13" clicking HDD?

[newdeal]

ok so I go through laptops pretty quickly. I sold my previous current gen MBP and bought another current gen MBP (same computer). Differance between the two is the HDD, same capacity but differant brand. The first one had a Hitachi, the drive was quiet but the head parked VERY loudly when you moved the laptop. The new one has a seagate drive, it doesn't park the head loudly but its much more "clicky" in operation. Does anyone else notice these issues? I used to have a prev gen MBP and it had a silent toshiba drive, do some still use toshiba or have they switched away?

 

[nateo200]

Does it click just when you move it abruptly or set it down? Or is a consistent?

 

[newdeal]

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not when I move it, that was the old one. This one clicks more audibly as it reads and writes

 

[Chris.]

Seagate drives are pretty noisy. However, I replaced my 13" MBP HDD with a Western Digital, and it clicks while I use the laptop.

I'd recommend you check the SMART status of the HDD though in Disk Utility:

 

[Fubar1977]

If you don`t already have a full back-up, now would be a good time... this is usually symptomatic of a dying drive. Commiserations.

 

[newdeal]

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I have a time capsule so its all backed up fine. smart status is good checked that yesterday when I was reinstalling the OS. If it dies its no big deal I have applecare till May 2013 and the time capsule does a great job of keeping my data safe

 

[Fubar1977]

I have a time capsule so its all backed up fine. smart status is good checked that yesterday when I was reinstalling the OS. If it dies its no big deal I have applecare till May 2013 and the time capsule does a great job of keeping my data safe

Good job, the number of people I know who don`t have a full backup is unbelievable

Maybe an opportunity to consider an SSD upgrade?

 

[NZed]

What?? why'd you do that? sell the MBP for the same MBP? couldnt you just bought a new HD? wouldnt that be easier?

 

[newdeal]

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I had an OWC mercury extreme SSD before...wasn't impressed. Its the fastest thing out there are for the tasks I do it was faster but not life changing. For the cost I was expecting more. Also the first one died after a week and the replacement died after a month and so I asked for my money back.

As for why I sold a MBP to get another of the same the first one I bought a couple weeks ago for $950 canadian and sold it for $1150 canadian...hard to pass that up. Bought the new one for $1000 canadian with applecare so I made $150 and got applecare out of the deal