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Replacing the internal hard drive on a Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="Stef Andrews" data-source="post: 748332" data-attributes="member: 70502"><p>I recently bought a white Macbook (my first Mac, hence this being in the switchers forum), and hard already nearly filled the 120GB internal HDD, I have an USB WD 500GB drive as well but have stuff that I need on the internal. I am looking to get a 320GB or 500GB hard drive (7200rpm), preferably 500GB drive to replace the internal drive. But I have a couple of questions:</p><p></p><p>1) Is this something I can do myself? This is my first mac, and the most modifying I've ever done to a computer is changing screens on a desktop!</p><p></p><p>I want everything that I have on the current drive on the new one, so that I can just use the new straight away - no re-installing etc. Should I take this to the apple re-seller I bought it from?</p><p></p><p>2) I would like to get a case so i can use the current internal drive as a back up drive with time machine, would this work? If so, USB or firewire?</p><p></p><p>3) Are there any recommended hard drives I should be looking at? My WD 500gb external drive was £70, and I wasn't looking at spending more than that again really.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help/guidance, I did have a quick search but if I missed anything please feel free to redirect me.</p><p></p><p>Stef Andrews</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stef Andrews, post: 748332, member: 70502"] I recently bought a white Macbook (my first Mac, hence this being in the switchers forum), and hard already nearly filled the 120GB internal HDD, I have an USB WD 500GB drive as well but have stuff that I need on the internal. I am looking to get a 320GB or 500GB hard drive (7200rpm), preferably 500GB drive to replace the internal drive. But I have a couple of questions: 1) Is this something I can do myself? This is my first mac, and the most modifying I've ever done to a computer is changing screens on a desktop! I want everything that I have on the current drive on the new one, so that I can just use the new straight away - no re-installing etc. Should I take this to the apple re-seller I bought it from? 2) I would like to get a case so i can use the current internal drive as a back up drive with time machine, would this work? If so, USB or firewire? 3) Are there any recommended hard drives I should be looking at? My WD 500gb external drive was £70, and I wasn't looking at spending more than that again really. Thanks for any help/guidance, I did have a quick search but if I missed anything please feel free to redirect me. Stef Andrews [/QUOTE]
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