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1. Some computers don't even support hard drives.

2. Not all of those that do will have a connection for an external one.

3. Not all external connections are the same, so even if one is present, it can't be used with a drive that uses another connector (unless that connection is also present). For instance, you can't use an eSATA drive with a USB port, and you can't use FireWire with an eSATA port.

4. Not all operating systems support portable hard drives connected to a particular interface (though this is increasingly rare).

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no, not all can fit in computers or laptops.

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