[bishopazrael]

Ok so the rage around here is to swap a hard drive from a portable case into a macbook, which is what I want to do. Will this one work? I've googled and can't find if it's sata or ide.

Newegg.com - Western Digital Passport Portable WDXMS3200TN 320GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - Retail

IF anyone could help me out it'd be much appreciated.

[ibook_steve]

Yes, it will. That's what I did.

Steve

[mduell]

I don't see the appeal. You can get the bare drive for $10 less, an enclosure that's designed to be taken apart and reassembled for $10-20, and keep the warranty valid on both.

[bishopazrael]

Mduell.. thank you very much for pointing that out. I had followed a savings thread from somewhere and now I lost it but I could have gotten that drive for like $125, so thats why I was asking specifically about that drive. But I'll take a look at your links. Thanks again.

Can anyone tell me what code I should be looking for in the model number that tells if it's a 5400 rpm drive or a 7200?

Bishop

[ibook_steve]

Pretty good deal at Buy:

Western Digital Passport Portable 320GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive - WDXMS3200TN - Buy.com

Steve

[mduell]

Originally Posted by bishopazrael 

Can anyone tell me what code I should be looking for in the model number that tells if it's a 5400 rpm drive or a 7200?

All 320GB drives are currently 5400RPM (or less). The largest 7200RPM drives are 200GB.

[DCJ001]

Originally Posted by mduell 

All 320GB drives are currently 5400RPM (or less). The largest 7200RPM drives are 200GB.

And if you want a 200GB 7200 RPM Hitachi, here's the best deal that I know of:

HITACHI Travelstar 7K200 HTS722020K9SA00 0A50940 Hard Drive Bulk at ZipZoomfly