scorpio black, with or without free fall sensor?

[NewEyesOpen]

As I'm about to purchase my 2009 MBP unibody I want to upgrade the HDD myself as I've posted before on however will either of the WD scorpio black models work? it comes with or without the freefall sensor? will either be compatible? I read on some retail sites that one won't work with the computer.

 

[McBanjo]

Don't get the freefall sensor in the drive. Just don't.

 

[mcdj]

^+1

 

[macuser154]

The Sudden Motion Sensor in the MBP does the same thing as the free fall sensor in the drive. So you don't need to get one.

 

[NewEyesOpen]

Awesome, thanks for the reply guys.

 

[MacDawg]

There have been some reported conflicts with the drives with the anti shock function, so best to avoid it

Link to article

Among the MacBook and MacBook Pro community there have been several owners who installed aftermarket hard drives already equipped with anti-shock features who reported experiencing Kernel Panic errors whenever their unit was physically moved. This is believed to be due to a confliction between SMS and the new drive's anti-shock function. The Western Digital Scorpio series of notebook hard drives have been the most frequently reported as being susceptible to this problem. In practically all cases, disabling SMS alleviated this problem without any negative performance impact.

Woof, Woof - Dawg