Upgrade 2006 white MB or wait for MBP 2012?

[vincenz]

7200 won't be too much but you may notice some vibration in the palm rests and perhaps more heat and shorter battery life.

This is totally untrue according to my experiences. My 7200 is exactly the same as my old 5400. Quiet and cool. Only difference is the 7200 is much much faster.

No difference in battery life and no vibrations. I'm relatively OCD about these things and there is no difference. You shouldn't spread rumors around like that. Especially if you've never even experienced it yourself.

 

[flopticalcube]

This is totally untrue according to my experiences. My 7200 is exactly the same as my old 5400. Quiet and cool. Only difference is the 7200 is much much faster.

No difference in battery life and no vibrations. I'm relatively OCD about these things and there is no difference. You shouldn't spread rumors around like that. Especially if you've never even experienced it yourself.

Some people don't notice it and there is certainly variability amongst drives but I really didn't like it in my MacBook. Given that it's a CD, I would be inclined to spend as little as possible on it since the resale value and expected future lifespan are shorter.

please read before you post. It's an opinion, not a rumor. Others have this experience as well.

 

[vincenz]

please read before you post. It's an opinion, not a rumor. Others have this experience as well.

Wow, sorry, but you need to learn how to write if you think what you posted was not an opinion.

 

[flopticalcube]

Wow, sorry, but you need to learn how to write if you think what you posted was not an opinion.

What are you trying to say? It was an opinion and I related it as such.

 

[at7815]

Not in my experience with the Hitachi drive. And comparing specs on Hitachi's site, I can't find any significant difference in power consumption. Hitachi's reputation comes to a large extent from statistics by a data recovery company, which didn't have _one single Hitachi drive_ except drives that were damaged by external force.




Don't thank the guy who posted rumors about vibrations and heat and battery problems. I am using this drive and have no such problems. The difference in speed is significant; I have seen Activity Monitor reporting > 4,000 read and write operations per second. And your link was to the older model; the newer model for $61 is here:

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-Travelstar-Cache-Internal-0S02858/dp/B003SX0ORA/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

Thanks. I've ordered the Hitachi. I'll start saving so I can upgrade to a new MB or MBP in the near future. In the meantime, I'll try to squeeze as much juice as possible out of my current machine. Thanks, all!