Late 2008 MacBook HD Replacement

Feniks80 · Feniks80 #1 (**permalink**)

03-07-2012, 03:44 PM

I have a few questions about replacing my late 2008 MacBook's HD. It finally gave out last night, i've had it looked at by a genius just to have a second opinion before I made any fix.

I was given another stores business card from a genius as an option to get it fixed with a bigger HD for less than what Apple would charge me for. I watched a few videos of how easy it would be to install a new HD, it looks easy enough, not hard at all.

So my questions are, is it worth it going with this store that will replace my 160GB HD with a 320GB with free data transfer for $199? If I do it myself I might go with a fresh install, would I have to start with Leopard and work myself up to Lion? I've never replaced a HD hence the questions, is it as easy as popping the HD in and it reading my disc for installation?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

03-08-2012, 10:52 PM

You could replace the HDD yourself and do the data transfer for a lot less. However, that's up to you. The $199 price is not too bad considering that includes the new hard drive and labor for the installation plus data transfer.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,386 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	03-08-2012, 10:52 PM You could replace the HDD yourself and do the data transfer for a lot less. However, that's up to you. The $199 price is not too bad considering that includes the new hard drive and labor for the installation plus data transfer. Community Guidelines
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Feniks80 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 23, 2010 Location: La Habra, CA Posts: 109	03-07-2012, 03:44 PM I have a few questions about replacing my late 2008 MacBook's HD. It finally gave out last night, i've had it looked at by a genius just to have a second opinion before I made any fix. I was given another stores business card from a genius as an option to get it fixed with a bigger HD for less than what Apple would charge me for. I watched a few videos of how easy it would be to install a new HD, it looks easy enough, not hard at all. So my questions are, is it worth it going with this store that will replace my 160GB HD with a 320GB with free data transfer for $199? If I do it myself I might go with a fresh install, would I have to start with Leopard and work myself up to Lion? I've never replaced a HD hence the questions, is it as easy as popping the HD in and it reading my disc for installation?
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