1TB & 8GB Ram 13" Macbook Pro Upgrade

[CC424]

Well I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my current stock MBP.

I replaced the 4gb Ram with 8gb Ram of Kingston Memory. I haven't had any issues with the ram. Although, I still get the rainbow from time to time.

I went with the Samsung 1TB drive from Newegg. I didn't have any install problems. The drive is 12mm but fits perfectly. There were many reviews of noise which I have not had. I am noticing slight vibrations when I place the Macbook on a table but however when it is in my lap there is no problem.

The MBP does seem a tad faster after the upgrades.

I'm really debating on keeping the drive in the MBP or just putting it in my PS3. I would love to JB my PS3 and store all my games on the hard drive.

But overall the memory and drive are good!

 

[Hellhammer]

I think PS3's HD bay is 9.5mm, thus the 1TB may not fit

 

[Aaron from KY]

Seagate's 750GB 7200RPM drive is pretty tempting. It's 9.5mm too

 

[CC424]

I think PS3's HD bay is 9.5mm, thus the 1TB may not fit

I think I read someone doing it but just not putting it back in the original HD tray.

 

[CC424]

Seagate's 750GB 7200RPM drive is pretty tempting. It's 9.5mm too

Go for it...I caught my drive for 79.99 and could not pass on it! I figure that I could put all my media in one spot!

It's the Mega Mac Pro!

 

[Fuzzy.Dunlop]

I'm just about to do this, have ordered the 8gb memory from Crucial (£78 shipped)

But am stuck on which 1tb hard drive to order the three I can find are

Samsung 1TB Spinpoint MT2 SATA-300 5400RPM 8MB - £69.99

Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 5400 8MB - £75

Western Digital 1TB Scorpio Blue 2.5 - £90

I'm guessing I should just play safe and get the WD?

 

[Hellhammer]

I'm just about to do this, have ordered the 8gb memory from Crucial (£78 shipped)

But am stuck on which 1tb hard drive to order the three I can find are

Samsung 1TB Spinpoint MT2 SATA-300 5400RPM 8MB - £69.99

Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 5400 8MB - £75

Western Digital 1TB Scorpio Blue 2.5 - £90

I'm guessing I should just play safe and get the WD?

Assuming they have the same warranties, just go with Samsung. No need to pay 20£ extra for nothing

 

[Fuzzy.Dunlop]

Assuming they have the same warranties, just go with Samsung. No need to pay 20£ extra for nothing

Cheers, have ordered the Samsung. Maybe a stupid question but from the guides I've read I also ordered an enclosure for the old/new hard drive so I presume I can just make a carbon copy clone to the new hard drive then swap it out to work immediately/normally?

 

[Hellhammer]

Cheers, have ordered the Samsung. Maybe a stupid question but from the guides I've read I also ordered an enclosure for the old/new hard drive so I presume I can just make a carbon copy clone to the new hard drive then swap it out to work immediately/normally?

Yup, cloning should do the trick.

 

[Fuzzy.Dunlop]

We'll it's done and so far so good, was surprised how simple a job it was to do.

One thing I did notice is under the (heat, i presume?) cover of the super drive (optiarc) was lumpy? Like big grains of hard dirt underneath