Macbook HD
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- autoflavour0
only bother updating internal if your are planning on going from 5400 to 7200rpm
- rafalski0
We'll see a lot of these on www.wherewedowhatwedo.com next to people's macbooks: http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/…
- Jaline0
Thanks, everyone. Especially raf.
- Samush0
changing the HD on ANY macbook or macbook pro will void the warranty for the machine. i asked this question in an apple store in the UK last week and got that answer, so unless you're out of warranty i wouldn't do it!
- max_prophet0
I'd just buy a portable firewire external and keep your existing disk clean with regular backups – in my mind macbooks aren't worth upgrading unless from day one, rather save the money for a new(er) one... refurbs are usually the best way to save. I saved around £350 ($700) by buying a refurb MBP and have never had a problem with it, other than the battery this week. Thats after 20 months... I just bought a new battery and will wait til the next release hopefully soon.
I would just back up and clean install.
- chossy0
what are you wanting to do jaline?.
- rafalski0
Jaline that's the one I have (your link)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/S…
..but drives come in bigger capacities today, even 320's can be reasonably priced.I'd get either a Seagate or Hitachi, the bigger the better. They both have good 7200rpm models (5400 too). 8MB cache is standard, 16 would be faster.
What people say of 5400 vs. 7200rpm speed difference:
http://bjdraw.com/2007/04/13/upg…
http://www.barefeats.com/5472.ht…This is a nice replacement tutorial here:
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/…
I use free Carbon Copy Cloner instead of paid Super Duper!:
http://www.bombich.com/software/… - be careful using this, double check which drive you are copying from and to :)
It might take 2-3 hours to clone your 120GB drive.Don't forget you need an enclosure for the old drive, you won't be able to clone your original drive contents otherwise.
This looks like a nice package, unless you find the transparent case tacky:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/S…Nice instructional video:
http://www.5min.com/Video/Apple-…
Apple's instructional pdf:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en…@Samush:
Don't trust what those geniuses say, macbook's (13.3") drives are user-replaceable (also look at the pdf above)
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/13/t…
http://lowendmac.com/archive/06/…- thanks :)Jaline
- I can just transfer everything to an external HD I already have instead of using the internal HD I will be taking out, right?Jaline
- On a mac, you can even boot from the external, just press Option while booting and choose which disk to start with.rafalski
- yes, you can clone the whole disk contents with Carbon Copy Cloner, just don't use the computer while cloningrafalski
- digival0
I'd get an external - the passports are a sweet small external harddrive that hold up to 350gb right now - I love mine. Plus it helps when I don't want to lug my laptop to a job site and need some stock from my drive.
- Jaline0
I just want to upgrade it, chossy. Have more space. I guess most people don't really need extra space if they have an external as well, but....just thinking about it. I don't keep my external plugged in all the time.
- horton0
*** don't invest more money into your laptop, buy an additional external... much smarter investment in the long run.
- designbot0
If you are constantly running out of space on your local drive, I would replace it with something bigger. An external drive would probably be cheaper though.
- Jaline0
I think I have 120GB on it now.
- Jaline0
My Macbook is a year old. I'm thinking maybe I should get another external HD because of the chance that it will last longer than my Macbook, but that means I will have to keep a lot of my stuff on the external. I hate having to remove the plugs/wires when carrying it around. So it's basically: convenience vs. lifespan / long-term life at this point. Either way, if I can find something fast, that would be a plus.
- designbot0
Also, consider that fact that an internal drive has a much greater chance of failing. Even with Macs sweet drive protection accelerometer thingy.