upgrading internal HD in 2010 macbook pro

whitehorse84 · whitehorse84 #1 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 12:23 PM

hey guys and gals..

I really want to do this before I head off to the bahamas in a couple of days and found this drive locally for $99.00

FRYS.com*|*SEAGATE

it's a seagate 750gb 7200rpm drive with 16mb buffering..

any reviews on this? couldn't really find anything?

It's either that OR I order (wont have till I get back) the 750gb WD Black drive with from what I can tell, are the SAME specs?

Western Digital WD7500BPKT 750GB 2.5" 'Scorpio... in stock at OWC

which one of the two would you recommend?

they are BOTH 2.5 correct?

MYmacROX · MYmacROX #2 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 01:37 PM

Have you tried looking up the Seagate drive on amazon.com or newegg.com? I'm sure somewhere there are reviews of it. I have a 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi in my MBP, so I can't comment on the Seagate or WD, but I'm sure you will find 50/50 for/against on these forums.

whitehorse84 · whitehorse84 #3 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 02:28 PM

thanks!.. I cant seem to find if the seagate drive is 2.5 or not..

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #4 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by whitehorse84

thanks!.. I cant seem to find if the seagate drive is 2.5 or not..

ST907503N1A1AS-RK Momentus® Internal 2.5-inch SATA 7200 RPM 320GB Hard Drive | Seagate

Sure looks like it.

whitehorse84 · whitehorse84 #5 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 02:48 PM

errr.. I'm a moron.. I know that it's a 2.5" drive, but is the size of the drive going to fit into the macbook pro? I know that it can't be over a certain MM size but I cannot remember what that is.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #6 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 02:53 PM

Yea, so far I can't find anywhere that states if its 9.5mm or 12mm.

Oddly enough, I can find Box dimensions and palleting info.. but nothing really USEABLE on Seagates site.

whitehorse84 · whitehorse84 #7 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 02:58 PM

I hear ya.... thanks for looking though!

rohan · rohan #8 (**permalink**)

06-01-2011, 03:12 PM

this is so strange...i just got on here to ask pretty much the same question

my drive has been making some clickety sounds so i wanted to put in a new one before things turn ugly.

my mbp is older though...its a late 2007 model.

now i've been looking around and the seagate momentus seems to be a safe bet... i think it's 9.5mm...but i have no idea about the western digital

it would be awesome if someone could help us decide

my googling so far has led me to beleive that this: ST905003N3A1AS is a good one
but then theres this one as well ST9500420AS

i cant really figure out which is better or what the differences are.

some help would be great! thanks

MYmacROX #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2009 Posts: 3,361 Mac Specs: 2008 15" MBP ML, 2012 21.5" iMac ML	06-01-2011, 01:37 PM Have you tried looking up the Seagate drive on amazon.com or newegg.com? I'm sure somewhere there are reviews of it. I have a 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi in my MBP, so I can't comment on the Seagate or WD, but I'm sure you will find 50/50 for/against on these forums. 16GB iPhone 5, 64GB Wi-Fi only iPad 1st Gen. Reminder: Please include your Mac's specs. This will make it much easier for the other members to assist you.
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Dysfunction #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,588 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	06-01-2011, 02:53 PM Yea, so far I can't find anywhere that states if its 9.5mm or 12mm. Oddly enough, I can find Box dimensions and palleting info.. but nothing really USEABLE on Seagates site. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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rohan #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 300 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB \| 27" iMac 3.1 GHz Core i5 OS X.8.3 \| iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.3	06-01-2011, 03:12 PM this is so strange...i just got on here to ask pretty much the same question my drive has been making some clickety sounds so i wanted to put in a new one before things turn ugly. my mbp is older though...its a late 2007 model. now i've been looking around and the seagate momentus seems to be a safe bet... i think it's 9.5mm...but i have no idea about the western digital it would be awesome if someone could help us decide my googling so far has led me to beleive that this: ST905003N3A1AS is a good one but then theres this one as well ST9500420AS i cant really figure out which is better or what the differences are. some help would be great! thanks << i can explain it to you...but i can't understand it for you... >>
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whitehorse84 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 306 Mac Specs: 15" 2.4ghz i5 Macbook Pro	06-01-2011, 12:23 PM hey guys and gals.. I really want to do this before I head off to the bahamas in a couple of days and found this drive locally for $99.00 FRYS.com\|SEAGATE it's a seagate 750gb 7200rpm drive with 16mb buffering.. any reviews on this? couldn't really find anything? It's either that OR I order (wont have till I get back) the 750gb WD Black drive with from what I can tell, are the SAME specs? Western Digital WD7500BPKT 750GB 2.5" 'Scorpio... in stock at OWC which one of the two would you recommend? they are BOTH 2.5 correct?
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whitehorse84 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 306 Mac Specs: 15" 2.4ghz i5 Macbook Pro	06-01-2011, 02:48 PM errr.. I'm a moron.. I know that it's a 2.5" drive, but is the size of the drive going to fit into the macbook pro? I know that it can't be over a certain MM size but I cannot remember what that is.
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whitehorse84 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 306 Mac Specs: 15" 2.4ghz i5 Macbook Pro	06-01-2011, 02:58 PM I hear ya.... thanks for looking though!
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