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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Best replacement hard drive for a 2007 MacBookPro?
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<blockquote data-quote="jemthebullfrog" data-source="post: 927758" data-attributes="member: 127843"><p>.</p><p></p><p>I would have to disagree with the what was said above about all manufacturers products being of equal standard. There are widely differing specifications in hard drives, with some having larger buffer sizes than others. I believe that Hitachi are widely used due to their track record for providing stability. I agree that on paper all the hard drives should work the same as each other, but in reality there may be vast differences in true performance. The 7K100 has a buffer size of 8mb. The 7K500 drives have 16mb buffers and average of 12m/s seek times.</p><p></p><p>If however you are on a budget then by all means purchase the drive that best suits your pocket, but you possibly would be taking a risk in the long run. </p><p></p><p>This is all my opinion and not meant to offend in any way. I hope it helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jemthebullfrog, post: 927758, member: 127843"] . I would have to disagree with the what was said above about all manufacturers products being of equal standard. There are widely differing specifications in hard drives, with some having larger buffer sizes than others. I believe that Hitachi are widely used due to their track record for providing stability. I agree that on paper all the hard drives should work the same as each other, but in reality there may be vast differences in true performance. The 7K100 has a buffer size of 8mb. The 7K500 drives have 16mb buffers and average of 12m/s seek times. If however you are on a budget then by all means purchase the drive that best suits your pocket, but you possibly would be taking a risk in the long run. This is all my opinion and not meant to offend in any way. I hope it helps. [/QUOTE]
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