2007-02-01 15:25:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i think you are refering to the hard drive size. the physical dimensions of the platters themselves and generally what kind of drive one thinks of. 2.5" = laptop drives, 3.5" = desktop drives. desktop drives are much faster & have higher capacity for the same money spent. benefits of elbow room! laptop drives are of course smaller and work in all sorts of portable gadgets, like laptops and mp3 players, though other smaller drives are available as well that work better for the smallest ipods and the like.
2007-02-01 15:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by hotrabbitsoup 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the 2.5 and 3.5 represend the physical size of the hard drive with 3.5 usually being desktop hard drives
2007-02-01 15:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by mark h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the 2.5 belongs to a laptop and the 3.5 belongs to a desk top
2007-02-01 15:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by D McC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋