2TB HDD Raid 0 (2 x 1TB) possible on a Macbook Pro?

[Betelgeuse]

I'm just looking for a straight up answer, a Yes, or a No.

Yes.

 

[Legind]

anyone have a link to where I can see the 2 x 1TBs compatible for a macbook pro 17i?

 

[panzer06]

I'm just looking for a straight up answer, a Yes, or a No.

You got that in post #2. If you ditch the DVD drive you can fit 2 1TB drives.

anyone have a link to where I can see the 2 x 1TBs compatible for a macbook pro 17i?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007605 600030600&IsNodeId=1&name=1TB

and some folks like the new Toshiba external 1TB on sale today only for $99 @ newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10-Index-_-ExternalHardDrives-_-22149103-L09C

Cheers,

 

[Legind]

if I ditch the dvd drive eh, hmmmm. gotta decide if its worth it xD

 

[MacModMachine]

if I ditch the dvd drive eh, hmmmm. gotta decide if its worth it xD

just buy a external disc drive...how much do you use your optical drive anyway?

 

[Legind]

Applestore reps suck. Macsales.com has 1TB HDDs from WD for sale, might buy two of them, and see if I can place both in the new macbook pro if possible.

 

[ihonda]

yes

 

[alust2013]

Applestore reps suck. Macsales.com has 1TB HDDs from WD for sale, might buy two of them, and see if I can place both in the new macbook pro if possible.

If you're looking at an optibay, I just read directly from their site that it can only hold a 9.5mm drive, so you may be looking at a 1TB (in main hard drive spot) and a 750GB (in optibay). However, if you can find an optical drive replacement caddy that will accept a 12.5mm drive, you can do 2x1TB

 

[Legind]

dumb question, wouldn't i need the optical drive for CDs, DVDs, or w/e? (dumb, i know)

 

[alphaod]

Theoretically? Yes.

Physically? I don't think you can fit a 12.5mm drive into the optical bay, so probably not.

dumb question, wouldn't i need the optical drive for CDs, DVDs, or w/e? (dumb, i know)

Just buy an external USB optical drive.

 

[AlphaDogg]

dumb question, wouldn't i need the optical drive for CDs, DVDs, or w/e? (dumb, i know)

Yes, but you could get an external optical drive...

 

[Legind]

oh, this is true.

 

[JavierP]

oh, this is true.

If you are going to do RAID 0, it will be half as reliable as a single disk -> Back up often if you care about the data in it.

 

[Legind]

true. I might just buy the macbook pro 17 in a few days, and get those WD 1TB x 2 ordered.

 

[JavierP]

true. I might just buy the macbook pro 17 in a few days, and get those WD 1TB x 2 ordered.

Do you need "fast" sequential reads across the 2TB? If you don't, RAID0 would be pointless. Buy a SSD and one 1TB disk, and put the files that need to be accessed quickly in the SSD.

 

[gianly1985]

I'm just looking for a straight up answer, a Yes, or a No.

No.

"Optibay cheap alternative" thread dwellers please correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never heard of an "2nd HDD Caddy for ODD bay" (like "MCE Optibay" or chinese knock-offs) that accept a 12.5mm drive. And all the 1tb drives are 12.5mm tall at the moment.

So the maximum possible capacity in any current Macbook Pro should be:

1tb 12.5mm (main bay) + 750gb 9.5mm (optical bay)

 

[Legind]

9.5 only for optical bay? they dont support 1TB 9.5 yet? ****

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD10TPVT/

 

[alust2013]

9.5 only for optical bay? they dont support 1TB 9.5 yet? ****

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD10TPVT/

yeah... all 1TB drives are 12.5mm form factor at the moment. So it appears that you are limited to a 750GB drive in that bay. And if you are wanting a RAID 0, you're limited to 2 750GB drives. If you really need more than 1.5TB, go with an external portable hard drive

 

[Legind]

eh, 1TB and 750GB arent that bad, just 150GB off.

do you have the link to purchase the 750GB?

 

[alust2013]

eh, 1TB and 750GB arent that bad, just 150GB off.

do you have the link to purchase the 750GB?

linky.

Note that for a RAID, the drives have to be the same size, so a 1TB and a 750GB won't play nice with a RAID

 

[freddyfingers]

the new egg link for the 5400rpm drive was the best I could find when considering that route.

Here is another link for the optical drive replacement to run another hd in its place $59

original MBP
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/DualDrive---Add-a-Second-Hard-Drive-to-your-Laptop-p-17316.html

unibody
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/DualDrive-500GB----Add-a-Second-Hard-Drive-to-your-Laptop-p-17257.html


Another member suggested this drive to me 750gb 7200rpm
http://nowdirect.com/exec/partInfo/...Ntk=Main&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=295&Nty=1

Which is what I eventually went with but your not getting 2tb that way only 1.5tb however your running smaller faster drives so I guess it evens out. All the reviews I've read for the 5200 said its slow but the 5400 may be a good option if you need the storage space. Or you could run a 750 as the main drive and a 1tb as your dual-drive or visa/versa which would maybe be best since you could 1.75tb

 

[Legind]

It's 1.75TB on a macbook vs a 2TB on an alienware.