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iBoosh
Dec 18, 2007, 10:22 AM
Hi

What do you wise old birds consider the best internal hard-drive for a MacBook 2.2gb new version.

Any thoughts on the Western Digital Scorpio 250GB 5400RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (WD2500BEVS)?


notengolegs
Dec 18, 2007, 10:27 AM
You could do that, or go even higher with the new 320gb.
Consultant
Dec 18, 2007, 10:30 AM
Depends on what you want to do, the 200gb 7200rpm drive will give you faster speed, although 320gb 5400 rpm would be nice too...
iBoosh
Dec 18, 2007, 03:41 PM
You could do that, or go even higher with the new 320gb.

My question is not so much of "if I could", but rather what is considered a good hard drive for the MacBook... is the Scorpio range any good, etc.

Help please.
notengolegs
Dec 18, 2007, 03:48 PM
Haven't heard any complaints about the Scorpio's so far...
heatmiser
Dec 18, 2007, 03:50 PM
Dude, relax. There's nothing magical about Macbooks that allows them to use only Apple-approved hard drives. And you can read plenty of reviews for Scorpio, WD, or any other manufacturer online, like at Newegg. There isn't a single "best" drive for an MB; it's basically a question of what you're looking for in a drive, and how much you're willing to pay for it. As long as you aren't buying a killer Seagate 7.01, your computer should be fine.