Yes, that is if you are buying the upgrade and doing it yourself. However, you can go to the Apple Store and let them do it, that way its full-proof.
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Just Updated New MacBook 2.0 Hard Drive to 7200rpm
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Yes, that is if you are buying the upgrade and doing it yourself. However, you can go to the Apple Store and let them do it, that way its full-proof.
it is supposedly better this way but i didnt want to pay $300 for 4Gb of ram from apple.
i bought mine from crucial for less than half that and i have had zero problems with it. i have the aluminum 2.4.
Well, for new Al MacBooks the price is on par with resellers ($150 Apple vs $140 NewEgg + S&P).
So I would go with Apple.
OWC is $95.
$140 is a bit steep for 4gb of DDR3 (and we're not talking no-name). And really steep for 4GB where you dont get to keep the 2gb that was in there originally.
Too bad the live.com has been stuck at 8% for the past week+
I was actually planning to buy a 320gb 7200rpm Seagate HDD from there and get 25-30% back, so I'm waiting and hoping it bounces back.
Yeah, does deals pop up, but I mean for maximum compatibility, Apple or Crucial are your best choices... not much after those two.
I've almost bitten on getting a 500gb HDD but I am holding off until I absolutely need the space. Perhaps by that time 750gb or 1tb drives will be available for sub $200.
Instead of getting a larger drive in mine, I am opting for a 500gb in an external enclosure, as it is just for video and photos-so 500gb over FW800 is fine.
Just like the flexibility it allows, without the hit on battery life. I expect it would be a similar hit to when I took my MB from 160 to 320, it still had nice life but unless I dropped the brightness, there was an easily seen hit (30-45 minutes at least, though its been so long i cant remember specifics)
Just like the flexibility it allows, without the hit on battery life. I expect it would be a similar hit to when I took my MB from 160 to 320, it still had nice life but unless I dropped the brightness, there was an easily seen hit (30-45 minutes at least, though its been so long i cant remember specifics)
Battery Life Affected By HD Upgrade?
Hmmm...just noticed after upgrading my HD to the Seagate 320gig 7200rpm that my battery life decreased.
Sorry but this the first time I upgraded a laptop's HD.
Is this a norm?
Hmmm...just noticed after upgrading my HD to the Seagate 320gig 7200rpm that my battery life decreased.
Sorry but this the first time I upgraded a laptop's HD.
Is this a norm?