MacBook - 500 gb hdd on macbook

Abbs · Abbs #1 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 12:42 AM

Hey Guys!

im goin uni this sept

;so i've decided to buy a white macbook 2.4 with 160 gb hdd with ma student discount.

I wanna run windows home premium as well bcz im a big fan of the media center application.

So i was wondering if i should upgrade to 500 Gb...samsung hm500li hard disk.

Is bigger drive slow??Or any heat or battery problems??

Should i upgrade to 4 gb ram as well??

Thankx a lot in advace.

budafied · budafied #2 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 01:23 AM

i would only do the ram upgrade if you find a good deal on it. OCZ 4GB was $42 on buy.com last weekend, so I bought it. But most people will be fine with 2GB until a year from now when RAM prices continue to plummet.

I didn't know they make 500GB notebook drives. Highest I've heard of in a macbook is 320. you're probably better off buying an external drive. You could get a 1 TB drive for the price of a 320GB internal....

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #3 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by budafied

i would only do the ram upgrade if you find a good deal on it. OCZ 4GB was $42 on buy.com last weekend, so I bought it. But most people will be fine with 2GB until a year from now when RAM prices continue to plummet.

I didn't know they make 500GB notebook drives. Highest I've heard of in a macbook is 320. you're probably better off buying an external drive. You could get a 1 TB drive for the price of a 320GB internal....

I don't know about you but as a student carrying extra stuff hurts my shoulders enough, with the books and various supplies that I have to carry around all day.

I rather have the 500GB HDD they are selling it at here

Although I would rather wait on that too until the price drops down more or I might jump on the SSD bandwagon when Samsung starts mass producing their 250 GB SSDs.

For ram I have these. A little on the pricey side but you get what you pay for and they are amazing.

Abbs · Abbs #4 (**permalink**)

08-12-2008, 01:37 AM

ny idea where can i get these stuff from in uk??

can get ram at crucial uk but could'nt find ny seller for 500gb hdd .

thnkx again.

ezcompane · ezcompane #5 (**permalink**)

10-01-2008, 04:35 AM

www.mwave.com has the drive for $169.95 and two day express shipping for $12. i'm about to order my second one this week. not sure about the install on the macbook pro though, might just pay someone to install it for me.

budafied #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 04, 2008 Posts: 151 Mac Specs: 13.3" MBP: 2.26 C2D, 4GB, 160GB	08-11-2008, 01:23 AM i would only do the ram upgrade if you find a good deal on it. OCZ 4GB was $42 on buy.com last weekend, so I bought it. But most people will be fine with 2GB until a year from now when RAM prices continue to plummet. I didn't know they make 500GB notebook drives. Highest I've heard of in a macbook is 320. you're probably better off buying an external drive. You could get a 1 TB drive for the price of a 320GB internal.... 11.6" MacBook Air Ultimate PS3 Slim, Xbox 360 S, 40" Sony LCD
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Member Since: Dec 27, 2007 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 298 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.5, 6gb ram, 500gb hard drive. 2010 13" MacBook Air 1.86 C2D, 4gb ram, 128gb HD.	10-01-2008, 04:35 AM www.mwave.com has the drive for $169.95 and two day express shipping for $12. i'm about to order my second one this week. not sure about the install on the macbook pro though, might just pay someone to install it for me. LIVE and PSN: EZCOMPANE 2008 MacBook Pro (2.5ghz C2D,6gb,80 SSD, 500 GB), iPad 32GB, iPhone 4 16gb, 2011 MacBook Air (11" 1.87 i7, 4GB, 128GB) 2010 MacBook Air (13" 1.86 C2D, 4gb, 128gb), Boxee, Netgear Stora
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Member Since: Aug 11, 2008 Location: Sydney,Leicester,New Delhi Posts: 2 Mac Specs: Gonna buy one this sept!!	08-11-2008, 12:42 AM Hey Guys! im goin uni this sept ;so i've decided to buy a white macbook 2.4 with 160 gb hdd with ma student discount. I wanna run windows home premium as well bcz im a big fan of the media center application. So i was wondering if i should upgrade to 500 Gb...samsung hm500li hard disk. Is bigger drive slow??Or any heat or battery problems?? Should i upgrade to 4 gb ram as well?? Thankx a lot in advace.
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Member Since: Aug 11, 2008 Location: Sydney,Leicester,New Delhi Posts: 2 Mac Specs: Gonna buy one this sept!!	08-12-2008, 01:37 AM ny idea where can i get these stuff from in uk?? can get ram at crucial uk but could'nt find ny seller for 500gb hdd . thnkx again.
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