Dilema, replace internal HD or get a big external

[Ferris23]

Hi, my 2007 2.2 MBP is getting low on space and I'm not really sure what to do. Can you think of any pros and cons of getting a large external or should I just pop a 250 in the MBP and risk voiding my warranty?

 

[Bobioden]

You do not void your warranty, unless you break something while inside doing the upgrade.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

It depends on your usage. For my old Macbook Pro (rev. 2, need to get my new one) the 120 gig HD was fine. Keep in mind I have the entire CS3 Master Collection + bonus content installed as well as Logic Studio with 40 gigs of instruments-on an external hard drive. If you find yourself doing lots of "field work" then yeah a bigger internal may work better. If you are already tethered to your desk you can spend the same change getting a 1tb FW800 drive which will help you with backups too.

 

[alphaod]

Pop in a bigger internal drive; you won't be risking your warranty with an upgrade, just make sure you have the proper tools; and external is quick in the short run, but say you travel, you want everything in your computer, not on some external you have to lug around.

 

[Ferris23]

Some good points here. Backups certainly make me want an external however times out and about I would want that space internal. I may just get both and reduce the size of the external I was looking at.

While I have some help in here, and I'm sure it's been covered, but is it worth the premium going with a 7200 rpm drive?

 

[alphaod]

While I have some help in here, and I'm sure it's been covered, but is it worth the premium going with a 7200 rpm drive?

Do you need the speed? If you're going video editing, you need a bigger external scratch disk anyways, so just get 5400RPM drive and a nice big capacity (320GB is optimal price/GB these days).