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Hard Drive Size

Discussion in 'Hard Drive - HDD' started by biferi, Mar 8, 2026.

  1. biferi

    biferi Registered Members

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    I never knew why DeskTop Hard Drives are called 2 and a Half Inch?

    They are longer then that so then I thought maybe they are talking about how wide they are but they are wider then that as well?

    So what is going on?
     
    biferi, Mar 8, 2026
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  3. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
    CPU:
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
    Memory:
    Crucial-DDR3 SDRAM 1333-8GB
    Hard Drive:
    WD Caviar Black SE HDD 640 GB - WD Caviar Black SE HDD 500 GB
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    Sapphire Radeon HD-7870 2GB
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    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
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    allheart55 (Cindy E), Mar 8, 2026
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