[iomatic]

... and guess what, the iBook's hard drive that belongs to my daughter is pretty much unbootable, and unfixable. Already had Apple repair the backlight (and motherboard, apparently) a day before AppleCare ran out (bought used, oh well, thanks anyway Grampa).

So.

Where/what/ model HDD should we get? She likes "designing" web pages in iWeb (brilliant little 7 year old!), and plays around drawing and printing. Music is already on the network on the server.

Thoughts?

Ease of install, etc.?

[mduell]

Sounds like something small will be fine for her. 60GB is $55 and there's not much point going below that since they don't get much cheaper.

As with all laptops before the MacBook, installation is a pain. ifixit.com has the guide if you'd like to try. CompUSA will do the swap for $30.

[brokenjago]

CompUSA is also closing 126 stores nation wide, so you might want to jump on that before they close a store near you!

[iomatic]

Oh nice. Thanks for the tips, folks!