Getting a MBP is it worth upgrading the hard drive?

catcrawf3 · catcrawf3 #1 (**permalink**)

01-07-2011, 07:32 AM

I'm going to be getting a MBP at the end of the month and was just wondering if it is worth me paying an extra £34.80 to upgrade the hard drive from a 500GB serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm to a 500GB serial AT Drive @ 7200 rpm?

iggibar · iggibar #2 (**permalink**)

01-07-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by catcrawf3

I'm going to be getting a MBP at the end of the month and was just wondering if it is worth me paying an extra £34.80 to upgrade the hard drive from a 500GB serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm to a 500GB serial AT Drive @ 7200 rpm?

Thats about $45 dollars US. Not sure if it's worth it just for the 1800rpm difference. What brand of hard drive are you upgrading too?How's the ram on MBP?

chscag · chscag #3 (**permalink**)

01-07-2011, 02:55 PM

I agree. It's not going to make that much of a difference, and besides, you can always do the upgrade yourself later on probably at less cost.

AUZambo · AUZambo #4 (**permalink**)

01-07-2011, 09:41 PM

I wouldn't do it. If you were upgrading from something like 200 GB to 500 GB then I'd do it in a heartbeat...but going from 5400 RPM to 7200 RPM isn't worth much more than $10 (US) in my opinion.

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catcrawf3 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2010 Posts: 3	01-07-2011, 07:32 AM I'm going to be getting a MBP at the end of the month and was just wondering if it is worth me paying an extra £34.80 to upgrade the hard drive from a 500GB serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm to a 500GB serial AT Drive @ 7200 rpm?
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AUZambo #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 06, 2006 Posts: 274 Mac Specs: 2006 Macbook Pro 15.4" glossy screen, 2.16 ghz, 640 gb, 2 gb ram	01-07-2011, 09:41 PM I wouldn't do it. If you were upgrading from something like 200 GB to 500 GB then I'd do it in a heartbeat...but going from 5400 RPM to 7200 RPM isn't worth much more than $10 (US) in my opinion.
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