13" 2.26 HDD Upgrade.?

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hey guys whats up and thanks for welcoming Me to the Forum. ok i just got me a Mid 09 MacBook Pro 13" 2.26Ghz with a 4Gb Ram and 250Gb HDD. i dont know why i just didnt just get the 500gb from the Start.. but anyway i was looking around and with so manny programs and Downloads i have im running out of space.. i will like to upgrade to a 500gb HDD soon. i've seen on apple.com that the 500 hdd they use is the 5400rpm drive.. now ive seen the 500gb 7200rpm for a good price..So i just asking can my laptop hold the heat and the speed of the 500gb 7200rpm.

this is the one i will like to get..>
500GB 2.5" Seagate Momentus 7200.4 7200RPM... (ST9500420AS) at OWC

or go with the more desent one..>
500GB 2.5" Seagate Momentus 5400.6 5400RPM... (ST9500325AS) at OWC
 

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With the increase of speed do you get an increase of heat?
 
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i know its cheaper in newegg but did u see the customer reviews and comments.. its just like witch one should i go with..
 
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hmm i thought everything is built in the mac? you can change the internal hard disk?i thought the only thing you could change was the ram. :)
 
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Nope - see my guide on how to upgrade a MBP 13" [in sig].

However, you may have heard about the MB Air. It isnt user upgradeable. Although there are guides on YT on how to do it.
 
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i've seen the video like 30 times but my question is should i go with a 500gb 5400Rpm or should i go with a 500gb 7200Rpm
 

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I use a 7200RPM on my white MB and although the HD does run a little warmer, it is nothing to be concerned about. My advice would be to get the 7200RPM and if you have problems, you can always fall back to your original HD.
 
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ok i order the 7200rpm hdd 500gb.. lets see how it is.. just need to know how do i boot up to copy back up from external drive..
 
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i've seen the video like 30 times but my question is should i go with a 500gb 5400Rpm or should i go with a 500gb 7200Rpm

Sorry! Yes go for the 7200rpm drive, faster read and write times = upgrade!
 
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ok i order the 7200rpm hdd 500gb.. lets see how it is.. just need to know how do i boot up to copy back up from external drive..

hey man, just want to find out how it turned out for you? I have the same MBP as you and im also looking to upgrade my hdd. Which hdd did you go with from where? thanks
 
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i Order this one but i have received it yet.. i order this one. > 1 SEAST9500420AS  500GB 2.5" Seagate Momentus 7200.4 7200RPM SATA
 
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Why Seagate Momentus as opposed to ...

WD Scorpio Black or Hitachi Travelstar? Also, what is the increased heat factor with installing a 7200 rpm drive? Is there additional heat?
 
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I would get a 7200 WD Scorpio Black. Much more reliable that Hitachi or Seagate. And fast to boot.
 
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Advice on an OWC do it yourelf HDD upgrade kit.

Success stories from anyone who has used one to upgrade their hdd?
 
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Just make sure yu buy a good quality #0 tip screwdriver. I installed a WD Scorpio Black HDD in my new 13" MBP and went just fine, nothing to complicated. Use this link and it gives you detailed info on what screws to tighten first and so forth. Macbook Pro 13" HDD replacement.
 
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hey guys after i had order the Seagate Hdd 500gb 7200rpm. i changed my mind i sent it back and change it for the WD Scorpio Blue 500gb 4200rpm. just because i didnt want that extra heat on my laptop. sounds weird but yea. and it was cheaper than the seagate.. I went with the recommended storage. thanks again for all the heads Up and tips..

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160GB or 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive, or 128GB or 256GB solid-state drive4

Newegg.com - Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive - Laptop Hard Drives
 
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Just came in the 500gb 5400rpm I went with the reccomended Hdd i dont want to deal with the Extra heat.. even dou my mbp still gets hot now..but oh well.. lol i will follow some directions ..like backing up the original Hdd to an external drive using superduper and the swaping out the 250gb to the 500gb. c ya lata.

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Well i have a Successfull Swap..i swapped my 250gb and placed a 500gb on my Mid 09 Macbook Pro..
1st_ SuperDuper_ to Back up HDD
2nd_30 Phillips Screw Driver_remove all 10 Screws
3rd_ Small Elect. Plyers.(to remove the 4 Screws Around the Oem HDD very Carefull)
4th_Followed this GUI_http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MBPRO_13inch_Mid2009_Hard_Drive_DIY.pdf
5th_Replaced the HDD
6_Put everything back together
7th_Restore Mac Os X with Dvd

I Dindnt have a lot of stuff on my original Hdd so i just did the Regular Dvd restore.. but i backed it up anyway just incase..

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Congrats on the new HDD, it's really not that difficult of an upgrade. I alsp installed another 2gb of RAM since I was in there. I sold my white macbook 2.4 for this one and man I'm loving the lighted keyboard and screen quality. I also like the built in SD card as all of my digital cameras have SD cards.
 

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