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Best Deals on Replacement Macbook Hard Drives?
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I got my white Macbook C2D yesterday. I am going to migrate from my iMac w/250GB HD to this 80GB HD Macbook.
I have an external 160GB USB drive, but I am finding that I cannot fit my core content (stuff I would want with me) on the 80GB drive (I know, my fault, I should have thought ahead).
So I am looking for a replacement drive. The 160GB Seagates appear to be priced at a premium (if you can find them) over the 120GB drives. I have found the 120 on computers4sure.com for $128 (free shipping). I found the 160GB for $179 (free shipping) at another site (see below) That amounts to $1.06 per GB for the 120 and $1.12 per GB for the 160. Normally I wouldn't put this much thought into it and just get the 160, but I am trying to keep my costs down right now.
Does anyone know of a better deal? I am struggling to find places who clearly state they have the SATA drive (vs the UATA drives).
Also, I read that I need an external enclosure just to initially format the new drive. Is that right? The same web site appears to have those for only $15, so not to big of a deal. I could then put the old 80GB in that enclosure I guess.
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(Last edited by onesupermanfan; Nov 16, 2006 at 11:50 AM.
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Ok, apparently nobody knows of any better deals out there.
About my other question, do I have to install the new drive in an external enclosure to do the initial format or can I just stick a brand new drive into the Macbook and book the Apple Startup DVD and do a new install? My machine is days old, so I don't care if I have to re-install everything.
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You do not need to install the new drive in an enclosure just to format it. Install it in your Macbook and boot with the the Tiger DVD. I think the installer will format it for you. If not you can alway access Disk Utility from the installer menu bar.
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I would put the old drive in an enclosure, boot to it, use a program like Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the drive to the new internal after formatting it, then format the old drive and use it for extra space.
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Just to close this topic us (for me anyway).
I just bought a 160GB from memorylabs.com with an external enclosure (for my old 80GB that will come out of the Macbook). Free shipping. The drive was $176.30.
Ok, now I expect someone to post the (just found it for $145 at supermanfangotscrewed.com or something).
Thanks for the replies. With the enclosure, at least I have options now.
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