D Doward macrumors 6502a Original poster Feb 21, 2013 526 8 Mar 9, 2013 #1 Pretty self explanatory! I popped the stock 750GB 7200rpm drive from my MBP and installed it in place of the 500GB 5400rpm that comes with the MiniStation stock. Last edited by a moderator: Mar 10, 2013
Pretty self explanatory! I popped the stock 750GB 7200rpm drive from my MBP and installed it in place of the 500GB 5400rpm that comes with the MiniStation stock.
J jmdMac macrumors regular Feb 8, 2010 218 1 Alaska Mar 9, 2013 #2 Good post. Curious to see your benchmark for it, and how much improvement it would be over the 5400rpm. Even more curious what a SSD in there would be.
Good post. Curious to see your benchmark for it, and how much improvement it would be over the 5400rpm. Even more curious what a SSD in there would be.
boto macrumors 6502 Jun 4, 2012 437 28 Mar 9, 2013 #3 Thanks for the video walkthrough! I have been wondering if I could replace the HD, as many reviewers stated it broke down on them in a few months.
Thanks for the video walkthrough! I have been wondering if I could replace the HD, as many reviewers stated it broke down on them in a few months.
D Doward macrumors 6502a Original poster Feb 21, 2013 526 8 Mar 9, 2013 #4 I do have an older Kingston 96GB SSD I could benchmark in there. I'm working on the benchmark data now for the 7200 rpm drive.
I do have an older Kingston 96GB SSD I could benchmark in there. I'm working on the benchmark data now for the 7200 rpm drive.
D Doward macrumors 6502a Original poster Feb 21, 2013 526 8 Mar 10, 2013 #5 Benchmarked! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnjg8O1vNaQ