So an uneducated and naive version of me, about two years ago, bought the Alienware m11x laptop. I bought the basic one with none of the optional parts or anything. Now of course I've come to realize the hinges on the screen are pure unadulterated crap and have already broken for the second time. The warranty is up and I don't want to pay R$500 just for a new screen to break in a few months.
Anyway... Given that my computer works GREAT just the screen blows, and the fact that I want a desktop now as opposed to a laptop, I was thinking of buying pieces to build my own computer. I'm no tech genius, but I do have a solid understanding of how they work, at least I think.
I was just wondering if there are any inherent differences between desktop and laptop parts. Might be a stupid question but I've scoured the internet for information and can't seem to find it. I want to know if there are pieces that I can use from my broken laptop in my new desktop. I.E. the laptop has a 1GB NVIDIA 335M graphics card. Can I use that in a desktop? How about my internal hard drive? It would be MUCH more cost efficient if I could reuse any of the parts that I already have.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m11x/pd
That's the site for the actual laptop, but any advice will be helpful. Thanks in advance.