New iBooks and Hard Drive Space Remaining

[lasuther]

I have the iBook below and when I bought it I didn't know any better. So I just stuck with the stock 30Gig drive. Boy, was that a mistake. After 10 gigs of iTunes and some iPhoto, I didn't have much left. Throw in World of Warcraft and I have no space at all. I have to constantly delete some of the music files that I really don't listen too just to keep up with patches for WoW.

I would have liked to see a 5400 RPM BTO option with the 100 Gig hard drive for the new iBook. I think that would be appropriate. Well, I'm still waiting for a iBook with 64MB video ram before I upgrade again. And when I do it will at least have a 80 Gig hard drive. Hopefully they will offer a 5400 RPM option at that time.

lasuther

 

[mad jew]

I originally got the 30GB drive too. At the time, the iBook was my main machine so I managed to somehow justify to myself that upgrading the internal drive to an 80GB one was both okay and necessary. Wow! I can't think of a more expensive way of getting a few more GB.


It's still not enough though, but thankfully I have a 250GB desktop for most of my large files now.

I'd recommend an external drive over an upgrade unless you can find a cheap drive somewhere.

 

[AP_piano295]

Upgrading the internal hard drive voids the warranty right?
But I have also herd its not difficult or unsafe to do so after the warranty expires would it be a simple thing to do to install you own bigger faster HD?

 

[mad jew]

On the iBook, it is not for the faint hearted. I personally wouldn't ever attempt it. To be honest, it'll take a trained technician a matter of minutes (15?) and you'll have someone to hold accountable if it all goes pear shaped. The main cost of upgrading an internal notebook hard drive is the actual drive itself. They're expensive little buggers.

Oh, and yes, the warrantee will be void.

 

[ITASOR]

Darn, as someone posted, they're shipping the 80's with 60GB left. However, I can throw away the stupid games they ship them with, iDVD themes, etc. I GUESS. I would rather leave it alone.
I think I'll leave everything on it until I notice I need more room and then I'll trash some stuff.

OR, I could zero the drive as soon as I get it, and install Tiger and iLife off the DVD's. I'm guessing this won't make much of a difference though.

 

[hanzoh]

Darn, as someone posted, they're shipping the 80's with 60GB left. However, I can throw away the stupid games they ship them with, iDVD themes, etc. I GUESS. I would rather leave it alone.
I think I'll leave everything on it until I notice I need more room and then I'll trash some stuff.

OR, I could zero the drive as soon as I get it, and install Tiger and iLife off the DVD's. I'm guessing this won't make much of a difference though.

I just compared the german Apple Education Store's prices for HDDs and the cheapest 2.5" drives on the free market. The 80GB drive @ apple is actually 3 Euros more as the Fujitsu 4200RPM 80GB drive at the cheapest online dealer.

So you come out with the same for 3 Euros more, and you have the warranty. OK, you don't have the 40GB HDD laying around, but who will give you serious money for this?

Consequently, I would suggest: Go for 80GB @ Apple.