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What size HD will my MB hold?
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Yes. The physical dimensions of the drive don't change with respect to how much data it will hold. I believe 500gb is the largest capacity available in the 2.5" variety.
They can typically be found for $100 or less.
I'm going to kinda hijack this thread considering the OP has their answer.
I'm about to get my MB and I want a larger hard drive. From what I understand about repairs, Apple wants the original HD in the machine to repair it- is this correct?
I was hoping to take out the original and put it in an enclosure for backups (don't know if that would work either yet)
Thanks
I'm about to get my MB and I want a larger hard drive. From what I understand about repairs, Apple wants the original HD in the machine to repair it- is this correct?
I was hoping to take out the original and put it in an enclosure for backups (don't know if that would work either yet)
Thanks
I would put the original back in if it was being sent for repairs. You never know what they might do to it. Most people buy an enclosure to house their old drive. Makes migrating data to the new one easier.
Actually, there are two different 2.5" drives out there with different heights - 9.5 and 12.5mm. Only 9.5mm drives will fit into the MB. Originally, the higher capacity drives were all 12.5mm.
BTW, I have a 500GB Samsung in my 2006 white MB.
OK- I don't understand how time capsule works because I'm still on Tiger.
Can I get a new MB- take out the HD- put it in an enclosure- connect it to wireless router- finally have time capsule do back ups without reformatting the HD?
That way I could just pop the original HD in in case of repairs and the MB will boot? Well now that might not be a good idea considering I'll probably get the HD back wiped.
What have you guys done with you original HD.
Can I get a new MB- take out the HD- put it in an enclosure- connect it to wireless router- finally have time capsule do back ups without reformatting the HD?
That way I could just pop the original HD in in case of repairs and the MB will boot? Well now that might not be a good idea considering I'll probably get the HD back wiped.
What have you guys done with you original HD.
Seagate has a 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD that seem to be pretty good. Thinking about one for my UMBP, but might wait for cheaper SSD's.
I know because it doesn't even have it- I see it on my work computer but I don't touch it.
I stand corrected! I never came across this when I upgraded.
As an aside, I considered the 7200rpm drives but settled on the 5400 for longer battery life and cost. I can't see the difference in speed anyway (of course I'm not doing anything disk intensive either).
Not as far as I have seen. 500GB is as big as they come for the Unibody MB. Now, if you really need 1TB, take a look at pulling your Optical drive and RAID 0 a matching 500GB drive.
Of course, you're setting yourself up for HDD failure, but you'll have a story to go with it!
Although the height of the drive can vary.
Most are 9.5mm. Some are 12.5mm.
The 9.5mm SATA ones will work in any MB/MBP.
Edit: Oops. Missed r.j.s post above.
