I think we'll all have another HD before hi capacity, reasonable priced SSDs are out there. Does anyone know if WD is making a 500 GB laptop drive?
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I think we'll all have another HD before hi capacity, reasonable priced SSDs are out there. Does anyone know if WD is making a 500 GB laptop drive?
Not yet, but they are making what is supposed to be the fastest 7200 rpm drive that won't kill your battery life. The 320GB version is what I am looking at, and it's said to be faster than the Hitachi 200GB 7200 rpm and the 320GB 5400 rpm drives while using less power.
Well it should be faster than two drive in every way and yes they have improved power draw to the point where it will be a similar power consumption compared to the 5400RPM drive.
Any case I just posted pics:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/493907/
I couldn't figure out how to clone the BootCamp yet; still in progress...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/493907/
I couldn't figure out how to clone the BootCamp yet; still in progress...
So, does anyone know why there's no price on WD's site for the 320GB Scorpio Black with the Free Fall Sensor? Either way, that's what I want. 320GB -- 7200rpm -- same power draw as a 5400rpm but much faster and apparently quieter. I like that.
Still, my first personalization to my MBP will be that Scorpio Black. Followed by 4GB of RAM.
Still, my first personalization to my MBP will be that Scorpio Black. Followed by 4GB of RAM.
Probably because you can't buy it by itself yet; I understand the Samsung is not on the Samsung site either; probably same reasons.
Why are you concerned about a free fall sensor ALL Mac lappy's have a motion sensor in them anyways ( BUILT IN )
Well.
::insert sarcasm here::
Pardon me for not knowing everything. Simple question. Thanks for answering.
Well.
::insert sarcasm here::
Pardon me for not knowing everything. Simple question. Thanks for answering.
You didn't ask a question about free fall sensors in your original post,i just thought id state a fact and maybe save you some money in the process,no need for the sarcasm dude you wanna waste
money then go ahead
It was all in joking fun, dude. I don't have money to waste. In fact, that's the last thing I had to waste. Thanks for letting me know about the sensor. That will save me some money in the long-run.
Actually they charge a bit more. I just called both places (the links were provided in a later post and I got their phone numbers from their sites). The one in Baltimore charges over $180 and the one in Gaithersburg charges $100 (I asked them about $50 and they said that was for the Macbook). Actually $100 is the best I've found so far for the MBP. In NYC Tekserv charges $160.
I live in Brookly, NY but I'm from the Baltimore-Annapolis area and visit my parents and sister from time to time so I may take advantage of this.
I just got a Penryn MBP 2.4 with a 250 GB HDD 3 monthes ago and it's already more than half full - I shoot raw digital pictures at about 10 MB per shot. Also music files and I want to dual boot windows XP and possibly triple boot Ubuntu Linux. So in about 6 monthes I may be ready for a 500 - hopefully the price of the drive will have dropped by then.
Here's the info on the $100 place:
Mac Business Solutions, Inc.
1-888-354-0100 toll free
www.mbsdirect.com
They are located in Gaithersburg, Maryland near the Washington Beltway.
Thanks for this indeed. The last time I checked it was about 2 years or so ago. I will indeed talk to them about that as well. Regardless of what many people think, I'd rather just have some else do it and keep the warranty. I can't afford to damage my $3000 machine just to save a miniscule $100.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/493907/
I hope you know Apple official position is changing the HDD does not void your warranty.