MBP - Replace HDD with a 7200rpm....

[FreeStream]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/18/wd_and_toshiba_join_the_club/page5.html

And many other reviews IIRC.

There was a few...

Edit: Now I remember there was sparse reviews on the 7200.2 but I was told that the 7K200 was the faster drive...

Meh go for either

 

[MagicBoy]

I skim read this thread http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=340881

That's got to be the biggest load of crap I've read in a long time!

On that basis my MBP would still say it's got a Toshiba drive in it.

Copied from system profiler :

Intel ICH7-M AHCI:

Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH7-M AHCI
Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

SAMSUNG HM250JI:

Capacity: 232.89 GB
Model: SAMSUNG HM250JI
Revision: HS100-08
Serial Number: S0TVJD0P618710
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 232.57 GB
Available: 6.18 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /

 

[Spyhop]

The Hitachi 7K200 is the better drive.

StorageReview.com Leaderboard:

It's pricey, yes, but the Travelstar 7K200 offers world-beating performance, resting above the competition in a league of its own. The 7K200 stands as the only true choice for users seeking desktop-level capacity and performance out of their notebooks

http://www.storagereview.com/leaderboard.sr

 

[iSam]

Its just a case of choosing one, some review sites like the Hitachi, some like the Seagate. Just go through them a pick the one you want.

 

[Westyfield2]

The Hitachi 7K200 is the better drive.

StorageReview.com Leaderboard:



http://www.storagereview.com/leaderboard.sr

Unfortunately StorageReview haven't reviewed the Seagate 7200.2, so the 7K200 is the only 200gb 7200rpm they've done

http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?showtopic=25777

 

[asim]

Have purchased the hitachi based on the info here and around the net. Will have it in a few days.

Hopefully its the right purchase.

 

[WotDa]

Have purchased the hitachi based on the info here and around the net. Will have it in a few days.

Hopefully its the right purchase.

Cool, post here once it's up and running please.

 

[asim]

And so I now have the 200gb hitachi drive in my macbook. Along with 4gbs or ram hehe.

How should I test this then?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

It's actually not that hard to replace the HDD, it's just fiddly.

Oh and FYI, if you can do it without damaging the innards you only have to repeat the process and put back your original HDD if you want Apple to service it.

Follow the guide on http://www.ifixit.com/guides

 

[bigredshark]

I've said before, some 2.5" drives won't fit properly and cause the case to bulge because they're too thick, I know the seagate drive will fit but I can't vouch for any others (except to say that a fujitsu drive I tried would not fit)

 

[MagicBoy]

Any 9.5mm height drive will fit. There's the odd 12mm drive but they're very uncommon.

 

[clv101]

Have purchased the hitachi based on the info here and around the net. Will have it in a few days.

Hopefully its the right purchase.

How did it go? Does it feel much faster?