i recently bought a laptop on ebay as a last resort and it has 2gb hard drive did i get ripped off or liek what is going on with that. i know usually hard drives come in 20 40 or 60 or higher so how did i end up with a 2 GB hardrive and does it exist, im somehow hoping they ment 20 gb and moved a decimal point too far left please any info will help thanks
2006-08-25 06:48:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
2gb is a perfect size for a MS DOS machine. Type "win" at the command prompt. You might get lucky and Windows 3.1 will load. lol
BTW that laptop may only have 486 cpu in it. If you paid more than $50, I'd say you got ripped off.
2006-08-25 07:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by biller19 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Question 1:
what is the capacity of a 2gb harddrive?
Answer 1: 2 GB hardrive is equivalent to 2048 MB (about 2000 floppys), so that's quite small capacity for a harddrive nowadays.
Windows XP requires over 3 GB's of space. So running XP is out of the questions.
Question 2:
did i get ripped off for the computer i bought?
Answer 2: Depends how much you paid for it. If you paid more than $ 50 bucks for it, then YES, you got ripped off.
What are the specs on the laptop? What is the operating system?
Keep it for another 30 years and you'll have an antique, then sell it back on ebay.
2006-08-25 06:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by HotRod 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope for you that your OS is mistakenly reporting a 2GB hard drive. If your hard drive is actually 2GB then your computer is either about 15 years old, or the seller switched the drive before selling the computer to you. What did the ebay listing say the hard drive was?
If the computer differs in any significant way from the listing you have recourse against the seller.As it stands if you paid more than 50-100 you got ripped off.
2006-08-25 07:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You must have a laptop from 1998 or earlier if it has 2GB harddrive so you officially got ripped off. That would be worth nothing right now and it will be hard to update because you would need to use the old Harddrives and the most you can improve to is 4-6GB I think.
2006-08-25 06:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by 8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 2gb hard drive was there everone made you sure your not geting mixed up open my computer icon then right click on the (c) drive
then click on properties
then check your capacity
it cant say 2gb there maybe 20 gb
if it say's 2gb you got rip off
The 2GB Micro Hard Drive is perfect for transferring and sharing documents, presentations, photos or music easily and quickly. Its unique design features a flexible USB 2.0 connector that locks back into the drive, forming a handy attachment clip for briefcases, backpacks or belt loops.
2006-08-25 06:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the eBay seller stated that the computer had a 2 Gig harddrive, you got exactly what your bid on and you were not ripped off. Bidders should always do a little research on local prices before bidding on anything on eBay.
2006-08-25 07:00:00 · answer #6 · answered by moekittykitty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you got ripped off. 2GB is barely anything at all for a hard drive. I have a 2GB flash drive so I think they sold you a really old laptop.
2006-08-25 08:13:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, surely not. A unmarried global language ought to decimate international custom, do away with industries, and fee an unfathomable era of money and time. now to not coach, the question of what language should be chosen (Mandarin is, in spite of each and everything, the most spoken language).
2016-10-15 21:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by fote 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't get ripped off if the ad clearly stated that it was a 2GB hard drive. You simply made a stupid mistake.
2006-08-25 06:54:58 · answer #9 · answered by Adam S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A 2Gig harddrive would be on a computer that is... oh 8 years old. I sure hope you got a great deal on it, because I think your best solution would be to get a 'real' harddrive and put it in. 2Gig will barely hold the operating system.
2006-08-25 06:52:22 · answer #10 · answered by words_smith_4u 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋