Hard Drive Overkill

[rekhyt]

I'm planning on getting a 320GB hard drive for my MacBook White. (2.16 ghz, 2GB RAM. Right now it's at 120GB (Should be 5400 RPM).)

Do you think it's overkill/would have compatibility problems/use a lot of battery?

Specs for the HD:
Hitachi Travelstar 5K320
320GB
5400RPM
8MB Cache?
2.5"

 

[sushi]

Personally, I upgraded my stock 160GB HD to 500GB HD. Both were 5400 rpm. No difference in battery life.

At the time, only 5400 rpm was available. Maybe a faster rpm drive would use more juice -- but probably not that much.

I say go for it.

Of course you could get a larger drive.

 

[robbieduncan]

It will be fine. I can't see there being any issues whatsoever.

 

[rekhyt]

My Mac's like really old-2 years ago.

Specs are what I said. (2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive.)

Would it be overkill to get 320GB (I have a choice between Hitachi 250 or 320GB) and would it kill my fan/any problems?

 

[SmurfBoxMasta]

go4it

no overkill, just get whatever size drive u think u need.......

250/320GB drives are, relatively speaking, somewhat small nowadays, with multi-TB ones already out there, and other people have been upgrading machines like yours since day 1.......

 

[Eyedn]

I would say go for 500GB, you can never have too much storage, i need 2.5" tb drives now, cmon you crazy HD manafacturers...

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

I just put a Western Digital 500 GB Scorpio Blue in my white Macbook, it's great.

 

[rekhyt]

Ok thanks all! Thank you very much for your replies!