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Replacing HDD; Is this a good choice?
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<blockquote data-quote="atl_sud" data-source="post: 1332731" data-attributes="member: 225558"><p>Is the Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M500MBB a good choice for HDD replacement for my Macbook? </p><p></p><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">500 GB</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 5400 RPM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 9.5 mm height</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Spin-up Current (Max.): 1000 mA; Seek Power: 2.0 watts; Read/Write Power: 2.5 watts; Low Power Idle: 0.7 watts; Standby Power: 0.2 watts; Sleep Power: 0.2 watts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> RPM: 5400 rpm; Form Factor: 2.5 inch; Data Transfer Rate (Max.): 300 MB/s; Average Seek time (typical): 12 ms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Capacity: 500GB; Interface: SATA 3.0Gbps; Cache: 8MB</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Shock: Operating: 325G @ 2ms; Non-operating: 900G @ 1ms; Power Management:; Voltage: +5V ± 5%</li> </ul><p></p><p>Here is a link to the drive an amazon. Not going to purchase it there but wanted to give the details for anyone looking to provide some feedback.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052T7HUA/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M500MBB 2.5-Inch 500 GB SATA2 5400rpm 8MB Hard Drive: Electronics</a></p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="atl_sud, post: 1332731, member: 225558"] Is the Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M500MBB a good choice for HDD replacement for my Macbook? [LIST] [*]500 GB [*] 5400 RPM [*] 9.5 mm height [*] Spin-up Current (Max.): 1000 mA; Seek Power: 2.0 watts; Read/Write Power: 2.5 watts; Low Power Idle: 0.7 watts; Standby Power: 0.2 watts; Sleep Power: 0.2 watts [*] RPM: 5400 rpm; Form Factor: 2.5 inch; Data Transfer Rate (Max.): 300 MB/s; Average Seek time (typical): 12 ms [*] Capacity: 500GB; Interface: SATA 3.0Gbps; Cache: 8MB [*] Shock: Operating: 325G @ 2ms; Non-operating: 900G @ 1ms; Power Management:; Voltage: +5V ± 5% [/LIST] Here is a link to the drive an amazon. Not going to purchase it there but wanted to give the details for anyone looking to provide some feedback. [URL='http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052T7HUA/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com: Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M500MBB 2.5-Inch 500 GB SATA2 5400rpm 8MB Hard Drive: Electronics[/url] Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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