Is this a good hard drive?

[IndianaiPhone]

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I just decided tonight that I want to upgrade my 160 GB hard drive in my uMBP. I don't know much about hard drives so I was wondering if this is a good one.

Also, would upgrading my hard drive void the warranty of my MBP?

Also, how would I transfer the stuff on my current drive to the new one?

 

[warrena]

The WD is a good drive but I would recommend you check out the Seagate Momentus drives as well. You can probably get a 320GB/7200 or a 500GB/7200rpm drive for about the same price and I have found the Seagate to be slightly faster. You could also go up to the Momentus XT for more performance but at a higher cost. Also check out Newegg for pricing - not affiliated with them but sometimes their prices are very good.

Should be no warranty issues. Changing drives in the uMBP is pretty easy.

 

[MacVibe]

For that price point, I'd recommend going to 500 GB, such as:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1277&name=2.5-Hard-Drive&

If you want to put your OS and all your apps and files on the new drive, put the new drive in an external enclosure, use carbon copy cloner, and then put the new drive in your computer. It is a very nice, simple piece of software.

 

[IndianaiPhone]

Thanks!