Using a portable external as an internal HDD?

[ritmomundo]

I have a 750gb Western Digital portable HDD that I'd like to install in my old 13" late 2008 unibody MacBook. Would this drive work? I don't want to open it and ruin it completely. Do portable external drives normally have the 2.5" and SATA setup inside?

 

[MagicBoy]

Probably not. WD started using drives with customised interface boards that are missing the usual SATA ports a while back.

 

[Athonline]

I have a 750gb Western Digital portable HDD that I'd like to install in my old 13" late 2008 unibody MacBook. Would this drive work? I don't want to open it and ruin it completely. Do portable external drives normally have the 2.5" and SATA setup inside?

Nope. Instead of ruining your external drive you can get a brand new 2,5" drive really cheap this day! Your external prob. will be 5400 RPM and with custom interface built above the SATA, for £30-50 you can get 500Gb 2,5" drive at 5400RPM or 7200RPM (depending how important speed is for you).

 

[ritmomundo]

Thanks for the replies. Now I'll look into buying an internal HDD. Maybe even get a SSD. I was just wondering if it was even possible since I've got this extra WD external lying around.