I was just reading in another thread that *some* of the Scorpio blacks have an issue in relation to the Apple SMS. They gave a specific four-letter code (like how that one is BEKT). Let me see if I can find that....
Edit: Okay, that was apparently the older, BJKT model. The newer ones apparently do have some motion-something but it does not interfere with SMS like the other one. Here is the thread for future reference:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1108510/
So, I'm all ears if anyone has experience with both of those, or can comment on the features, benefits, or negative points of the blue vs. the black. The blue sure gets good reviews on Amazon (so does the black, but not as many and not quite as good). They are close enough in price that it doesn't matter to me. Mainly, I want it *quiet* and without the vibration of the whole palm rests/trackpad (which I'm pretty sure would go away if it were quiet/smooth).
Another edit: This kit looks interesting. It's the OWC Mercury on the GO USB/FW enclosure, plus a WD Scorpio Blue 500gb drive, plus some tools. The idea is that you buy this kit, put your current MBP hard drive in it to use for an external drive, and then put the new WD Scorpio Blue in your MBP. It's about $108. They have many others with different drives, different enclosures, etc.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD5000BEVTU4/
Anyone have any experience with OWC and returns? I'm hearing about so much variation in the noise level of individual drives (of the same exact type) that I would want to be able to easily return/exchange if I got a noisy one. I know that would probably be a breeze with Amazon, but I do like the Mercury enclosure, plus it's not a bad looking package deal (and I would need another enclosure).
