Memory and hard drive upgrade

[anjinha]

I'm thinking about upgrading my ram and hard drive. I wanted to know if anyone has bought ram or hard drive from here: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/Upgrade and how reliable they are. I also wanted to know if there's a particular hard drive brand I should choose.

 

[ab2650]

I'm thinking about upgrading my ram and hard drive. I wanted to know if anyone has bought ram or hard drive from here: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/Upgrade and how reliable they are. I also wanted to know if there's a particular hard drive brand I should choose.

OWC is a well known online shop for mac gear - You should have no troubles buying there... Check newegg, crucial, datamem and fastmac too, but just make sure you read the specs on your system before committing to new hardware.

 

[anjinha]

thanks. it's just hard to find a place with good deals that delivers to portugal.

 

[ab2650]

thanks. it's just hard to find a place with good deals that delivers to portugal.

There's probably a local shop that carries brand-name memory though, right? I can't speak for prices, but if you find brand-name hardware with a warranty matching the specs of your machine (macbook, no?) you should be just fine. I can suggest Mushkin, Kingston, Crucial, as good brands. There are a few others too... For hard drives, I have an affinity towards Seagate, but there are those who prefer Maxtor, Western Digital, Samsung, or Toshiba.

For the Macbook C2D, I would suggest this memory and this hard drive.

*Note, I'm not listing the fastest, or most performance parts - just something I think is a balance of reliable and inexpensive.

 

[anjinha]

thanks a lot