M MrPeanut macrumors regular Original poster May 21, 2009 126 0 West Yorkshire, UK Sep 14, 2009 #1 i currently have the 250 GB 5400 hd in my macbook pro 13 inch but i need more space. What is the best hard drive to get and is there a 1TB HDD for laptops yet?
i currently have the 250 GB 5400 hd in my macbook pro 13 inch but i need more space. What is the best hard drive to get and is there a 1TB HDD for laptops yet?
Hellhammer Moderator emeritus Dec 10, 2008 22,165 582 Finland Sep 14, 2009 #2 SSDs are fastest but have lower capacity and cost more. Biggest HD available which goes into MBP is 750GB
SSDs are fastest but have lower capacity and cost more. Biggest HD available which goes into MBP is 750GB
Buskape macrumors 6502 Dec 10, 2008 305 10 NGC 4889 Sep 14, 2009 #3 I would suggest this one, http://laptoplogic.com/news/western-digital-releases-new-2.5--640gb-hdds-49676 And an external 1Tb 3.5" HD that stays at home.
I would suggest this one, http://laptoplogic.com/news/western-digital-releases-new-2.5--640gb-hdds-49676 And an external 1Tb 3.5" HD that stays at home.
fletch33 macrumors regular Dec 11, 2008 236 1 Under a Rug Sep 14, 2009 #4 personally i would love the 640GB linked to by Buskape but could not go back to the slower 5400RPM's or 8MB Cache here is a 500GB 7200RPM w/16MB Cache and free shipping i choose to go with the WD Black 320GB 7200RPM because it continues to get rave reviews and i have several of these and they run great.
personally i would love the 640GB linked to by Buskape but could not go back to the slower 5400RPM's or 8MB Cache here is a 500GB 7200RPM w/16MB Cache and free shipping i choose to go with the WD Black 320GB 7200RPM because it continues to get rave reviews and i have several of these and they run great.
V vant macrumors 65816 Jul 1, 2009 1,231 1 Sep 14, 2009 #5 The best HD in terms of speed is the Intel X25-M.
NC MacGuy macrumors 603 Feb 9, 2005 6,233 0 The good side of the grass. Sep 14, 2009 #6 Trick question, ehh? Gotta be the one that works! No 1TB 2.5" drives yet but if you forego the optical, you can do an optibay kind of thing with multiple drives.
Trick question, ehh? Gotta be the one that works! No 1TB 2.5" drives yet but if you forego the optical, you can do an optibay kind of thing with multiple drives.
M MrPeanut macrumors regular Original poster May 21, 2009 126 0 West Yorkshire, UK Sep 14, 2009 #7 NC MacGuy said: Trick question, ehh? Gotta be the one that works! No 1TB 2.5" drives yet but if you forego the optical, you can do an optibay kind of thing with multiple drives. Click to expand... Thanks, not for the info, but for the reminder about Larry being back in 6 days
NC MacGuy said: Trick question, ehh? Gotta be the one that works! No 1TB 2.5" drives yet but if you forego the optical, you can do an optibay kind of thing with multiple drives. Click to expand... Thanks, not for the info, but for the reminder about Larry being back in 6 days