Which manufacturer for HDD replacement?

[Effortless]

Hi all,

I have a 3 year old MacBook Pro into which I would like to fit a bigger hard drive. It is a 1.83GHz / 512Mb / 80Gb / Core Duo model.

I have heard that only certain manufacturers HDD's will work with Apples's drop-protection software.

Is this correct? If so, which replacement HDD maufacturer's are best suited to my MBP?

Thanks i advance for any replies.

Effortless.

 

[Hellhammer]

Any 2.5" SATA HD will work. Biggest brands are Western Digital, Seagate and Hitachi. I personally like Western Digital the most

 

[alphaod]

Most of the bigger brands have a variation of each of their products that are compatible with Apple's drive protection system.

That said, just look for the drive you need at the capacity and price you are willing to pay, and you should be fine.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

cant go wrong with seagate or western digital.

 

[elpmas]

cant go wrong with seagate or western digital.

Yeah, these are the more popular names in the hard drive realm
Try the Hitachi 500gb 7200RPm or the black WD