Macbook hard drive upgrade. need thoughts.

so i have come close to filling up my original drive on my macbook and im in the market for something a bit better then what i have now.

current drive.
FUJITSU MHY2250BH
250 gig

budget.
$100

been looking at this
DIY KIT: 320GB 7200RPM HD for MacBook,... (OWCYWD3200BEKT) at OWC

thoughts? opinions?

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You are better off with the 7K500 which newegg.com has cheaper than OWC Newegg.com - HITACHI Travelstar 7K500 HD20500 IDK/7K 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Retail compared to 500GB 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 7200RPM SA... (0S00157) at OWC
Great drive and within your budget.
3yr manufactures warranty

thanks man ton man.
how are the sound wise?

Super fast, quiet, and vibration free
The enclosure and tools will set you back about $20 total, but good to have for the future as well as for cloning your drive before swapping out, or a little more if you look for firewire enclosure.

awesome.
i might be making a purchase soon.
now i just have to find an enclosure that i like

I think they are all much in the much.... they start from around $15 and aren't something that you are going to be looking at too often. So, the only real decisionis firewire or not.
Here's a start to your search
USB 2.0 2.5" SATA HD enclosures
HD Encosures
Firewire 400/USB 2.0 2.5" SATA HD
Firewire 400/USB 2.0 enclosures

is it worth getting the firewire? i mean is it that much faster or better that i should spend the extra money for it?
im dont know all that much about firewire

I haven't got a firewire enclosure... but only because I've been lazy in not getting one.
They are a lot faster, and for the roughly $20 more than the USB on its own, certainly worth it.
If you have a clone of your HD and you use firewire external, you won't notice the drop in speed booting off the external, where as with just a USB external it is like waiting for the kettle to boil or toast to pop

hahaha i might just spring for it then

thanks for all the help

Pleasure... before you change the HD, clone it with CCC or SuperDuper, and if you need any help or advice, don't be afraid to ask.

6string said:

Pleasure... before you change the HD, clone it with CCC or SuperDuper, and if you need any help or advice, don't be afraid to ask.

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nice i have a copy of superduper allready
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Cool, just know that you can clone to the new HD in the external enclosure, and then swap it out and you're up and running

yep i knew that part

Thought you might, but had to add it

As an alternative, if you're not really inclined to buy the enclosure, you can use Time Machine to make the swap. It takes a little longer, but it will save you the cost of buying the enclosure.

Jrmiller said:

is it worth getting the firewire? i mean is it that much faster or better that i should spend the extra money for it?
im dont know all that much about firewire

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Yes. I believe so.

i do believe that my father in law has a firewire enclosure that i can have

Go to CompUSA. I bought my Hitachi at $99 + tax, off the shelf, SATA drive enclosure for $10. Keep in mind, the enclosure for SATA drive takes up 2 USB slots on your computer for power. Or 1 USB slot but you'd have to plug in the powers supply.

quin said:

Go to CompUSA. I bought my Hitachi at $99 + tax, off the shelf, SATA drive enclosure for $10. Keep in mind, the enclosure for SATA drive takes up 2 USB slots on your computer for power. Or 1 USB slot but you'd have to plug in the powers supply.

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i used to have one close to me but they closed sadly. might walk through the local best buy and see if they have any good deals