Best fit for older Macbook 3,1
I am so glad this thread is still active!
I am looking to upgrade my original HDD in a 5+ year old Blackbook 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo (3,1) running Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
There are LOTS of great 128GB options for around $100 (i.e., Samsung 830, Crucial m4/v4, OCZ Agility 4, Kingston Hyperx, Sandisk Extreme,etc.). So I don't know how to choose.
I would love to buy a SATA III, even though it will only run at 1.5 on my older computer. Then I could put it in an external housing later or pop into another computer (possible Mac Mini purchase down the line). Plus, the SATA III drives seem to be the same price as SATA II drives.
HOWEVER, I have seen posts of drives not being down-compatible. Does anybody know of specific SATA III drives that will/will not work at 1.5Gbps with my older Macbook? Would it be safer to just get a SATA II?
Anyone who has had success upgrading to SSD on their older pre-unibody Mac, I would love to hear from you!
Thanks,
RJ