Late 2008 MacBook HD Replacement

Joined
May 23, 2010
Messages
111
Reaction score
1
Points
18
Location
La Habra, CA
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

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
Jan 23, 2008
Messages
65,248
Reaction score
1,833
Points
113
Location
Keller, Texas
Your Mac's Specs
2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
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.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top