The usual in a laptop is a 2.5" SATA drive. Check the user manual of take out the old drive to see if it's anything special. Certainly, when you took it out or know the make and model, in the shop they will know what would be a good replacement. Things you have to decide on yourself: SSD or HDD and the capacity (how many GB).
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Hello visitor please any of U can guide me regarding model name of hard drive that are compatible with Inspiron 1420 laptop.Please name few and what at what prices i can get it.

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