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MacBook Maximum Hard Drive Upgrade?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1157903" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Opinions on hard drives vary widely, but I think Samsung is pretty universally derided as a second-rate manufacturer. My personal experience across hundreds of machines confirms a very high failure rate indeed.</p><p></p><p>I have a Hitachi 7K500 that has done very well for me. It replaced a slow Seagate 7200rpm 320GB and a fast, but very noisy 320GB Western Digital 7200rpm. The Hitachi has been a good balance and seems to be doing very well.</p><p></p><p>Just be sure to stick with a drive that lists a 9.5mm height. I believe may of the larger capacity drives (650GB+) use a 12.5mm height, and that may be difficult to fit to your machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1157903, member: 24098"] Opinions on hard drives vary widely, but I think Samsung is pretty universally derided as a second-rate manufacturer. My personal experience across hundreds of machines confirms a very high failure rate indeed. I have a Hitachi 7K500 that has done very well for me. It replaced a slow Seagate 7200rpm 320GB and a fast, but very noisy 320GB Western Digital 7200rpm. The Hitachi has been a good balance and seems to be doing very well. Just be sure to stick with a drive that lists a 9.5mm height. I believe may of the larger capacity drives (650GB+) use a 12.5mm height, and that may be difficult to fit to your machine. [/QUOTE]
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