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Hard Drive upgrade Fujitsu
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Western digital is pure crap. Seagate is the only drive company out there worth getting. Go review the speed tests.
I just did a similar upgrade by going to Costco and purchasing the WD Passport 120gb. If you're in Toronto head over to the Markham Costco. You can remove the SATA drive that inside and install it in your Macbook. Worked great for me! Just note that some drives are not EIDE and it is very much luck of the draw which drive you actually get although most of the Costco's seems to carry SATA drives now.
Incidentally a lot of local computer shops have started carrying 120gb SATA 2.5" drives for around $120.
My recommendation is NOT to buy from Best Buy. They're often obnoxiously overpriced.
To answer your original question though, there should be no problem putting a 120gb Fujitsu drive.
I am also looking for a new HD something like a 100-160g Sata 7200.
I am also in the Toronto area
I am also in the Toronto area
I had to replace the original disk on my MacBook, after it just died without a warning. I think that was a Fujitsu... the replacement is a Toshiba, and so far it seems to be working...
I'm considering getting this one. Trying to wait for a 200+ GB disk (I have a 120 now), and preferably a Seagate Momentus, but I'm quickly running out of space, and I'm not sure I'll be able to wait...
I like the Seagate Momentus drives - 5 year warranty. 120 Mb 8 Mb cache 5400 RPM CAN$159
Gotta watch BestBuy - they sometimes rebrand the drives under the "Pine" label and you only get 1 year warranty because they are OEM drives.
Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
Gotta watch BestBuy - they sometimes rebrand the drives under the "Pine" label and you only get 1 year warranty because they are OEM drives.
Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
Seagate makes a 100gb 7200rpm drive and that is currently the largest hard driveavailable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146228
Screw WD, get seagate, I was vouching for WD bcz of cheap price.. until my 250 died on me and only had a 2 year warranty. Seagates have 5 years as mentioned above, they are more reliable and much better value.
Just got and installed my new Seagate 7200 sata... works perfect.
100GB? I'm sure you notice a performance increase but what about temp? does it run hotter or the same?
One more question, where did you buy it and how much? I'm in the market for a HD, looking at either Seagate or Hitachi 160GB
I purchased the HD a small computer store near my home. The price 168. canadian.
If I have done my homework correctly, currently the 100g is the largest 7200 sata drive you can get for a laptop.
Heat what heat? at present the temp is 52c which is close to what it was with the 60G, This is also while running parallels, word, safari and reading some of these posts.
So far So good...
If I have done my homework correctly, currently the 100g is the largest 7200 sata drive you can get for a laptop.
Heat what heat?
at present the temp is 52c which is close to what it was with the 60G, This is also while running parallels, word, safari and reading some of these posts.So far So good...
This should fit right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146231
If not then this should def work since its SATA only: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146227
EDIT:
I'm stuck between these two:
1) Seagate 100GB 7200rpm $140
2) Hitachi 160GB 5200rpm $140
If not then this should def work since its SATA only: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146227
EDIT:
I'm stuck between these two:
1) Seagate 100GB 7200rpm $140
2) Hitachi 160GB 5200rpm $140
I personally chose the Seagate for its speed and 5 year warranty, but the 160g looks good as well.