Another "is this the right HDD?" thread. Late '08 uMBP HDD upgrade questions!

[Gr80Likes2Boogi]

Hi friends,

So I've done my forum searching, I'd just like to double check and make sure I'm purchasing the right items here.

I'm upgrading my late '08 uMBP's 7200rpm 320gb hdd. Running out of room, and a 500gb would be perfect for me. I am going with this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148525

And of course, getting an enclosure for the current 320gb hdd:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817349002

Now, I should just follow the steps for CarbonCopyCloner from their website and I should be all dandy, yes? Thanks for your input in advance =)

 

[Gr80Likes2Boogi]

Hmm... I've just spotted this now, and this'd save me 10 bucks and not stick me with a blue HDD enclosure!

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/YST9500420AS/

 

[RedReplicant]

Consider looking at some of the 500gb 5200rpm drives, they can come pretty close to a 7200rpm drive and cut your price in half.

 

[mangrove]

Take a look at the Seagate Momentus XT-7200+4GB SSD like chip inside.

 

[Gr80Likes2Boogi]

Ended up buying the second link there, from OWC. Also bought a 500gb 7200rpm external with a FW800 interface. So now I have an ac-powered 1tb drive, a 500gb bus-powered FW800 drive, a 320gb usb2.0 drive, and an internal 500gb drive. I think I'm going to be doing ok on space for a while =D