WIll this hard drive work in my macbook pro?

crazypotatos · crazypotatos #1 (**permalink**)

05-16-2011, 08:32 PM

Hi,

I found this harddrive: Newegg.com - Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive

On newegg and it looks pretty beast. I wanted to know if it will work with my macbook pro 13in late 2009 model.

And if you know if this drive will work in a ps3 "fat" let me know too. Thanks!!

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

05-16-2011, 08:34 PM

That particular drive has some pretty severe compatibility issues with OS X. One of our staff members, bobtomay struggled with it for quite awhile before giving up.

crazypotatos · crazypotatos #3 (**permalink**)

05-16-2011, 09:28 PM

Thank you very much!

Do you have any that you would reccommend that are 500gb and 7200rpm?

cwa107 · cwa107 #4 (**permalink**)

05-16-2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by crazypotatos

Thank you very much!

Do you have any that you would reccommend that are 500gb and 7200rpm?

I have a Hitachi 7k500 (actually had one in my last MBP too) and I'm very pleased with it. Speedy, quiet, cool and cheap. I don't think you can beat it:

Newegg.com - HITACHI Travelstar 7K500 HTS725032A9A364 (0A72333) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

crazypotatos · crazypotatos #5 (**permalink**)

05-16-2011, 09:38 PM

Ok thank you very much! Much cheaper than the one that I previously stated. Now for my old 250gb drive, would I just purchase an enclosure for it and I could use it as a backup drive? Or would I just keep it and now mess with any of the files?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #6 (**permalink**)

05-17-2011, 01:17 AM

Yes an enclosure, and you can boot from it and clone to your new hard drive using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. Today one needs a back up of the operating system and important files. Your MacBook Pro have Firewire 800? Then look for a Firewire 800 case as this is much, much faster than USB.

Dec540 · Dec540 #7 (**permalink**)

05-19-2011, 08:55 AM

I have that drive in my 2011 MBP 15". I haven't had a single issue with it and i've had noticeable performance gains with the new HDD

cjj14u · cjj14u #8 (**permalink**)

05-19-2011, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dec540

I have that drive in my 2011 MBP 15". I haven't had a single issue with it and i've had noticeable performance gains with the new HDD

Same here....no issues at all with the hybrid XT......

crazypotatos · crazypotatos #9 (**permalink**)

05-21-2011, 02:58 PM

I just looked at the forums and reviews on the seagate website. According to Seagate, downloading the newest firmware for it (sd 25 or something) fixes the problems. I think ill take my chances. The worst that can happen is that they give me my money back or a new one. I have an external hard drive so I can backup.

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	05-16-2011, 08:34 PM That particular drive has some pretty severe compatibility issues with OS X. One of our staff members, bobtomay struggled with it for quite awhile before giving up. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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harryb2448 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,069 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-17-2011, 01:17 AM Yes an enclosure, and you can boot from it and clone to your new hard drive using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. Today one needs a back up of the operating system and important files. Your MacBook Pro have Firewire 800? Then look for a Firewire 800 case as this is much, much faster than USB. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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crazypotatos #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Posts: 147 Mac Specs: MacBook pro 13" 2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo 8GB RAM 750 GB HDD	05-16-2011, 08:32 PM Hi, I found this harddrive: Newegg.com - Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive On newegg and it looks pretty beast. I wanted to know if it will work with my macbook pro 13in late 2009 model. And if you know if this drive will work in a ps3 "fat" let me know too. Thanks!!
	QUOTE Thanks

crazypotatos #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Posts: 147 Mac Specs: MacBook pro 13" 2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo 8GB RAM 750 GB HDD	05-16-2011, 09:38 PM Ok thank you very much! Much cheaper than the one that I previously stated. Now for my old 250gb drive, would I just purchase an enclosure for it and I could use it as a backup drive? Or would I just keep it and now mess with any of the files?
	QUOTE Thanks

Dec540 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 12, 2008 Posts: 130 Mac Specs: MBP 2011 15" 2.0Ghz (hi-res, Momentus XT). 32GB iPhone 4.	05-19-2011, 08:55 AM I have that drive in my 2011 MBP 15". I haven't had a single issue with it and i've had noticeable performance gains with the new HDD
	QUOTE Thanks

crazypotatos #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Posts: 147 Mac Specs: MacBook pro 13" 2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo 8GB RAM 750 GB HDD	05-21-2011, 02:58 PM I just looked at the forums and reviews on the seagate website. According to Seagate, downloading the newest firmware for it (sd 25 or something) fixes the problems. I think ill take my chances. The worst that can happen is that they give me my money back or a new one. I have an external hard drive so I can backup.
	QUOTE Thanks

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