320GB Hard Drive for MacBook?

[Nipz]

Hey all,

i have a BMB with a 160GB HD and its all full up!

I saw a 320GB hard drive but i cant remember where! anyone know of a place i can get one or even got one themselves?

Thanks

 

[Bobioden]

You can get one from OWC.

I am waiting until the 320gb comes with 7200rpm.

http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Se... Hard Disk Drive&Ntk=Primary&N=0&Ns=P_Price|0

 

[Nipz]

Thanks for that!

Yea 7200 would be better!

 

[cafeCarl]

Is there really that much of a difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm drives?

 

[WorldIRC]

When dealing with Audio and Video, yes it makes a difference.

 

[wentwj]

Is there really that much of a difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm drives?

The thing people often don't realize about RPM is that its Revoutions Per Minute. It just has to do with the speed at which the platters move, not necessarily how fast the data comes off it.

If a larger hard drive has a higher data density (the data fits in a smaller space) a lower RPM will still access more data than the faster RPM of a smaller HD.

So it's possible that the increased data density of the 320gb drive at 5400 rpm access more data than say a 160gb drive at 7200 rpm.

 

[nikhsub1]

wentwj, while you are somewhat correct, SEEK times will always be better on higher RPM drives. High density 5400 RPM drives have been known to equal smaller 7200 RPM drives at SUSTAINED transfers. Meaning moving large files around. With that said, 99% of what makes a HD feel fast is seek times, and for that you can not beat 7200 RPM drives (for laptops).

 

[gazfocus]

Does anyone know where I can get a 330GB Hard Drive for a MBP from UK? Thanks

 

[ceiph]

with that said im happy with my 320gb 5400 rpm hd off newegg.... my reason 7200 is more heat

 

[Nipz]

http://www.allmacshop.co.uk/proddet..._320Gb_Sata_150Mb_S_2_5_Lp_5400Rpm_8Mb_Cache/

That will fit a MacBook, i guess MB and MBP have the same size hard drives!

 

[gazfocus]

http://www.allmacshop.co.uk/proddet..._320Gb_Sata_150Mb_S_2_5_Lp_5400Rpm_8Mb_Cache/

That will fit a MacBook, i guess MB and MBP have the same size hard drives!

Thanks for that I've just emailed OWC to ask about customs TAX when buying from UK because even with shipping from OWC it works out at about £110

 

[gnasher729]

http://www.allmacshop.co.uk/proddet..._320Gb_Sata_150Mb_S_2_5_Lp_5400Rpm_8Mb_Cache/

You still pay quite a bit extra for getting the latest and greatest. This one is £135 for 320GB, the Western Digital 250GB is only around £80, for the price difference you can get an external 250 GB hard disk for Time Machine backup!

 

[Nipz]

Yea you have a point!

May think about doing the 250 route!

Thanks for that gnasher729...

 

[gazfocus]

You still pay quite a bit extra for getting the latest and greatest. This one is £135 for 320GB, the Western Digital 250GB is only around £80, for the price difference you can get an external 250 GB hard disk for Time Machine backup!

For me though, the extra 70GB Internal drive would make a world of different. I use Logic Studio which on a full install is something like 85GB and Final Cut Studio which is something like 110GB, so I wouldn't be able to install these unless I had the bigger hard drive

 

[Nipz]

Yea that 70 would def help

it doesnt really matter 2 much for me whether is inside or out, just aslong as i got it somewhere!

 

[cafeCarl]

Only if they made a WD Raptor drive for the MBP......10,000rpms...

 

[a4abt]

I got mine from Western Digital (320gb 5,400rpm for $199).