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06-08-2009, 03:15 AM
I have a 2.16Ghz Macbook. I got given a WD External Elements 320gig Harddrive 2.5inch and I was wondering whether I could replace my current 150 gig drive in my macbook. Does anyone know what is actually in these external drives and are they good enough to replace a macbook harddrive with? I can't seem to find out anything about the actual drive inside. WD Elements Portable 320 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drives ( WDE1MSBK3200 ) Thanks alot folks |
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Mac Specs: rMBP 15" / 2.6GHz / 16GB / 512GB
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06-08-2009, 04:18 AM
It would probably work. Cant seem to find anything about the drives RPM on that site you linked to though ... It is probably just a standard 2.5-Inch SATA drive in that casing. |
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06-08-2009, 05:13 AM
Just contemplating whether or not I should just sell it and buy a scorpio... |
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06-08-2009, 05:23 AM
The drive you have now might be a 5400 rpm drive too, so it might be alittle bit slow. Its your call 
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06-08-2009, 02:03 PM
I'm running a 5400 rpm WDC WD5000BEVT (500 Gb) drive which is virtually silent appears to have no noticeable difference to the battery life. I'd recommend it without hesitation. Mac Junkie  - MacBook Pro 2.4, 500Gb, 4Gb - MacBook Air (wife's), - iPad 2 64Gb - 2 x iPod Touch 32Gb and iPhones 3GS 32Gb |
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