your laptop will go faster, to start.

This manual (page 10) shows how to do the installation:

Operating manual

Repeat: You don't have to buy from HP or use a hard drive HP part number. They are generic standard of the industry.

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