MacBook - Looking to upgrade HD -- what kind do I need?

rsherid · rsherid #1 (**permalink**)

11-02-2008, 11:18 PM

I'm looking to upgrade my 13" MacBook's hard drive for the first time to at least 250GB. I'm wondering, though, what size/kind should I be looking for? I will most likely be shopping from NewEgg.com.

Soulwar · Soulwar #2 (**permalink**)

11-03-2008, 01:10 AM

Select your model here and have a look. The 7200's are faster than the 5400's. I'll leave the rest to others with their experiences with different HDD's.
MyOWC at OtherWorldComputing.com

rsherid · rsherid #3 (**permalink**)

11-03-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Soulwar

Select your model here and have a look. The 7200's are faster than the 5400's. I'll leave the rest to others with their experiences with different HDD's.
MyOWC at OtherWorldComputing.com

Thanks for the link. I found this one on NewEgg, though. I couldn't find it at OWC so can anyone here confirm it'll work for my 1.83 Ghz Single Core?

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #4 (**permalink**)

11-03-2008, 04:56 AM

It should work as long as it's an SATA HDD. I would get a 7200 RPM HDD though. Like one of these two, from newegg.

Quite a good deal on them, considering they both use to be in the 160 dollar range, and then dropped to 109 in like a few months. Now they are both under 100 bucks with free shipping no less. >_>"

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #5 (**permalink**)

11-03-2008, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by rsherid

Thanks for the link. I found this one on NewEgg, though. I couldn't find it at OWC so can anyone here confirm it'll work for my 1.83 Ghz Single Core?

That should work as it's a Notebook drive 2.5" SATA. Any 2.5" Notebook drive with a SATA interface should work. I agree with CR that a 7200 RPM would be the way to go for maximum performance if you can pay the price.

CR, great drives. I am happy to see the price that low on large 7200 RPM Laptop drives. It's sure come down a lot in recent times!

rsherid · rsherid #6 (**permalink**)

11-04-2008, 12:55 AM

How can I find out if a drive I already own is 5400 or 7200 RPM?

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #7 (**permalink**)

11-04-2008, 01:37 AM

give me the brand and model number of the drive and I will tell find out for you.

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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,777 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	11-04-2008, 01:37 AM give me the brand and model number of the drive and I will tell find out for you. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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rsherid #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 06, 2008 Posts: 731 Mac Specs: 13" MBP - 2.7 Ghz, Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM.	11-02-2008, 11:18 PM I'm looking to upgrade my 13" MacBook's hard drive for the first time to at least 250GB. I'm wondering, though, what size/kind should I be looking for? I will most likely be shopping from NewEgg.com.
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Inactive Staff Member Since: Jul 24, 2008 Posts: 5,956 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB	11-03-2008, 04:56 AM It should work as long as it's an SATA HDD. I would get a 7200 RPM HDD though. Like one of these two, from newegg. Quite a good deal on them, considering they both use to be in the 160 dollar range, and then dropped to 109 in like a few months. Now they are both under 100 bucks with free shipping no less. >_>"
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Member Since: Sep 06, 2008 Posts: 731 Mac Specs: 13" MBP - 2.7 Ghz, Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM.	11-04-2008, 12:55 AM How can I find out if a drive I already own is 5400 or 7200 RPM?
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