Best Replacement MB HD

[coachingguy]

I think my Fujistsu MB 80gig HD is dying on me. So I want to switch it out for a 120. OWC has 3 120 gig drives for under $80. Which one would you recommend?

Western Digital Scorpio 5400 rpm 8MB buffer $73.00
Toshiba "" "" $78.99
Hitachi Travelstar $79.99

Thanks!

Coachingguy

 

[GSMiller]

Well with my own personal experience I've never had much luck with Hitachi hard drives, they would always malfunction after only about a year and a half.

 

[crazycat]

I would recommend Western Digital, apple uses them in there desktops sometimes and they seem to work fine. If you can get a Seagate that would be even better.

If you can afford it put a 250GB in it, I installed it for my friend and he is having a blast trying to fill it up .

 

[Squonk]

I agree on the Seagate drives! And going for a 250GB would be an outstanding upgrade from your 80GB. Right now I have a 160GB (5400) Seagate in my PB and it sped things up nicely from the standard 80GB (4200) that it came with.

 

[MacinDoc]

If you're thinking Seagate, keep in mind that Apple is currently having a significant problem with defective Seagate notebook drives.

I have a Hitachi 7K2 200GB drive in my MB, and it is a huge speed upgrade over the stock drive. Of course, it's quite a large upgrade in terms of price, too.

 

[Stampyhead]

I got the 250 gig version of the Western Digital Scorpio and it's awesome. I highly recommend it.

 

[coachingguy]

Looks like Western Digital is the winner. I'm not sure yet, if I'm willing to spend for the speed increase...

Thanks again,

Coachingguy

 

[MrXiro]

Speed increase sounds great... I kind of have a hankering for that 320 GB WD drive that just came out. It retails for only $200. That'd make the MB such a beast... though it's a slow 5400RPM :/

What the heck would I store on a 320 though? Maybe 250 IS enough...

 

[ntrigue]

If you're thinking Seagate, keep in mind that Apple is currently having a significant problem with defective Seagate notebook drives.

I have a Hitachi 7K2 200GB drive in my MB, and it is a huge speed upgrade over the stock drive. Of course, it's quite a large upgrade in terms of price, too.

What impact do these 7200 drives have on power consumption? I am already unhappy with the battery.

 

[joegomolski]

Best Replacement MB HD

Everybody has different experiences.

I only use Hitachi drives, because of their reliability, in my experience.

Never had one fail.

Western Digital and Seagate drives have both failed for me.

Initially I went with Hitachi because IBM used Hitachi drives. Hitachi, and Travelstar are the same drives. I figured that was a good recommendation.

And it's turned out that way for me.

By the way, I use OWC for both HDD, and RAM great company.

 

[coachingguy]

Costing it out...

I've been a long time user of OWC as well, however I'm wondering if there is a reputable company out there that may be cheaper. I've looked at newegg, but their 30 day limited warranty kinda put me off. Any suggestions?

Coachingguy