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looking to upgrade hard drive/SSD

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JustOneQuickONe

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I am looking to upgrade my hard drive in my mac book
specs:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.17f0
Serial Number (system): W8719TEWYA2
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

I have no idea what to look for, I want to get up to what the newer macbooks have, somewhere around 160GB but don't want to drop a ton of cash. What is a good HD that isn't terribly expensive but still very reputable?

Also, once I get it, is there a way to get the info from my old to my new without the use of an external HD?
How hard is it to install an new HD?
and just curious, is it best to do an after market upgrade (when buying a new mac) or upgrading through apple?

Thanks
 
Buy the drive yourself from somewhere like www.newegg.com Look for either a Seagate Momentus or a Western Digital Scorpio. Find the size you want at the price you can afford.

As for installation, it's a cinch on the Macbooks, just grab the guide @ www.ifixit.com

To transfer all your data from the old drive to the new, you can either burn it off to DVD, or buy a cheap USB/FireWire external enclosure, and make your old internal drive an external drive and pull the data off that way.
 
NewMacbookPlz said:
Buy the drive yourself from somewhere like www.newegg.com Look for either a Seagate Momentus or a Western Digital Scorpio. Find the size you want at the price you can afford.

As for installation, it's a cinch on the Macbooks, just grab the guide @ www.ifixit.com

To transfer all your data from the old drive to the new, you can either burn it off to DVD, or buy a cheap USB/FireWire external enclosure, and make your old internal drive an external drive and pull the data off that way.
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I looked for both the scorpio and momentus and could not find either on newegg.com. Maybe I'm not looking something up correctly? I think I looked through all the western digital and seagate internal hard drives though.
 
JustOneQuickONe said:
I looked for both the scorpio and momentus and could not find either on newegg.com. Maybe I'm not looking something up correctly? I think I looked through all the western digital and seagate internal hard drives though.
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I don't know if you looked up "laptop" hard drives or not, but they're all here: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Drives

You'll need a SATA drive, just to clarify that for you if you weren't sure.
 
haha nope wasn't aware of that, looking for a new hard drive is like looking at a foreign language for me.... no idea what I'm doing.
 
how fast is the HD that came in my macbook?
Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: FUJITSU MHW2080BHPL
Revision: 0081001C
Serial Number: K10RT7425PWP
 
NewMacbookPlz said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148375

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136071

Either of those would be great choices, just depends if you want to spend $75 or $55, or how much storage you want vs. those costs. (The 7200rpm seagate will be marginally faster than the 5400rpm Western Digital) RPM is the speed the disks spin within the drive mind you.
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When I get my macbook this is what I may be using;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116160

320gb, 7200rpm and great reviews for only $69.99
 
I almost got a really nice one last night when they were having the HD blowout sale but had log in problems and missed the deadline... :( It was only a $10 discount but I would have gotten a 7200 RPM drive for the price that a 5400 costed, with the same memory.
 
So is there a noticeable difference between 7200 RMP and 5400 RPM performance wise or should i just go with 5400?
 
The speed difference will be marginal, perhaps slightly noticeable, but we're talking fractions of a second in most areas. In hard drive intensive jobs, that can add up, but for most users its not worth worrying about.

Some 7200 RPM drives have had vibration issues in newer Macbooks, but I'm not aware of any if your model having that issue.
 
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