Macbook hard drive upgrade

Faded · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:41

Looking to upgrade my 120gb hard drive in my macbook.

Wondering if this would do the trick:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...7200RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200BEKT)

with

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... 2.5" eSATA + USB 2.0 Combo & Docking Station

Then using super duper to move my current hard drive info onto this and then just switching the drives over and using my current one as a backup external?

Combat squirrel · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:43

I just installed that harddrive in my macbook last week and it works a treat, use it of course as the main internal drive as its a lot quicker, then just use the external 120gb drive as backup or something

Faded · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:49

Combat squirrel said:
I just installed that harddrive in my macbook last week and it works a treat, use it of course as the main internal drive as its a lot quicker, then just use the external 120gb drive as backup or something

Exactly what I had planned. Thanks mate.

PS What did you use to transfer all your data? SuperDuper?
Or was it just a fresh install?

Maccy · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:51

I did a fresh install but when I was doing mine Leopard was just released so it was part of the upgrade from Tiger.
Depends if you don't mind going through the whole reinstall process again!

Faded · 30 Sep 2008 at 21:07

Did the upgrade have any effect on the battery life?

Maccy · 30 Sep 2008 at 21:43

Can't say I've noticed anything at all, the batteries are fantastic anyway though!