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Upgrading macbook pro 13" Mid - 2009 need advice

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WME said:
Hi,
I need to upgrade my 160GB hard drive.
Are any of these Internal hard drives compatible with my 13-inch Macbook Pro from Mid-2009. If so, which one would you prefer to purchase?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SpinP...ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1318460395&sr=1-9

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1318459902&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1318459984&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-2-5-Inch-Notebook/dp/B005DVJJWQ/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

Thanks!!
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I'm in the same boat as you, i have mid2009 mbp and looking to upgrade my 160gb hard drive. i was also looking at some of the seagate drives
 
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Same boat with my 2010

I'm planning to upgrade the RAM and HDD in my 2010 13" also, but I know to go for Seagate. Get the Seagate Momentus XT; you can get 500 or 750GB and get near-SSD speeds for slightly above HDD prices. This really helps out a lot. Plus with the added RAM I plan to get it'd probably help you out too.
 
All of the linked drives would work. I'd probably go with the Samsung if I had to choose between them. But honestly, I'd pick up a SSD and 2 x 4GB of RAM for that computer(it's what I did with my mid 2009 MBP).
 
OWC does have the 512 gb, Sata II, Toshiba SSD for $299. Should work in your MBP without any issues. That and 8 gigs of RAM should give your current MBP a couple more years of use if you're not doing anything too demanding. And if you move on to a newer system, you can always put the SSD in a external USB3 caddy for some pretty darned speedy and durable external storage.
 
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HelloToMe said:
I'm planning to upgrade the RAM and HDD in my 2010 13" also, but I know to go for Seagate. Get the Seagate Momentus XT; you can get 500 or 750GB and get near-SSD speeds for slightly above HDD prices. This really helps out a lot. Plus with the added RAM I plan to get it'd probably help you out too.
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I just did ^^^^this^^^^ on my wife's 2011 MBP13 and it's awesome. Blazing fast AND huge capacity. The new Momentus XT (750GB) plus 8GB RAM will only cost $200; that can't be beat unless you don't really need more than 256GB space in which case a full SSD will be a little faster at a similar price.
 
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