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HDD has failed. Worth it to replace or get a new machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="jbrittmartin" data-source="post: 1376110" data-attributes="member: 151640"><p>I have a 13-inch white macbook from Early 2008</p><p></p><p>2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor</p><p>4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM</p><p></p><p>The original HDD was a 250GB. I have confirmed that it has failed. Fortunately I was able to retrieve almost all of my data. Now the question: is it worth it to just replace the drive? Perhaps with a bigger one? I really don't have the money to drop on a new machine at the moment so if it's easy to replace and relatively cheap I will probably go that route. </p><p></p><p>What is the best place to get new drives? What brands/styles would be best? What kind of price range am I going to be looking at? And how can I find out which specific drive will work best in my machine?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any and all advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrittmartin, post: 1376110, member: 151640"] I have a 13-inch white macbook from Early 2008 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM The original HDD was a 250GB. I have confirmed that it has failed. Fortunately I was able to retrieve almost all of my data. Now the question: is it worth it to just replace the drive? Perhaps with a bigger one? I really don't have the money to drop on a new machine at the moment so if it's easy to replace and relatively cheap I will probably go that route. What is the best place to get new drives? What brands/styles would be best? What kind of price range am I going to be looking at? And how can I find out which specific drive will work best in my machine? Thanks for any and all advice. [/QUOTE]
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