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Looking For An Internal 7200rpm HDD
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I would like to upgrade my ol' MacBook for some better performance. I have an iMac I use for more powerful stuff, but I just love my MacBook too much to not want the same.
So far my plans are to upgrade my RAM to 2gb. (still rockin' 512mb.), so I know I will feel the biggest performance jump there.
I also would like to install a 7200rpm HDD. Right now I have a stock 60gb. 5400rpm. drive I am going to put in my external enclosure for backup purposes. I always keep my system HDD. slim for better performance, so size isn't a big issue. I am looking for something no more than 120gb. and no less than 80gb. As I said, performance > capacity for me.
If anyone has any suggestions, or know of any good online deals/sales, please let me know. I do want to do this upgrade fairly cheaply.
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..13" MacBook Pro | 2.53gHz | 4gb RAM | 320gb Seagate Momentus XT | OSX.6.6.. // iPhone 4 32gb
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Please don't buy Hitachi. Please. Their drives are crap and are notorious for failing quickly.
Buy anything from Seagate, Toshiba, or Fujitsu. I recommend Seagate over the others for its five-year warranty. Look on Newegg and ZipZoomFly for good deals on hardware.
Keep in mind that upgrading to a 7200rpm drive will lower your battery time between charges if you do hard-drive heavy work on battery.
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Sell or send me your vintage Mac things if you don't want them.
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Apple say 7200rpm drives will void warranty on MacBooks. Keep an eye on your temps if you get one.
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 
Apple say 7200rpm drives will void warranty on MacBooks. Keep an eye on your temps if you get one.
Do you have a copy of that statement in writing?
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I would also like to see that statement in writing.
I was looking at a Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s 100gb./120gb. Laptop Hard Drive. What is this "G-Force" feature that some of the Seagates have?
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..13" MacBook Pro | 2.53gHz | 4gb RAM | 320gb Seagate Momentus XT | OSX.6.6.. // iPhone 4 32gb
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It's just like it says-it protects the drive against acceleration forces. The Baracuda 50, for example, can handle 63Gs while operating, and 300Gs while not operating. That is a LOT of shock.
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Thanks for the info, that makes a lot of sense. I can see that being almost a necessity in a notebook.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
It's just like it says-it protects the drive against acceleration forces. The Baracuda 50, for example, can handle 63Gs while operating, and 300Gs while not operating. That is a LOT of shock.
I would venture a guess that if you are concerned about a hard drive enduring that kind of shock, you have other troubles to worry about besides the state of your hard drive 
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