Choosing a hard drive for an '07 MacBook

[PKBeam]

Recently picked up a mid 2007 MacBook in need of a new hard drive. Planning to use it as a secondary computer, nothing intensive. Not much experience with this so I want to ask a few questions.

1. If I put an HDD in it will the computer be so slow that I have trouble using it?

2. Will any 2.5" SATA hard drive work on it?

 

[tbobmccoy]

Yes and yes. Get a SATA SSD instead. It'll provide the pep your old Mac will need to be useful.

 

[Steve121178]

Throw a Samsung 850 Evo drive inside.

 

[c8rlo]

def upgrade to an SSD, just shop around for what best fits your budget. Samsung & Crucial are among the top brands...

 

[Weaselboy]

1. If I put an HDD in it will the computer be so slow that I have trouble using it?

2. Will any 2.5" SATA hard drive work on it?

1. I don't disagree with the others than an SSD would be nice, but it will work perfectly fine with a HDD if that is your budget. Apps will be a bit slow to launch, but once launched and in memory things will work just fine.

2. Yes

 

[PKBeam]

thanks for the replies, I think I'll go with a 32gb SSD. I won't be needing much storage anyway and an 850 Evo 120gb will cost 5 times what I paid for the MacBook.