N njaremka macrumors 6502 Original poster May 11, 2010 494 0 Mar 14, 2011 #1 I am considering upgrading the HDD in my 2010 MacBook Pro. Would I be able to take that hard drive and drop it into my iBook G4 as an upgrade?
I am considering upgrading the HDD in my 2010 MacBook Pro. Would I be able to take that hard drive and drop it into my iBook G4 as an upgrade?
W WGoins88 macrumors regular Feb 8, 2011 134 0 Mar 14, 2011 #2 No. The iBook G4 has an IDE interface, while the MacBook Pro is SATA.
N njaremka macrumors 6502 Original poster May 11, 2010 494 0 Mar 14, 2011 #3 WGoins88 said: No. The iBook G4 has an IDE interface, while the MacBook Pro is SATA. Click to expand... so, they are not interchangable stink.
WGoins88 said: No. The iBook G4 has an IDE interface, while the MacBook Pro is SATA. Click to expand... so, they are not interchangable stink.
itickings macrumors 6502a Apr 14, 2007 947 185 Mar 14, 2011 #4 Yeah, pretty much. If you get a cheap enclosure for it you can "recycle" by using it as an external drive. Not quite as fun as it would've been to upgrade the G4...
Yeah, pretty much. If you get a cheap enclosure for it you can "recycle" by using it as an external drive. Not quite as fun as it would've been to upgrade the G4...