so yaaay it's christmas and i have a new to me refurbished dell inspiron 8000.
WONDERFUL
well almost....
i'm stuck with a piddly 20 gig hdd and i haven't had it 24 hours and i'm already worried it's gonna be full before the new year.
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well i did my research and replacing it seems to be pretty simple (i'm a newbie to laptops)

Dell says they only guarentee hdd's they offer but others will work.
I'm looking to get a 60 gig if i can but i've noticed the prices to be rather scary.
so FINALLY we get to my question.
am i paying $200 for this no matter what pretty much?
which hdd should i get?
will dell tell me if the drive i choose is compatible? (FOR FREE?)
i'd like ot only spend around $100 if possible but looking at prices i don't think that's gonna happen.

Another idea i had... instead of replacing the 20... could i simply by a new 40 and use both drives in the same laptop?

i've noticed an extra 3.5 in bay in the front and in reality icould dump the floppy drive if i wanted too.

Basically i just need some direction on the best way to go about this upgrade without getting ripped (STEP one: don't buy from dell.com heh)

thanks for any help in advance...
merry christmas
brandon