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yusukeaoki

macrumors 68030
Original poster
Mar 22, 2011
2,550
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Tokyo, Japan
Hi guys.

I have the stock 500GB@7200rpm drive from Early 2011 model.
Recently, I reached to a point where all I have is 60GB left and wanted to get a bigger drive.
I do have external drives but they are all full and hate how you have to plug it in and wait for the data to be transferred.

So is there any good 1TB HDD (5400rpm if there is 7200)?
Im afraid that it might die on me since many people claim 2.5in 1TB HDD fails a lot.

I am also getting Optibay soon so I would want a bigger HDD.

Thanks in advance.
 

heisenberg123

macrumors 603
Oct 31, 2010
6,496
9
Hamilton, Ontario
Hi guys.

I have the stock 500GB@7200rpm drive from Early 2011 model.
Recently, I reached to a point where all I have is 60GB left and wanted to get a bigger drive.
I do have external drives but they are all full and hate how you have to plug it in and wait for the data to be transferred.

So is there any good 1TB HDD (5400rpm if there is 7200)?
Im afraid that it might die on me since many people claim 2.5in 1TB HDD fails a lot.

I am also getting Optibay soon so I would want a bigger HDD.

Thanks in advance.

Samsung Spinpoin M8 1 TB has been working great for me
 

yusukeaoki

macrumors 68030
Original poster
Mar 22, 2011
2,550
6
Tokyo, Japan
No platter based hard drive is more reliable than any other. Buy the one with the best warranty that fits your budget and size requirements.

My budget is about $150 for HDDs.
I do seek for ones with best warranty but losing data isnt a fun thing.
Even though its covered, lost datas are hard to recover.

And I heard that WD Scorpio Blue fails continuously so I wanted to hear opinions on HDD from the forum.

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very quite

Thanks! I'll look into them!
I checked Amazon and they had a great review on it :D
 

aaron580

macrumors member
Apr 9, 2010
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+1 for the samsung. I know a guy at my school that has one in his MBP and its one fantastic drive.
 

heisenberg123

macrumors 603
Oct 31, 2010
6,496
9
Hamilton, Ontario
My budget is about $150 for HDDs.
I do seek for ones with best warranty but losing data isnt a fun thing.
Even though its covered, lost datas are hard to recover.

And I heard that WD Scorpio Blue fails continuously so I wanted to hear opinions on HDD from the forum.

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Thanks! I'll look into them!
I checked Amazon and they had a great review on it :D

ya not just because I have one but ive read many good reviews on it, you might find some complaints on forums but if you looks at reviews by magazines, websites and companys that review computer products i think you will find mostly good reviews on the samsung spinpoint
 
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