New Hard Drive Question

[Alhambra2606]

So my hard drive decided to pack in tonight. I have managed to find a 60gig drive to get it working again but now need to buy a new one. Wondered what people suggest getting?

I have a black Macbook 2.16Ghz with 2Gig Ram.

I thought this looked good:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146083

Is 7200rpm and 16MB cache the way to go?

Thanks

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

Those are very nice drives for the laptop market. The only things to consider with 7200rpm vs 5400rpm is a mild increase in heat, and sometimes you may notice increased vibration in the palmrest area when the drive spins up.

If you plan on doing a lot of hard-drive intensive tasks, you may also see shortened battery life (not too bad, but noticeable)

Other than that, the WD laptop drives are quite nice.

 

[GfulDedFan]

. Wondered what people suggest getting?
I thought this looked good:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146083
Is 7200rpm and 16MB cache the way to go?

That's the same hard drive that I have in my MacBook and it works great. Most of the vibration problems have been in the aluminum MacBooks probably because of the unibody construction. I don't feel that I have an excess heat or battery use problem. I feel that the computer is quite a bit snappier or quicker responding than with the 5400 8MB. I had an intermediate 120GB 7200 rpm before this 320GB because my MacBook came with a 60GB originally. -GDF

 

[Alhambra2606]

Thanks, just ordered it.