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Or would I need to make some modifications to the HDD to get it to fit or work with the laptop?

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Really depends on the type of connecter your laptop is using. Typically newer Laptops use SATA or m-sata connector so the hard-drives in the i-pod classic cannot directly be used in a laptop as the hard-drive in the ipod classic use a zif-connector (flat ribbon cable type).

Sata (2.5") and M-sata (typical for newer 1.8"):

SATA and M-SATA Connector

Older 1.8" Laptops might use micro-sata or even Zif-connector. With the exception of an zif-connector you probably will need some type of of adapter. But generally speaking you can use the ipod harddrive in a regular laptop depending on you having the right adapter/connection in the laptop.(Example of an adapter)

1.8" micro-sata connector: Micro-sata

1.8" Zif connector: zif-connector found on ipod hard-drives

Possible adapter:

zif to 2.5" ide adapter

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If the laptop takes 1.8" drives then yeah. I don't know where you would get one though. Smallest HDD I have seen in a laptop is 2.5"

You could buy some sort of adapter to get it to fit in a conventional laptop drive bay.

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