Hi Everyone,
So I just bought a mac and Im new to the mac OS. I bought an aluminum macbook and I'm really liking how great it is, it starts in seconds when I open the lid and its so quiet, but I'd really like to have some more space on it.
I was looking at tigerdirect.ca and wanted to know if anyone can suggest a good harddrive that will work with the macbook so that it is just as fast/quiet as the original harddrive. I can't figure out to go with 5400 or 7200, does it really make a difference? I can't seem to find a 500gig HD that runs at 7200, and do the higher speeds cause more heat/sound?
Here's the main link: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2676&name=2.5-SATA-Drive&Nav=|c:1277|&Sort=0&Recs=10
These were the top ones I was considering:
-Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 320GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
-Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS Mobile Hard Drive - 500GB, 2.5", 5400RPM, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM
-Western Digital Scorpio WD5000BEVT Mobile Hard Drive - 500GB, 2.5", 5400RPM, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM
Thanks in advance for any help/advice
Also, I've found tons of links on how to physically do the swap, but are there any links on how I load the mac OS on a new harddrive? formatting, etc?
Thanks
So I just bought a mac and Im new to the mac OS. I bought an aluminum macbook and I'm really liking how great it is, it starts in seconds when I open the lid and its so quiet, but I'd really like to have some more space on it.
I was looking at tigerdirect.ca and wanted to know if anyone can suggest a good harddrive that will work with the macbook so that it is just as fast/quiet as the original harddrive. I can't figure out to go with 5400 or 7200, does it really make a difference? I can't seem to find a 500gig HD that runs at 7200, and do the higher speeds cause more heat/sound?
Here's the main link: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2676&name=2.5-SATA-Drive&Nav=|c:1277|&Sort=0&Recs=10
These were the top ones I was considering:
-Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 320GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
-Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS Mobile Hard Drive - 500GB, 2.5", 5400RPM, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM
-Western Digital Scorpio WD5000BEVT Mobile Hard Drive - 500GB, 2.5", 5400RPM, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM
Thanks in advance for any help/advice
Also, I've found tons of links on how to physically do the swap, but are there any links on how I load the mac OS on a new harddrive? formatting, etc?
Thanks