MacBook5,2 Max Hard drive

[jrock2004]

Ok I have a White macbook with the identifier as 5,2. I know the drive needs to be sata but what is the biggest size I can put in it? Terabyte?

 

[Intell]

I think the biggest is currently 750Gb. They are coming out sometime in June for about $150 I think. But if you need one now, it's 640Gb. It's a Western Digital one. Don't forget the hight needs to be 9.5mm, not 12.5mm.

 

[jrock2004]

Will I be save if I click on laptop hd on newegg and tigerdirect? I look and they do not list the height.

 

[Intell]

You should be mostly safe. The size is in the page with the drive's specifications on it, under dimensions or something along those lines.

 

[Bennieboy©]

you need a 2.5" HD sata obviously lol

750Gb is the current limits but 1Tb are coming out soon if you have the money

installation hints and tips can be found Here

 

[Intell]

Here's a Newegg link to the biggest size you can currently get. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136546

 

[GfulDedFan]

Ok I have a White macbook with the identifier as 5,2. I know the drive needs to be sata but what is the biggest size I can put in it?

The dimensions of 2.5" wide and 9.9mm tall are limits but the capacity of the drive has no limitation. If next year at this time there is a 2 or 3TB 2.5" SATA 9.5mm tall drive, it will work.

Please don't forget that when your internal drive increases, the size of your backup drive needs to increase as well.