HD Upgrade for MB

[mmoin]

Amazon just upgraded my Macbook order to "shipping soon", so I thought that now would be a good time to start considering upgrades. What is the largest-capacity 5400rpm HD I can buy now? From my searches, it seems like 120gb is the cap, but then I found this (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST9160821A/)on OWC, so I'm not sure. Also, is OWC a good place to buy MB ram also?

Thanks,
Andrew

[yoda13]

I don't know the answer to all of your questions as it is late, but I have orded frequently from OWC and have been quite pleased with the experience each time. I don't think you can go wrong there, but that is just my two cents.;)

[ImNoSuperMan]

Amazon just upgraded my Macbook order to "shipping soon", so I thought that now would be a good time to start considering upgrades. What is the largest-capacity 5400rpm HD I can buy now? From my searches, it seems like 120gb is the cap, but then I found this (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST9160821A/)on OWC, so I'm not sure. Also, is OWC a good place to buy MB ram also?

Thanks,
Andrew

You cant use that HDD in your MB. It`s an UltraATA HDD. You`ll need a SerialATA for the MB.

There is one 160GB SATA HDD from Samsung available, but its 4200RPM. Therefore it`s not recommended at all.

Go for the 120 GB now or wait for some time till 160GB 400RPM HDDs are available.

[Fearless Leader]

You cant use that HDD in your MB. It`s an UltraATA HDD. You`ll need a SerialATA for the MB.

There is one 160GB SATA HDD from Samsung available, but its 4200RPM. Therefore it`s not recommended at all.

Go for the 120 GB now or wait for some time till 160GB 400RPM HDDs are available.

yes can't wait for those 400rpm drives...:rolleyes:

if you really need 160gb of storage i would get the 4200rpm drive. Its fine for most tasks and if you getting the MB i assume your not gaming, doing serrious video work, or doing work with large files.

[ImNoSuperMan]

yes can't wait for those 400rpm drives...:rolleyes:

if you really need 160gb of storage i would get the 4200rpm drive. Its fine for most tasks and if you getting the MB i assume your not gaming, doing serrious video work, or doing work with large files.

LOL. Sorry for the typo.

But I seriously think 4200RPM is not enough for your MB. Even Apple doesnt ship any Mac(AFAIK) with a drive slower than 5400. The diff in performance will be definitely noticeable. From Bootup to apps launching; everything will take a little more time with a slower drive.

So get the 4200 drive only if you need 160GB right now dont mind a slower speed. I dont think it`ll take a lot of time before we have 160GB 5400 HDD in the market.

[mmoin]

So, assuming I want the largest 5400rpm HD for the MB, I should get this (http://www.axentmicro.com/huzrb/partdetails~mp~ST9120821AS.htm) (this is also the cheapest I could find it)?

Thanks.

[crazzyeddie]

I would seriously consider an external hard drive unless you really need all of your storage to take with you. External drives are faster, no matter what, and significantly cheaper.

I think OWC is a great place to buy anything for your Mac because they specialize in the Mac but also have very competitive prices and great support.

This (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD1200BEVS/) looks to be the biggest internal SATA drive they offer.

[ImNoSuperMan]

I would seriously consider an external hard drive unless you really need all of your storage to take with you. External drives are faster, no matter what, and significantly cheaper.

I think OWC is a great place to buy anything for your Mac because they specialize in the Mac but also have very competitive prices and great support.

This (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD1200BEVS/) looks to be the biggest internal SATA drive they offer.

But I`d prefer Seagate over WD. Seagate also offers 2 more years of warranty(for just 20$more than the WD). Also seagate IMO is one of the best(if not the best) HDD maker in the world.

[mmoin]

Yeah, I would prefer to buy from OWC, but they don't have the 120gb SATA from Seagate. Is the HD link I showed above (for the 120gb) going to work with the MB?

[ImNoSuperMan]

Yeah, I would prefer to buy from OWC, but they don't have the 120gb SATA from Seagate. Is the HD link I showed above (for the 120gb) going to work with the MB?
yes it will.

EDIT: I just realised that there are two sizes available for SATA Laptop HDD(I`m not exactky sure though). I dont remember which one MB uses. Also I couldnt find the physical size the Seagate you asked. So dont just take my word and buy it. Buy only after you are sure it`ll fit in your MB. Anyone else know the size of this HDD?

[mmoin]

The Western Digital, which OWC says is compatible with the MB, is 9.5mm, and the Seagate I found on the other site is 9.5mm (found the specs here (http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=S9120821AS)), so it seems like it should be height-compatible.

[ImNoSuperMan]

The Western Digital, which OWC says is compatible with the MB, is 9.5mm, and the Seagate I found on the other site is 9.5mm (found the specs here (http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=S9120821AS)), so it seems like it should be height-compatible.
In that case you wont have any problem with the Seagate at all. It`ll definitely work in your upcoming MB.