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solofx7 · Nov 18, 2008, 07:43 PM

does anyone know what HDD brand apple uses in the new Macbook pros? 320gb 5400 rpm version?

solofx7 · Nov 19, 2008, 01:34 AM

suggestions?

OreoCookie · Nov 19, 2008, 03:27 AM

Like any big computer manufacturer, Apple uses many brands simultaneously and there is no way of knowing which you will get. Sorry.

solofx7 · Nov 19, 2008, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

Like any big computer manufacturer, Apple uses many brands simultaneously and there is no way of knowing which you will get. Sorry.

gotcha...

Ted L. Nancy · Nov 20, 2008, 02:39 PM

I know of a new 2.0GHz Macbook that had a Hitachi. My new 2.4 had a Toshiba.

As stated before, there's no way to tell what you're gonna get.

solofx7 · Nov 20, 2008, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ted L. Nancy

I know of a new 2.0GHz Macbook that had a Hitachi. My new 2.4 had a Toshiba.

As stated before, there's no way to tell what you're gonna get.

gotcha, thanks.
I am gonna put my new drive in today when i get home.
i think i got a segate or samsung...

polendo · Nov 21, 2008, 10:10 AM

for what is worth, mine has a Fujitsu

Ted L. Nancy · Nov 21, 2008, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by solofx7

gotcha, thanks.
I am gonna put my new drive in today when i get home.
i think i got a segate or samsung...

So wait... you're saying you already got your new laptop and replaced that drive when you got home, right?

Are you replacing a Seagate/Samsung or are you replacing another drive with a Seagate/Samsung?

I'd be interested to know whether Apple actually shipped a laptop with a Seagate..

Thanks.

solofx7 · Nov 24, 2008, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Ted L. Nancy

So wait... you're saying you already got your new laptop and replaced that drive when you got home, right?

Are you replacing a Seagate/Samsung or are you replacing another drive with a Seagate/Samsung?

I'd be interested to know whether Apple actually shipped a laptop with a Seagate..

Thanks.

I will be able to answer all of your questions when I get home.
Currently the situation is this:
I was running out of space on my stock New Macbook Pro 15inch 320gb 5400 rpm drive.
I play and install a lot of games in windows so space was going fast.
I ordered and installed a Samsung 500gb laptop drive from new egg.
install was pretty straight forward, no issue other than some of the screws were those star type keys...
I was able to get those off with needle nose pliers.
So now it is installed and I have tons of space.
I am not sure the name brand of the one that I took out, but I will check when i get home tonight.

Ted L. Nancy · 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by solofx7

install was pretty straight forward, no issue other than some of the screws were those star type keys...
I was able to get those off with needle nose pliers.

Those screws are called "TORX." (Apparently some type of play on words cause the design allows for precision torquing.

)

Although, yeah, you can get them out on your MB HD with pliers because they "poke out," I would recommend getting the tool sooner or later. These types of screws are becoming more and more common in computer, appliance, auto, etc.

FYI, radtech carries a "glide" kit that contains all the tools you need for this kind of project. You can order it from their website, or look at their page to see the correct size you need, then head off to sears..

solofx7 · Nov 24, 2008, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ted L. Nancy

Those screws are called "TORX." (Apparently some type of play on words cause the design allows for precision torquing.

)

Although, yeah, you can get them out on your MB HD with pliers because they "poke out," I would recommend getting the tool sooner or later. These types of screws are becoming more and more common in computer, appliance, auto, etc.

FYI, radtech carries a "glide" kit that contains all the tools you need for this kind of project. You can order it from their website, or look at their page to see the correct size you need, then head off to sears..

cool, thanks... the new hdd rocks, space wise...
i love and need the space...

CharlesS · Nov 24, 2008, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Ted L. Nancy

Although, yeah, you can get them out on your MB HD with pliers because they "poke out," I would recommend getting the tool sooner or later. These types of screws are becoming more and more common in computer, appliance, auto, etc.

Becoming? Those have always been common in computers. IIRC, back in the 1980s you needed a Torx to open up a Mac Plus just to put more RAM in it.

Ted L. Nancy · Nov 24, 2008, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Becoming? Those have always been common in computers. IIRC, back in the 1980s you needed a Torx to open up a Mac Plus just to put more RAM in it.

Yeah, wrong word to describe its application in the computer industry. I stand corrected.

solofx7 · Nov 25, 2008, 08:24 AM

sooo.... the hard drive is going fine.
loving the size, i cannot really tell a speed difference.
then again they were both 5400 rpm drives.

Ted L. Nancy · Nov 25, 2008, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by solofx7

sooo.... the hard drive is going fine.
loving the size, i cannot really tell a speed difference.
then again they were both 5400 rpm drives.

Good to hear. Did you ever figure out the brand your computer had shipped with?

solofx7 · Nov 25, 2008, 09:44 AM

no, not yet, i am at work again...
i hope to remember when i get home.

Tarball · Nov 26, 2008, 08:37 AM

Mine came with a Toshiba, I'm planning to swap it to a 7200RPM though.

solofx7 · Nov 26, 2008, 06:04 PM

my drive was a hitachi.
i am going to take the 320gb and put it in my ps3

Grenise · Nov 26, 2008, 07:16 PM

look at your Disk Utility sidebar, it says the brand in the title.