How do I know if a harddrive is compatible with my mac?

[loganpyle]

I'm sorry this is such a n00b question. But I really want a bigger harddrive for my system. I have a 15" Unibody MBP, and I'm not sure how that process works exactly. Do I just buy any notebook harddrive and swap it with the one under my battery/hdd panel?

Thanks so much!

 

[r.j.s]

No, you need to make sure it is a SATA 2.5" drive.

 

[loganpyle]

SATA = Serial-ATA, correct?

sorry, again.

 

[JustGretchen]

yes, most any SATA 2.5" drive will work with your system. Thank goodness you have an easy one to swap if you want to do this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145228
would be my first choice if 320gb is ok with you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371
if you want 500gb.

I love hitachi drives though.

 

[r.j.s]

SATA = Serial-ATA, correct?

sorry, again.

Correct, and no need to apologize - that's why we come here.

 

[Cboss]

Many good sites (Crucial, OWC, etc...) allow you to select the specific laptop you own and will show you only the drives that are compatible with your system.

 

[lixuelai]

Only thing you have to worry about other than the form factor and connector is whether it support sudden motion sensor or not.

 

[r.j.s]

Only thing you have to worry about other than the form factor and connector is whether it support sudden motion sensor or not.

Most of them do, but I've heard about some Western Digitals that didn't play nice with it.