Need new Hard drive for Macbook...which one should I get?

King James · Sep 25, 2008, 10:36 AM

I have a Macbook (2 GHz Intel core duo, so getting a little old) And the Sub-100 GB hard drive just isn't cutting it for me. Want a new macbook, but really don't need one for what I use this for at school. Was wondering what a good hard drive (120 GB) would be to upgrade to and where to get it from

Thanks!

Eidorian · Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 AM

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=569060

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=551290

eman · Sep 25, 2008, 10:53 AM

If you can afford this drive, I would go for the 320Gb hard drive like the one here.

DeusInvictus7 · Sep 25, 2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eman

If you can afford this drive, I would go for the 320Gb hard drive like the one here.

this is a great drive, highly recommended...but if you wanted something a little faster...get a 7200RPM drive...but then again, i guess it just depends on what you are doing with your computer

rablat · Sep 25, 2008, 12:16 PM

I picked up another one of these today awesome price for an awesome HD.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10008671

King James · Sep 25, 2008, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the help..... as much as I would like a new macbook (probably even more after the new ones come out) I think beefing up the hard drive is all I need.

gnasher729 · Sep 25, 2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DeusInvictus7

this is a great drive, highly recommended...but if you wanted something a little faster...get a 7200RPM drive...but then again, i guess it just depends on what you are doing with your computer

But don't fall into the trap and buy a _small_ 7200 rpm drive. With everything else equal, bigger drives are faster than smaller drives. A 320 GB 5400 rpm drive is quite cheap; if you want a 7200 rpm drive that is actually _faster_, you will have to buy 250 or 320 GB. 100 GB will be slower.

Sep 25, 2008, 10:36 AM	#1
King James macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008	Need new Hard drive for Macbook...which one should I get? I have a Macbook (2 GHz Intel core duo, so getting a little old) And the Sub-100 GB hard drive just isn't cutting it for me. Want a new macbook, but really don't need one for what I use this for at school. Was wondering what a good hard drive (120 GB) would be to upgrade to and where to get it from Thanks!
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Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 AM	#2
Eidorian macrumors Penryn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=569060 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=551290 __________________ Core i5 750 / 16 GB RAM / SSD / HD 7950 / Windows 8 MRoogle it!
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eman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In the great white north	If you can afford this drive, I would go for the 320Gb hard drive like the one here. __________________ I buy broken macbooks.
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rablat Guest Join Date: Oct 2007	I picked up another one of these today awesome price for an awesome HD. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10008671
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Sep 25, 2008, 12:32 PM	#6
King James Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008	Thanks for the help..... as much as I would like a new macbook (probably even more after the new ones come out) I think beefing up the hard drive is all I need.
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