2009 Mac Mini HDD upgrade

[wartnig]

Hi I have the 2009 Mac Mini base model (120gb HDD)

I want to upgrade the HDD myself, but im not too sure on the type of HDD to buy... can anyone recommend one too me? Are they SATA or IDE drives? What the max capacity i can go for?

would this work?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150515

Im from UK, so need a UK outlet to buy from.

Thanks in advance

 

[lostime]

that would work, anything 2.5" Sata should work. I am not sure what height drive will fit but that is a 9.5mm drive and will definately fit.

my 09 Mini is on it's way and i'll be doing the same upgrade, with Ram.

 

[wartnig]

that would work, anything 2.5" Sata should work. I am not sure about the height but a 9.5mm drive will definately fit.

my 09 Mini is on it's way and i'll be doing the same upgrade, with Ram.

Thanks for responding. If it works then i may order it.. the reviews for it are good but they are all from PS3 users lol. Im pretty sure it will work...
Where are you going to order your RAM from? I will probably do the same.. 4gb i think.

 

[lostime]

I've heard good things about Crucial's memory.

http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=AE7BB1EEA5CA7304

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-CT2KI..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=159YPHPVM31CMYG9V1GS





I ordered 4Gb of OWC's memory for my MBP and didn't have the best of results. The entire computer would freeze while watching video but would be fine if I put the apple memory back in. Others have had really good luck with them though.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S4GP/

 

[lostime]

that hard drive will work without question, anything 2.5" Sata and 9.5mm will fit. You can go all out and get a 7200rpm drive if you want extra speed but they run hotter.

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Hi I have the 2009 Mac Mini base model (120gb HDD)

I want to upgrade the HDD myself, but im not too sure on the type of HDD to buy... can anyone recommend one too me? Are they SATA or IDE drives? What the max capacity i can go for?

would this work?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150515

Im from UK, so need a UK outlet to buy from.

Thanks in advance

This is the fastest (non SSD) and largest hard drive you can put into laptops and minis right now: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB SATA 2.5". Its 7200rpm and 500gb too. Sure its £15 more but its also a fair bit faster.

 

[Olivier L.]

I am also looking to buy and upgrade a Mini. But finally, I found an authorized apple reseller that will do all of this. I sent them my configuration (which CPU, HD and how much RAM) and they sent me back an offer: only the cost of the parts. They will install everything. Could be a nice solution if you want to avoid opening the mini yourself..

 

[lostime]

I am also looking to buy and upgrade a Mini. But finally, I found an authorized apple reseller that will do all of this. I sent them my configuration (which CPU, HD and how much RAM) and they sent me back an offer: only the cost of the parts. They will install everything. Could be a nice solution if you want to avoid opening the mini yourself..

who was the the reseller? Was it at an apple store? If I could get someone else to do it for the same price that would be nice but how much is their parts markup?

 

[Olivier L.]

who was the the reseller? Was it at an apple store? If I could get someone else to do it for the same price that would be nice but how much is their parts markup?

See PM.

 

[lamerica80]

I am also looking to buy and upgrade a Mini. But finally, I found an authorized apple reseller that will do all of this. I sent them my configuration (which CPU, HD and how much RAM) and they sent me back an offer: only the cost of the parts. They will install everything. Could be a nice solution if you want to avoid opening the mini yourself..

My local apple retailer will do the HD and RAM upgrade for 80usd, and then i dont even have to buy the parts from them wich is nice since i can get them much cheaper online. After watching the OWC video im seriously considering doing it myself though. Looks so easy!

 

[Wicked1]

Also try TigerDirect.com and NewEgg.com


I just saw Tiger has the new Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM with 16MB of Cache and I am thinking of getting that one, if not this drive is awesome, I have one in my Mini and my Unibody MacBook

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008610&CatId=2682

I always use Seagate, but this Hitachi was so cheap around Xmas I bought it and not only is it quick, but it's also very quite and so far 6 months not one issue.

 

[bozz2006]

I've got the hard drive referred to by Spanky running in my macbook. It is unbelievably fast for a 2.5" HDD. highly recommended.

 

[gabs]

I've got the hard drive referred to by Spanky running in my macbook. It is unbelievably fast for a 2.5" HDD. highly recommended.

Have you had any problems / crashes with this drive installed?

I bought the same drive, and a 4gb memory upgrade. - When they are installed, my mini freezez with a garbled screen and speaker noise at random, even when idleing.

At first I thought it was faulty ram or some other bad hardware. But I've done intensive memory and hardware tests with no errors, and the mini does not crash when the original drive and ram are installed.

So now I have my finger on that it is an heat issue with the drive...