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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
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