Are the 120GB HDD's on the C2D MBP PMR?

[NewSc2]

I saw some rumblings here and there that Glossy MBP's 120gb hard drives were PMR but never heard a succinct answer to this.

Is it?

I'm thinking about leaving the hard drive of my soon-to-be-purchased 2.16ghz C2D MBP as the 120gb and save the extra $80 for an external HDD.

 

[iW00t]

I saw some rumblings here and there that Glossy MBP's 120gb hard drives were PMR but never heard a succinct answer to this.

Is it?

I'm thinking about leaving the hard drive of my soon-to-be-purchased 2.16ghz C2D MBP as the 120gb and save the extra $80 for an external HDD.

The 120GB drives are Fujitsus, so no PMR.

Would it make a difference?

They can make 120GB drives before PMR. If PMR matters to you, the 80 dollars upgrade to 160GB will well ensure you get one.

 

[daneoni]

*Some* 120GB HDDs shipping are Hitachi, which are PMR.

 

[iW00t]

Buy MBP, take part in PMR hard drive lotto!

 

[saxondale.]

i have a fujitsu, some come with Hitachi HDD, which are PMR, but i looked at the type of Fuji it was, and it's a really good one:

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2120bh-sata.html

 

[iW00t]

While on topic I have a sata 80GB harddrive that I pulled from an older Mac Mini during an upgrade. Is it possible to use a sata drive in a firewire case?

 

[andrewfee]

My Core2 MacBook Pro has a Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00 inside it, which is apparently perpendicular.