Suggestions for replacement HD and RAM?

[BigCanoe]

I just bought a used 15" Macbook Pro, 2.4ghz, Santa Rosa version. It came with 2GB RAM and a 160GB HD, I want to upgrade both. Any suggestions on what brand to choose?

 

[Hellhammer]

What capacities are you looking for (your MBP can take up to 6GB of RAM and up to 750GB HD)? 5400rpm or 7200rpm HD?

OWC is always great place to buy from. NewEgg may be cheaper but you have to know what you are looking for.

 

[nwbusa]

RAM -- Crucial
HDD -- WD

You'll get many varied opinions on which brands are recommended.

 

[BigCanoe]

Sorry, I am looking for 4 or 6GB RAM, and a 250GB + HD, probably 7200 if its not too much hotter, or noisier than a 5400. Does the HD speed affect noise, battery and heat?

Looking to balance performance with price

 

[BigCanoe]

Are these good choices?

Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Black SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD3200BEKT - Western Digital
$58.63

Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 Memory Module
$38.99 x 2

 

[Hellhammer]

Are these good choices?

Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Black SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD3200BEKT - Western Digital
$58.63

Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 Memory Module
$38.99 x 2

They are good. Are you sure 320GB is enough? If you want to save couple $ on the RAM, get this

 

[BigCanoe]

Does getting 800 vs 677 RAM make a difference? Not sure on HD size, maybe a little bigger wouldnt hurt

 

[Hellhammer]

Does getting 800 vs 677 RAM make a difference? Not sure on HD size, maybe a little bigger wouldnt hurt

800MHz should work but I think it would be underclocked to 667MHz so there is no point to get 800MHz RAM.