Which 500gb HD for brand new Macbook pro 13"

amarshall · amarshall #1 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 06:35 AM

I have just purchased abrand new macbook pro 13" (not sure if these are refered to as late 2009??)

Anyway i am upgrading the hard drive to a 500gb (preferably a 7200rpm drive) and was wondering if anybody has had any experience with any of them.

-Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM (i understand not to go for the 'G' one??)
-Hitachi Travel star 500gb 7200rpm (i understand this is what apple use?)
-Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 5400 RPM

Right now I am leaning towards the Seagate. I have read many reviews about a beeping and pausing issue - is this till present?

I have the Western Digital 250gb drive in my old powerbook and it's fairly noisy

Any advise would be great

Thanks

True Bassist · True Bassist #2 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 08:11 AM

I have that exact Seagate version in my MBP 15" and it works fine. Don't get the 'G' version.

deathcloud · deathcloud #3 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 01:48 PM

I bought the Seagate as well. I haven't had any complaints at all. No extra heat, no noise, no platter chatter (lol), and most of all it was a great choice as an upgrade. I am glad I did it.

lmc · lmc #4 (**permalink**)

11-18-2009, 11:41 AM

I just ordered my macbook pro and want to change my hard drive when it arrives as I hear it's much cheaper to do it that way. Is it hard to change? Will I screw it up? Do I need any special tools? I have never changed a hard drive before.
I also wanted to add more memory - is 8 GB overkill?

Calijoefornia · Calijoefornia #5 (**permalink**)

11-18-2009, 01:22 PM

I've got a Western Digital "Scorpio Blue" 500 GB 5400RPM HD in mine and it's quiet as a mouse. There is no vibration at all and it boots up pretty quickly.

Doc750 · Doc750 #6 (**permalink**)

11-18-2009, 01:59 PM

I just ordered the seagate yesterday, should be arriving today

MHartley · MHartley #7 (**permalink**)

11-18-2009, 03:14 PM

i did the same upgrade several days after buying my new mbp. it is very simple, just lots of little screws. one thing that the user guide doesn't mention is that you need a Torx T6 screwdriver to remove the hardware from the original drive. I had to run to ACE hardware halfway through the upgrade to grab one, but it was easy once I had it in hand.

marine_mike · marine_mike #8 (**permalink**)

11-18-2009, 04:24 PM

Get this external from OWC
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16" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 certified connecting cable
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Backup and Utility software CD
Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
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amarshall #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 12, 2009 Posts: 1	11-12-2009, 06:35 AM I have just purchased abrand new macbook pro 13" (not sure if these are refered to as late 2009??) Anyway i am upgrading the hard drive to a 500gb (preferably a 7200rpm drive) and was wondering if anybody has had any experience with any of them. -Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM (i understand not to go for the 'G' one??) -Hitachi Travel star 500gb 7200rpm (i understand this is what apple use?) -Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 5400 RPM Right now I am leaning towards the Seagate. I have read many reviews about a beeping and pausing issue - is this till present? I have the Western Digital 250gb drive in my old powerbook and it's fairly noisy Any advise would be great Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

True Bassist #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 30, 2008 Location: Burgess Hill/UK Posts: 664 Mac Specs: MBP/2.53GHz i5/4GB RAM/500GB HDD/15" LED Screen/Intel HD Graphics & NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M	11-12-2009, 08:11 AM I have that exact Seagate version in my MBP 15" and it works fine. Don't get the 'G' version.
	QUOTE Thanks

lmc #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2009 Posts: 1	11-18-2009, 11:41 AM I just ordered my macbook pro and want to change my hard drive when it arrives as I hear it's much cheaper to do it that way. Is it hard to change? Will I screw it up? Do I need any special tools? I have never changed a hard drive before. I also wanted to add more memory - is 8 GB overkill?
	QUOTE Thanks

Calijoefornia #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 19, 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 121	11-18-2009, 01:22 PM I've got a Western Digital "Scorpio Blue" 500 GB 5400RPM HD in mine and it's quiet as a mouse. There is no vibration at all and it boots up pretty quickly.
	QUOTE Thanks

Doc750 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 27, 2009 Location: MD/IL Posts: 102 Mac Specs: Macbook5,2, iPad 16 gb, iPhone 3GS 32 gb, Iphone 4	11-18-2009, 01:59 PM I just ordered the seagate yesterday, should be arriving today
	QUOTE Thanks

MHartley #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 12	11-18-2009, 03:14 PM i did the same upgrade several days after buying my new mbp. it is very simple, just lots of little screws. one thing that the user guide doesn't mention is that you need a Torx T6 screwdriver to remove the hardware from the original drive. I had to run to ACE hardware halfway through the upgrade to grab one, but it was easy once I had it in hand.
	QUOTE Thanks

marine_mike #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 11	11-18-2009, 04:24 PM Get this external from OWC The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 Storage Solution provides maximum storage in an ultra-portable, totally bus powered design! OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 storage solution 36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable) 12" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 Converter Cable (9-6 Pin cable) 16" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 certified connecting cable Carrying Case Backup and Utility software CD Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only) Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
	QUOTE Thanks

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