19 Feb 2009 at 21:49 #1 Feek Feek Commissario Joined 16 Oct 2002 Posts 343,480 Location In the radio shack Will one of these go into a Unibody Macbook/Macbook Pro? What are good suggestions for replacing the stock 5400 drives in the lappys?
Will one of these go into a Unibody Macbook/Macbook Pro? What are good suggestions for replacing the stock 5400 drives in the lappys?
19 Feb 2009 at 21:54 #2 Cybertronic Cybertronic Soldato Joined 16 Dec 2003 Posts 2,697 I've got the one you've linked in my MacBook Pro and I've posted a benchmark in this thread The hard drive was highly recommended when I researched on what to go for. The alternative choice is the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 320-GB or the new Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB if you need a bigger hard drive Last edited: 19 Feb 2009
I've got the one you've linked in my MacBook Pro and I've posted a benchmark in this thread The hard drive was highly recommended when I researched on what to go for. The alternative choice is the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 320-GB or the new Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB if you need a bigger hard drive
19 Feb 2009 at 21:57 #3 Feek Feek Commissario OP Joined 16 Oct 2002 Posts 343,480 Location In the radio shack OK, thanks Is it noticeably faster since you changed? Noise levels, vibration, etc? Last edited: 19 Feb 2009
19 Feb 2009 at 22:01 #4 Cybertronic Cybertronic Soldato Joined 16 Dec 2003 Posts 2,697 It is noticeably faster and the noise levels and vibrations remains the same as original Hitachi 5400RPM hard drive
It is noticeably faster and the noise levels and vibrations remains the same as original Hitachi 5400RPM hard drive
19 Feb 2009 at 23:58 #5 JeremyW JeremyW Associate Joined 31 Oct 2008 Posts 261 Any impact on battery life?
20 Feb 2009 at 01:09 #6 Bengaboy Bengaboy Soldato Joined 1 Sep 2007 Posts 3,902 JeremyW said: Any impact on battery life? Click to expand... Have been wanting to know this for a while now. My macbook is so full of porn its unreal - need a new drive...
JeremyW said: Any impact on battery life? Click to expand... Have been wanting to know this for a while now. My macbook is so full of porn its unreal - need a new drive...
20 Feb 2009 at 01:12 #7 FreeStream FreeStream Soldato Joined 10 Apr 2004 Posts 13,496 Bengaboy said: Have been wanting to know this for a while now. My macbook is so full of porn its unreal - need a new drive... Click to expand... Its less than a watt. Difference: sod all. Performance gain > *
Bengaboy said: Have been wanting to know this for a while now. My macbook is so full of porn its unreal - need a new drive... Click to expand... Its less than a watt. Difference: sod all. Performance gain > *
20 Feb 2009 at 12:37 #8 Cybertronic Cybertronic Soldato Joined 16 Dec 2003 Posts 2,697 JeremyW said: Any impact on battery life? Click to expand... I haven't noticed any difference so far
20 Feb 2009 at 14:14 #9 Deleted member 651465 Deleted member 651465 I've always used 7200RPM drives in mine. Currently have a 7200RPM 320GB HDD installed by Steve Jobs himself*, and it's amazing. *May or may not be true
I've always used 7200RPM drives in mine. Currently have a 7200RPM 320GB HDD installed by Steve Jobs himself*, and it's amazing. *May or may not be true
20 Feb 2009 at 14:44 #10 Logsi Logsi Soldato Joined 19 Oct 2005 Posts 10,488 Location Kernow I'm really pleased i plumped for the 320GB 7200rpm upgrade for my Unibody. It's so much faster than my 17"s 5400rpm drive. Only bad thing is that it seems to vibrate a bit more but that's no biggy...
I'm really pleased i plumped for the 320GB 7200rpm upgrade for my Unibody. It's so much faster than my 17"s 5400rpm drive. Only bad thing is that it seems to vibrate a bit more but that's no biggy...
20 Feb 2009 at 14:46 #11 J1234 J1234 Soldato Joined 16 Oct 2005 Posts 13,793 I used a 7,200rpm HDD in mine, upgraded from the stock 5,400rpm one. Was certainly a difference in speed, battery life wasn't affected.
I used a 7,200rpm HDD in mine, upgraded from the stock 5,400rpm one. Was certainly a difference in speed, battery life wasn't affected.
20 Feb 2009 at 15:17 #12 LordSplodge LordSplodge Soldato Joined 28 Nov 2004 Posts 16,024 Location 9th Inner Circle I need to get a new hdd for my WhiteBook so thanks for the info!
21 Feb 2009 at 13:01 #13 [Robster] [Robster] Associate Joined 3 Jun 2007 Posts 292 Location London, UK Anyone tried one of the 500gb hard disks yet? I'm going to be replacing the hard drive soon, and the extra space they give will help. I take it they're the same physical size as the smaller disks?
Anyone tried one of the 500gb hard disks yet? I'm going to be replacing the hard drive soon, and the extra space they give will help. I take it they're the same physical size as the smaller disks?