Drive for Macbook

[bscenefilms]

Would this drive work in my black Intel Macbook?

Hitachi 0S00157 Travelstar Laptop Hard Drive - 2.5", 7200, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache at TigerDirect.com

 

[Jaygray]

Yes. I just installed one of these drives this week. Buy today, as that is a great price!

CompUSA also offers the same pricing in-store if you have a store nearby.

 

[bscenefilms]

Outstanding. Thank you!

How hard is it to install?

 

[Jaygray]

On my unibody MBP the physical installation is super easy. Unscrew the bottom case. The HD is plainly visible. It is held in place by 2 additional screws. I've never replaced one in a polycarb MB, but I doubt it's much different.

You'll also need a way to transfer your data from the old drive to the new one. Either an external enclosure, or you can do a restore to the new drive via Time Machine.

 

[bscenefilms]

Excellent. Thanks again. I was going to just use SuperDuper for the backup / restore so should be no biggie

 

[quin]

I bought the Hitachi off the shelf from CompUsa. Thought I might have over paid a little, but at $99 + tax it's one of the lowest price for a 500GB 7200 rpm. Very quiet, no vibration. Very sweet.

 

[Chud]

Seagate Momentus 500GB has overall much better performance than the Hitachi or the Western Digital, but unless you're benchmarking I doubt you'd really notice the difference between them in everyday use. The next noticeable step up would be a SSD.

 

[mtbinva]

Excellent. Thanks again. I was going to just use SuperDuper for the backup / restore so should be no biggie

Good call! another, just as an option is CarbonCopyCloner. Should be no biggie at all! Good luck.

 

[mtbinva]

Seagate Momentus 500GB has overall much better performance than the Hitachi or the Western Digital, but unless you're benchmarking I doubt you'd really notice the difference between them in everyday use. The next noticeable step up would be a SSD.

That's the one I just upgraded too last week.