SSD Fitting Question

On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:02:04 +0100, Java Jive
wrote:

I have an old Dell Latitude D610 with a 'standard' 2.5 80GB spinning
rust drive, but the small size of the latter has always been a
thorough nuisance, and, although I haven't too much money to throw at
it, I'm wondering whether I might upgrade either the whole PC or at
least the drive.

Thanks for all the replies. I haven't had time to respond
individually, but I have been reading them all. I'm particularly
grateful for the reminders about IDE/SATA connections, because this
old laptop is indeed IDE while the SSD that I linked is indeed SATA -
a decade ago I'd've noticed that without prompting, but I guess I'm
getting to the age of senior moments!

So, in addition to the drive that I linked, I've bought a
second-hand/used Dell Precision M4300 which has SATA connectors, and
will fit in the same docking station as this laptop - after all it's
(almost) my birthday!

I take the point about larger drives, but really I need to be spending
as much as possible of any spare cash that I have on the house.

Thanks again to all.
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Java Jive wrote:

I need to be spending as much as possible of any spare cash that I
have on the house.

It's raining money "on" your house? Where do you live. I'll be right
over with a big tarp.

Are you looking for a new best friend upon which to don your excessive
wealth? I could help take care of the excess. Get a girlfriend.
That'll take care of the excess.

When money is burning a hole in your pocket, don't put it in your front
pants pockets. Too close to the crown jewels.