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How Many Of You Have Upgraded Your Internal Hard Drive?

Dj K.Smith 2:06 AM - 11 October, 2009
I just got the 13" MBP about a month ago and its has a 160gig hd... Not really what I wanted size wise because I'd like to put all my music on my laptop... Just wanna know from some of my homies here (and no I not a mac veteran, more like a mac rookie) who have upgraded their internal hard drives...

What size did you upgrade to?

What brand?

Did you do it yourself?

Any issues?

Extra tips or words of advice appreciated...
DJ NoNseNse 2:13 AM - 11 October, 2009
Upgraded my 80gb to a 320gb Seagate drive. I did it myself which wasn't too hard. There's tons of tutorials online that explain how to do it.
Dj K.Smith 2:24 AM - 11 October, 2009
So the Seagate is a good drive? One of the better drives to get?
Turn Table Tennis 2:34 AM - 11 October, 2009
seagate is an awesome drive. western digitals are good too, but they've been known to have a few issues. rare though.

i wouldn't really get anything else.

if you're looking for speed western digital makes a 10k rpm drive which i can only imagine would be great for seek times on any drive. biggest 10k is 320gig though.
digitaljunkeez 3:11 AM - 11 October, 2009
did it on my mac. got the seagate loving it went from 80 to 500 bought the mac from a refurbish site.
victor_M 3:27 AM - 11 October, 2009
I have a 500 western digital on my mac book pro. this sight below gives you detail instructions how to do it.

www.ifixit.com
Ajay 5:43 AM - 11 October, 2009
If you're using the Seagate Momentus did you use the 5400 or the 7200? I wonder if the 7200 is much louder
dead serious 9:00 PM - 11 October, 2009
I'm in the same boat. looking to upgrade internally. 5400 or 7200rpm?
Dj K.Smith 9:03 PM - 11 October, 2009
Yeah I wanna know what to look for price wise, brand wise and how to copy all of my info from this drive to the new one.... I know there's a youtube video for it but just wanna hear from the dudes who have already made it happen... Told y'all I'm a mac rookie, lol...
victor_M 9:34 PM - 11 October, 2009
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Yeah I wanna know what to look for price wise, brand wise and how to copy all of my info from this drive to the new one.... I know there's a youtube video for it but just wanna hear from the dudes who have already made it happen... Told y'all I'm a mac rookie, lol...


you can get a 500 for about 100 bucks. Check newegg.com.

Since I went from a external to an internal. I split the drive into 2 partitions.

1 for the mac operating system
1 for music. (copied _Scratchlive_ and all music and placed it here).
Dj K.Smith 10:14 PM - 11 October, 2009
The 1TB is interesting because I have about 650-700 gigs of music and video and it would be cool to have everything in one place...
Turn Table Tennis 10:51 PM - 11 October, 2009
and take forever to load. but i guess it cant be any worse then loading from a 1tb external thru usb/firewire.
DJDeluchi 10:56 PM - 11 October, 2009
anyone gone SSD yet???
Dj K.Smith 11:00 PM - 11 October, 2009
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and take forever to load. but i guess it cant be any worse then loading from a 1tb external thru usb/firewire.


I know dude... Kinda sucks both ways cause I don't want any problems with the eternal when giggin' but I wouldn't mind the slower load time if everything's there you know?!?!?!?
sixxx 12:51 AM - 12 October, 2009
I just upgraded my 20 gb hard drive for a 40gb hard drive. It works awesome!
DeezNotes 2:24 AM - 12 October, 2009
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I have a 500 western digital on my mac book pro. this sight below gives you detail instructions how to do it.

www.ifixit.com

Same here.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:00 AM - 12 October, 2009
Bought a 500 GB Seagate, but I'm a PC user. The quickest way for me (to test), was just to ghost the old drive to the new, but I work in I.T. so I have a bunch of other PC's which allow me to do all types of transfers that the normal user wouldn't have access to.

But ghosting allowed me to just plop the drive in, and do a direct comparison between the OLD drive and the NEW, since they have the exact same configuration.

I eventually did a clean install for the new drive, but that's just me.
Serato, Support
ChrisD 5:03 AM - 12 October, 2009
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If you're using the Seagate Momentus did you use the 5400 or the 7200? I wonder if the 7200 is much louder

I put a 320GB Seagate 7200rpm drive in my Macbook Pro a while back.

It makes a little bit more noise but it's something you'd hardly notice unless you're in a very low noise environment. I do notice a small amount more vibration when I have the computer resting on my lap though.

I put the new drive in a USB drive caddy and cloned the entire contents of the old drive using Carbon Copy Cloner - worked perfectly. I then tested that everything was OK by booting off the new drive while it was still connected over USB. I had no problems at all.

I had an Apple tech do the physical swap over though. My machine was still under Apple Care and I didn't want to void the warranty. It took them about 15 minutes and they did it while I waited but, unsurprisingly, they stung me with a 1 hour minimum labor charge.
FunkyRob 6:16 AM - 12 October, 2009
I don't know about the newer models but my 08 model was very tricky to open. There's a shit load of tiny screws.
SK1 6:41 AM - 12 October, 2009
Haven't done it yet... but thinking of going with this... or waiting until the 1tb is available.

www.newegg.com

I'm currently running a 15" Unibody MBP with the stock 320gb internal drive.
victor_M 12:12 PM - 12 October, 2009
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Haven't done it yet... but thinking of going with this... or waiting until the 1tb is available.

www.newegg.com

I'm currently running a 15" Unibody MBP with the stock 320gb internal drive.


just make sure it will fit. These drives are a tab taller than there other one's.
rlaci 2:10 PM - 12 October, 2009
bought mine macbook with 80GB immediatly i changed it for 120GB after time 250GB, now i have 320GB 7200rpm.
i always buy seagate disks and no problems with them yet
e.rich 9:01 PM - 12 October, 2009
Upgraded my 13" Unibody and white Macbooks both with the 500gb WD drives. Used Carbon Copy Cloner and it was ridiculously easy. Highly recommended. I'm looking to see if the 1TB will fit in my 08 Unibody.
Dj K.Smith 9:30 PM - 12 October, 2009
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Haven't done it yet... but thinking of going with this... or waiting until the 1tb is available.

www.newegg.com

I'm currently running a 15" Unibody MBP with the stock 320gb internal drive.


People were complaining about the 200 less rpm's... Does it make that much of a difference?

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I had an Apple tech do the physical swap over though. My machine was still under Apple Care and I didn't want to void the warranty. It took them about 15 minutes and they did it while I waited but, unsurprisingly, they stung me with a 1 hour minimum labor charge.


Did you do that at the apple store cause I'm not that handy in doing these types of things and definitely don't wanna mess up my macs... I just wanna upgrade the drives, copy everything over and have it done by someone who knows wht they're doing, lol...
dj king g 5:09 AM - 13 October, 2009
500gb westerndigital from newegg. Did it myself. Really easy takes like 15 mins but if your a first timer it might take longer. I remember i replaced my old mbp hardrive and mann that took like 2 hours the first time.
djSMIRK 6:55 AM - 13 October, 2009
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anyone gone SSD yet???


im not sure if using SSD is a good thing for dj rig laptop.. heavy read/write cycles are brutal for flash cards.
DeezNotes 12:58 PM - 13 October, 2009
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Haven't done it yet... but thinking of going with this... or waiting until the 1tb is available.

www.newegg.com

I'm currently running a 15" Unibody MBP with the stock 320gb internal drive.


People were complaining about the 200 less rpm's... Does it make that much of a difference?

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I had an Apple tech do the physical swap over though. My machine was still under Apple Care and I didn't want to void the warranty. It took them about 15 minutes and they did it while I waited but, unsurprisingly, they stung me with a 1 hour minimum labor charge.


Did you do that at the apple store cause I'm not that handy in doing these types of things and definitely don't wanna mess up my macs... I just wanna upgrade the drives, copy everything over and have it done by someone who knows wht they're doing, lol...

7200 rpm isn't a "requirement" to run SSL. You'll get a slight performance boost, but you'll be fine with 5400.

If I remember right, you have the black macbook. In that model, all you should need is a really small phillips eyeglass screwdriver. Take out the battery and there are 3 screws. The hard drive has a tab on it which you pull out. ifixit.com should have all these steps.

As for the data transfer, I'd buy a 2.5" USB hard drive enclosure along with your new hard drive. Put the new hard drive in that, connect it via USB then do the data transfer. If you don't want to spend money, you can use Disk Utility which is already on your Mac to copy your current drive to your new one. Once it's done, shut it down and swap drives. I like to run repair permissions once it's complete. It's not hard.
radikarl 1:39 PM - 13 October, 2009
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I put the new drive in a USB drive caddy and cloned the entire contents of the old drive using Carbon Copy Cloner - worked perfectly. I then tested that everything was OK by booting off the new drive while it was still connected over USB. I had no problems at all.


worked perfectly for me too.
just remember to hit cmd + alt + p + r while booting, after you put it into your mac.
DeezNotes 2:33 PM - 13 October, 2009
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I put the new drive in a USB drive caddy and cloned the entire contents of the old drive using Carbon Copy Cloner - worked perfectly. I then tested that everything was OK by booting off the new drive while it was still connected over USB. I had no problems at all.


worked perfectly for me too.
just remember to hit cmd + alt + p + r while booting, after you put it into your mac.

That resets your PRAM... right? Why would you need to do this after changing hard drives?
Justin Styles 3:41 PM - 13 October, 2009
When I picked up my mbp, I didn't even turn it on when I got home, I attacked it with a screwdriver.

Apple uses Hitachi hard drives, which is why I bought a Hitachi drive. I've heard too many horror stories about seagate drives to buy one.
Billy18bm 4:23 PM - 13 October, 2009
I used carbon copy cloner and have a seagate momentus 500gb @ 7200rpm. I love it ,but like others have said you will notice a little more noise and vibration.
Dj K.Smith 5:41 PM - 13 October, 2009
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If I remember right, you have the black macbook.

Sold that one about a month ago Deez... I have a 13" macbook unibody and a MBP unibody now... The one I want to do the swap on is the macbook since it's now my gig lappy... Just nervous about doing stuff like this myself... Trying to find out from the ones who've already done it what they're working with, how's it working, etc, etc...
Dj K.Smith 6:00 PM - 13 October, 2009
Thinking about getting this one...

eshop.macsales.com
DeezNotes 6:03 PM - 13 October, 2009
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If I remember right, you have the black macbook.

Sold that one about a month ago Deez... I have a 13" macbook unibody and a MBP unibody now... The one I want to do the swap on is the macbook since it's now my gig lappy... Just nervous about doing stuff like this myself... Trying to find out from the ones who've already done it what they're working with, how's it working, etc, etc...

In that case, replacing the drive should be easier. I believe on the newer unibody macs, they say you have to take it in to get them to replace it, but that's because the drive isn't under the battery cover... it's under the bottom casing which is most likely held on by 8 (i'm guessing) screws. Still... all you need is a small screwdriver and maybe a T6 torx driver.

On a level of 1 to 5, this whole process is probably a 2. You just won't see that until you finish.
Dj K.Smith 6:17 PM - 13 October, 2009
This one does have a battery cover so I believe the HD is under there... I'll look at some youtube vids to help me out...

It's a 2.4 Ghz (5,1) macbook...
DeezNotes 6:27 PM - 13 October, 2009
Oh, well then if you just pop it off you'll see the hard drive. You will still need a T6 to get the drive out, but if you do what everyone pretty much said you should be straight. The only differences is what software you use to copy the data from your current drive to your new one. The built in utility won't cost you anything and it works just fine.
StevenWayne 6:36 PM - 13 October, 2009
very easy to do K, i did mine myself...and you knows i'm a mac rookie. use time machine to back up, then after the swap, reboot it using time machine, it'll look just like how it did prior to the swap.
DeezNotes 6:39 PM - 13 October, 2009
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very easy to do K, i did mine myself...and you knows i'm a mac rookie. use time machine to back up, then after the swap, reboot it using time machine, it'll look just like how it did prior to the swap.

lol... I wouldn't do that, but yes it is easy.
StevenWayne 6:40 PM - 13 October, 2009
Yo deez, what's wrong with using time machine? it worked fine for me, but let me know if there's something that i should be careful about
Charlie 6:44 PM - 13 October, 2009
I just put a 500gb Western Digital Blue drive in my MBP. Works great, no problems. I decided to reinstall OSX instead of using a Time Machine backup since I got the computer very recently.
Dj K.Smith 6:52 PM - 13 October, 2009
Yeah I called apple and they said to use time machine as well... Is there something wrong with TM Deez? Let a brotha know...
DeezNotes 9:48 PM - 13 October, 2009
If you're re-installing OS X, then yes.. use Time Machine. If you want to clone your current drive to make an exact copy to another drive, then you should use software that does just that. It's all up to you... there are many ways to get there, but all the different paths will get you to the same place eventually.

There's nothing wrong with doing a Time Machine backup of your current drive, swapping out hard drives, re-installing OS X, then choosing to use a Time Machine backup to restore your system.. it just takes a little bit longer. I think it's the way to go if you're deciding to start with a fresh OS, but you want to copy over *some* of your data, but not all of it.

If you have a clean install already and you don't want to go through the process above, clone the drive, pop the new one in and you're pretty much good to go. However, this process requires that you have a way to hook your new drive to your current system (via USB most likely). If you don't have that, then Time Machine may be the way to go.

But hey.. I'm not the Mac guy, so don't take my word for it. lol
Dj K.Smith 10:27 PM - 13 October, 2009
That's why I said I'm looking at this drive here dude...
eshop.macsales.com
It has the capability to "clone" my installed drive before I remove it right?!?!?!
StevenWayne 11:11 PM - 13 October, 2009
got it deez, thanks
victor_M 11:31 PM - 13 October, 2009
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That's why I said I'm looking at this drive here dude...
eshop.macsales.com
It has the capability to "clone" my installed drive before I remove it right?!?!?!


I would stay away from this model. this will screw up your sudden motion senor on your mac if you install the drive. I believe Western digital has another Scorpio blue without the "shockguard"



Reliable and rugged - WD's ShockGuard™ technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's SecurePark™ parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.
DeezNotes 12:52 AM - 14 October, 2009
I use Western Digital drives, but everyone has their preference. You could say "they're all the same" or "they will all fail eventually" but everyone has had their own horror stories with their own brands of drives. Macs come stock with Hitachi drives. I read something about the sudden motion sensor being incompatible with some drives like victor mentioned, but so far I haven't had any problems. I even had my laptop fall about 4 feet to a wooden floor with no probs (don't ask).

What I have is this drive: www.newegg.com

Out of all the cases I've tried, I like this one: www.newegg.com

Not saying these combos are the best, but I like the case and you can pick a different brand drive from Newegg and rest assured that you're buying from a good company at a good price.
DJ Michael Basic 1:30 AM - 14 October, 2009
Just be careful if you buy anything bigger than 500gb...right now all the bigger drives are 12.5mm instead of 9mm so they don't fit in most laptops.
Dj K.Smith 3:54 AM - 14 October, 2009
I saw a 640 gig drive that looked like it would be compatible... Lemme see if I can find a link....
Dj K.Smith 3:57 AM - 14 October, 2009
eshop.macsales.com
I believe that's it...
DJ Michael Basic 4:07 AM - 14 October, 2009
Yup that'll fit. I stand corrected...750gb and up.
SK1 4:38 AM - 14 October, 2009
From the research that I've done, I believe that the 12.5mm drives will fit in the 15" unibody MBP that I have.
Swizzle 4:52 AM - 14 October, 2009
any info on updating older Dell Laptop hardrives?
radikarl 11:17 AM - 14 October, 2009
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worked perfectly for me too.
just remember to hit cmd + alt + p + r while booting, after you put it into your mac.

That resets your PRAM... right? Why would you need to do this after changing hard drives?


support.apple.com

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Contents of PRAM
(...)
Startup disk
Virtual memory
Disk cache
(...)
DeezNotes 1:00 PM - 14 October, 2009
interesting.. thanks radikarl
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:42 PM - 14 October, 2009
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Just be careful if you buy anything bigger than 500gb...right now all the bigger drives are 12.5mm instead of 9mm so they don't fit in most laptops.


Eww, they're changing the physical dimensions of HD's now? Or is that just MAC specific?
Jesus Christ 11:29 PM - 14 October, 2009
K.Smith, there's a whole bunch of us who have already done this and can help you through it. I have the USB to eSata adapter so you can clone your drive using the free version of SuperDuper. Steve Dub, A-Swift and I have all done this DIY drive-swap. I got the 500GB Wester Digital drive and it works like a champ.

Used SuperDuper and the eSata-USP adapter to make a clone of the drive: onfinite.com

500 GB is plenty of space: onfinite.com
Dj K.Smith 11:37 PM - 14 October, 2009
JC thanks for the info as I did just buy the setup Deez pointed out on newegg... It was cheaper than the OWC price so I went with that...
www.newegg.com
www.newegg.com

I told y'all I'm a mac rookie and the last thing I wanna do is jack up a good computer...
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:47 PM - 14 October, 2009
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JC thanks for the info as I did just buy the setup Deez pointed out on newegg... It was cheaper than the OWC price so I went with that...
www.newegg.com
I told y'all I'm a mac rookie and the last thing I wanna do is jack up a good computer...


NOOOOOOOO.....you needed a 16MB (or more) Cache Ma Dude!
Jesus Christ 11:50 PM - 14 October, 2009
Johnny, that's the same drive I have in mine. Works great.

K.Smith... I own the USB/eSata adapter so you can borrow it whenever you like.
DJ Dub Cowboy 11:54 PM - 14 October, 2009
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K.Smith, there's a whole bunch of us who have already done this and can help you through it. I have the USB to eSata adapter so you can clone your drive using the free version of SuperDuper. Steve Dub, A-Swift and I have all done this DIY drive-swap. I got the 500GB Wester Digital drive and it works like a champ.

Used SuperDuper and the eSata-USP adapter to make a clone of the drive: onfinite.com

500 GB is plenty of space: onfinite.com



you still on tiger?
Dj K.Smith 11:55 PM - 14 October, 2009
JM, why you trying to scare me like that dude?!?!? LOL

That money is gone, lol...
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:01 AM - 15 October, 2009
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Johnny, that's the same drive I have in mine. Works great.

K.Smith... I own the USB/eSata adapter so you can borrow it whenever you like.


I'm sayin, they're up to 32MB Cache now....

at LEAST get 16...dag.

Oh well, enjoy the space!
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:02 AM - 15 October, 2009
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K.Smith... I own the USB/eSata adapter so you can borrow it whenever you like.


+10 the greatest invention since the extension cord....
Jesus Christ 12:04 AM - 15 October, 2009
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you still on tiger?

Back when I upgraded, I was.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:06 AM - 15 October, 2009
www.newegg.com
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:09 AM - 15 October, 2009
WTF? The one you have is 5400 RPM's too...

For 20 bucks more, you coulda had 7200 RPM's and double the Cache at 16MB.

Don't be lissenin to Deez....
Dj K.Smith 1:19 AM - 15 October, 2009
Actually that's $30 bucks more... I'm not ballin' like you are ma dude, lol...

That drive should be cool...

@JC, didn't I buy that with this?
www.newegg.com
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 1:29 AM - 15 October, 2009
Ain't NOBODY ballin' ova here...lol

I'm a tech head, so my philosophy is buy the most hardware you can afford...

You're doing video, so the increase in RPM's and additional cache would be noticable...

They won't be able to give away that drive you bought in a minute...Kinda like buying the 1.0 version of something....

As a matter of fact me and Sheak were discussing those drives a LONG time ago...an IIRC, we even made a post about them....

Always wait for the upgrade/service pack/next generation...

On the other hand, I do believe Western Digital release a 500 GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache jawn MONTHS ago....but when I was ready to buy it, it was nowhere to be found...

I think they had problems with it and removed it from production...so that's the other side of jumping ahead too quickly...

Regardless, enjoy your space...

BTW, what do you need an enclosure for, if you bought an internal drive?
Dj K.Smith 4:07 AM - 15 October, 2009
don't i need the enclosure to transfer the already installed drive info to this new one? Then swap 'em and maybe use the old drive as a portable back up right?
Jesus Christ 4:16 AM - 15 October, 2009
Using the old one as an external USB drive is the only reason to get the enclosure. And a good reason at that!
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:56 AM - 15 October, 2009
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don't i need the enclosure to transfer the already installed drive info to this new one? Then swap 'em and maybe use the old drive as a portable back up right?


To do the transfer, NO, but to keep it as a portable backup YES.
DeezNotes 12:05 PM - 15 October, 2009
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don't i need the enclosure to transfer the already installed drive info to this new one? Then swap 'em and maybe use the old drive as a portable back up right?

The answer to that is an absoute yes. JC has the SATA to USB demonstration, but essentially the enclosure you bought is the exact same thing. When you take it apart, you'll have a SATA to USB interface to do what you just said.

Assemble your new shizzle (new hard drive and enclosure). Plug it in and clone old to new. Shut down and swap the drives (old internal with new external). Done.

As for the Seagate vs WD drives, I remember us (me and JM) talking about a 7200 500GB WD drive, but I don't remember seeing one on their site. Plus, look at the reviews on the Seagate vs. the WD. I know faster is better, but it's not ALWAYS the best choice. I'm not trying to get into a hard drive battle with JM [pause], but I do take the customer reviews into consideration when making a purchase.

From the Seagate main page on Newegg:
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A new "Deathstar" Drive for 2009

white Reviewed By: AJ on 10/6/2009
Rating + 1
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: The drive is very fast, when it's not busy parking for no reason and bringing your system to at best a brief halt, often a blue screen, and at worst bad blocks and irretrievable data.

The drives work fabulously at first, and I got all the performance promised by several good reviews. Unfortunately, within a few weeks or sometimes just a few days, several of the drives I've had started acting up.

I've had clicking, pausing, blue screen's, bad blocks, SMART errors - just about everything that could go wrong with a drive. Problems vary from drive to drive. I haven't quite gotten to "DeathStar" failure levels, but then again it's only been 4 months.
Cons: BUYER BEWARE. Seagate has unfortunately not learned their lesson from IBM: having the fastest drive is great, but if they don't work right it doesn't do anyone any good. Those IBM 75GXP and 60GXP drives sure were fast, but fast doesn't make up for a 35% or higher failure rate with the first year or two.

Seagate also did not learn their lesson from their desktop 7200.11 drives, which came out with bad firmware that caused the drives to turn into bricks after a while. Seagate acknowledged the problem and offered to fix the "bricked" 7200.11 drives for free, and the updated firmware they released works well enough. After reading the good reviews on this drive and thinking that Seagate had learned their lesson, I went ahead and bought several of them.

I've bought 24 of these drives over the last four months to upgrade the performance in several Dell Latitude D620 and D630 laptops for a client. I've already had to RMA 6 of them, and many of the others are already acting up.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:34 PM - 15 October, 2009
LOL @ [pause]. It's all good.

That issue with the firmware is exactly the reason why I usually wait until the next revision (16MB) versions are released....

Most times I figure that they are just trying to sell out their stock of 8MB cache ones because they will be obsolete in a minute.

I go to a lot of these computer shows, (I advise ALL of you to check for those in your area), because you can get some GREAT deals if you know EXACTLY what you're looking for.

For example, I went looking for a 500 GB drive, and dude tried to sell me the 8MB cache joint, but when I went to the next booth over, they had the 16MB one for like 10 bucks more.
Dj K.Smith 3:49 PM - 15 October, 2009
Man I miss those days on Stickam when we used to do this in someone's room... Exchange tips, tricks, news, etc...

Like my man Deez, I too look at Customer Reviews (I read pages and pages if I have to) to get a clear opinion of the drive from the other users that have purchased what I'm looking at... I can appreciate what you're saying JM in terms of "out with the old and in with the new" (8mb vs 16mb)... Keep the info coming because this is just the 1st hd swap... Still gotta do the MBP in time...

This is a review on the drive you listed above JM....

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Reviewed By: Eric on 10/3/2009 Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: None
Cons: I received drive initialized and started to format and the drive died laptop does not even recognize it as present. Sent back, Newegg as always took care of me and sent new drive. Put new drive in Bay initialized and formatted, ok must have been a defective unit no biggy it happens. Started to transfer a few files damm thing burnt out again. I will never purchase anything from Seagate again. For the record it is not the bay as I have had a 320GB in for a year now and swapped it in/out many times for this new one and old one still works/responds as should. I also put the Seagate in an external enclosure still wont even spin, let alone do any file read/writing.
Other Thoughts: I read reviews detering one from Seagate, but did not heed the warning and now I am paying for it. Just stick to Samsung or Western Digital.

www.newegg.com
Dj.Mojo 3:54 PM - 15 October, 2009
Sorry, didn´t read the entire thread but I can really recommend the Samsung Spinpoint series.
They are really reliable.

If you have questions, hit me up.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:22 PM - 15 October, 2009
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This is a review on the drive you listed above JM....


DAMN!

That's why I like a face to face exchange, (computer shows), so I can work it out..

I don't buy stuff "Online"...cuz I can't knock somebody out if they don't want to be "Customer Friendly"....

That's just me... :-)
StevenWayne 4:38 PM - 15 October, 2009
need some advise, when i swapped out my hd on my mbp (i upgraded to a 320gb), on one of the screws, i slightly stripped it. instead of messing with it and possibly making it worse, i left it alone. my question is....if this screw is stripped, am i screwed...literally??? i'm looking to upgrade my 320gb to a 500gb hd.
DeezNotes 5:10 PM - 15 October, 2009
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need some advise, when i swapped out my hd on my mbp (i upgraded to a 320gb), on one of the screws, i slightly stripped it. instead of messing with it and possibly making it worse, i left it alone. my question is....if this screw is stripped, am i screwed...literally??? i'm looking to upgrade my 320gb to a 500gb hd.

Which screw is it? Most likely if there is another screw there to support whatever was stripped, you probably made the right decision by not making it worse. Good move I think.
StevenWayne 5:35 PM - 15 October, 2009
can't remember which screw, i think one of the main ones on the back that holds the bottom half onto the top half. let's just say that screw is stripped.....do you think the apple store could help with this?
Dj K.Smith 5:41 PM - 15 October, 2009
Question for the 500 gb crew:
do you have solely music on that new drive or do you also have video on it as well? I plan on just having music for now...
Millz 5:48 PM - 15 October, 2009
what about a 1tb?
StevenWayne 5:50 PM - 15 October, 2009
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Question for the 500 gb crew:
do you have solely music on that new drive or do you also have video on it as well? I plan on just having music for now...



damm, 500gb of music??? that's too much music!
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:42 PM - 15 October, 2009
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what about a 1tb?


Internal LAPTOP drive?
Millz 6:43 PM - 15 October, 2009
yes...
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:44 PM - 15 October, 2009
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I upgraded to a 500gb 5400 RPM and it works fine with video. I didn't want the extra heat and noise.


So that's why you didn't do 7200 RPM? Because of the "extra heat and noise"?

I notice a slight increase (heat & vibration) in mine, but don't most of you use those cooling pads anyways?

I could see if you were using your laptop in a quiet environment all the time, but you're DJ'ing at a party....
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:46 PM - 15 October, 2009
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yes...


They make those?
DeezNotes 6:52 PM - 15 October, 2009
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I upgraded to a 500gb 5400 RPM and it works fine with video. I didn't want the extra heat and noise.


So that's why you didn't do 7200 RPM? Because of the "extra heat and noise"?

I notice a slight increase (heat & vibration) in mine, but don't most of you use those cooling pads anyways?

I could see if you were using your laptop in a quiet environment all the time, but you're DJ'ing at a party....

Battery life was also a consideration for me. Although some people on here have said different, I've known others who have had a significant drop in battery life when upgrading to a 7200 rpm drive. This would probably vary from different brands of laptops and other factors, but I didn't want it to contribute.

7200 isn't a requirement for my mobile machine, and I use it for everything. I can do without noise, heat, vibration and lower battery life for a few thousand RPMs that won't really gain me anything using SSL. JM brings up a good point about cache though.. no harm in having more of that if it's available.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:05 PM - 15 October, 2009
Ok, I see your point, but I'm also wondering who would be running SSL on battery power in the 1st place? Now, if you're using the laptop for OTHER stuff, and occasionally have it sitting on your LAP, frying you up, then I can see exactly what you're saying.

Other than that, let me put it this way...

Me going from a 160 GB 5400 RPM 8 MB cache stock HD, to a 500 GB, 7200 RPM 16MB cache is like DAY AND NIGHT on the startup tip.

I mean I hit the power button, ***blink****, and my desktop is loaded....it cut my bootup time like 75%.

I hadn't had the Serato experience too much before the upgrade, so I have nothing to really compare that aspect of it to, but I'm at 1 on the buffer.

I also saw how notoriously long those file analyzations were....and I needed wanted NO bottleneck.
Millz 7:11 PM - 15 October, 2009
accessories.us.dell.com <--- an example
DeezNotes 7:20 PM - 15 October, 2009
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accessories.us.dell.com <--- an example

Oh hell yeah.
DeezNotes 7:21 PM - 15 October, 2009
Yeah.. it exists: www.wdc.com
Millz 7:24 PM - 15 October, 2009
Id love to get that for a 2nd hard drive internally on my unibody, but id have to take out the cd rom...
Millz 7:26 PM - 15 October, 2009
I do not think they are avai as of yet Deez...all the places seem to be out of stock, including the wd online store.
Millz 7:26 PM - 15 October, 2009
...but yea soon...
DeezNotes 7:29 PM - 15 October, 2009
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Ok, I see your point, but I'm also wondering who would be running SSL on battery power in the 1st place? Now, if you're using the laptop for OTHER stuff, and occasionally have it sitting on your LAP, frying you up, then I can see exactly what you're saying.

I run on battery power all the time, but usually because I just don't pay attention to the power meter until the warning pops up. I ride the train to/from work which is where a lot of my organization is done and the laptop is on my lap then. I don't own a cooling pad and I'd rather not ever have the need for one.

As for building overviews, a faster drive can help but I think most of the work is done at the CPU. What I've done in the past is hard-wire my laptop to a switch connected to 1 or more other machines. Map a drive to my library from the remote systems and have ALL the machines build overviews over the network connection. You get to use multiple sockets (which have multiple cores) and the latency isn't that bad. You kinda make up for it by using more sockets to do the work anyway.

When I'm on the move throughout the house, I have it build via wireless. If the laptop is on, my desktop has a mapping to it. I can actually spin in stickam while my desktop is building overviews on the same library (I may have done that at one time).
Dj.Mojo 8:25 PM - 15 October, 2009
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yes...


They make those?


So far only Western Digital makes them. I don´t trust the build quality yet and I don´t like being a test rabbit.
Millz 8:34 PM - 15 October, 2009
they arent even available yet mojo...id rather be a test rabbit than a test mule ;)
Dj K.Smith 8:36 PM - 15 October, 2009
JM would get into the discussion on cache AFTER I buy the drive... You big knucklehead, lol...
DJ Michael Basic 11:07 PM - 15 October, 2009
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yes...


They make those?


So far only Western Digital makes them. I don´t trust the build quality yet and I don´t like being a test rabbit.


and again, these are 12.5 mm high so they don't fit in most laptops.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:17 PM - 15 October, 2009
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JM would get into the discussion on cache AFTER I buy the drive... You big knucklehead, lol...

LMAO! I told you not to be lissenin to Deez....
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:18 PM - 15 October, 2009
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Ok, I see your point, but I'm also wondering who would be running SSL on battery power in the 1st place? Now, if you're using the laptop for OTHER stuff, and occasionally have it sitting on your LAP, frying you up, then I can see exactly what you're saying.

I run on battery power all the time, but usually because I just don't pay attention to the power meter until the warning pops up. I ride the train to/from work which is where a lot of my organization is done and the laptop is on my lap then. I don't own a cooling pad and I'd rather not ever have the need for one.

As for building overviews, a faster drive can help but I think most of the work is done at the CPU. What I've done in the past is hard-wire my laptop to a switch connected to 1 or more other machines. Map a drive to my library from the remote systems and have ALL the machines build overviews over the network connection. You get to use multiple sockets (which have multiple cores) and the latency isn't that bad. You kinda make up for it by using more sockets to do the work anyway.

When I'm on the move throughout the house, I have it build via wireless. If the laptop is on, my desktop has a mapping to it. I can actually spin in stickam while my desktop is building overviews on the same library (I may have done that at one time).


I wanna be just like you when I grow up....
Dj.Mojo 9:44 AM - 16 October, 2009
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they arent even available yet mojo...id rather be a test rabbit than a test mule ;)

O.k. a friend of mine hast just ordered a pair of them and wants to put two 1tb harddrives via raid into his dj laptop. Crazy!
How can you need that much space...
Dj K.Smith 3:43 PM - 16 October, 2009
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they arent even available yet mojo...id rather be a test rabbit than a test mule ;)

O.k. a friend of mine hast just ordered a pair of them and wants to put two 1tb harddrives via raid into his dj laptop. Crazy!
How can you need that much space...


Videos man... That's all I can think of...
Dj.Mojo 6:01 PM - 16 October, 2009
He got about 15gigs of video I know about. Maybe he got more in his backhand.

Anyways, he always runs out of space.

In addition to that he is the master of duplicates.
Some songs he got 5 times in his library.

I wonder how long the 2 tb are gonna last.
Millz 6:35 PM - 16 October, 2009
LoL
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 9:35 PM - 16 October, 2009
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How can you need that much space...


You can NEVER have too much space...
nik39 1:27 PM - 17 October, 2009
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Ok, I see your point, but I'm also wondering who would be running SSL on battery power in the 1st place? Now, if you're using the laptop for OTHER stuff, and occasionally have it sitting on your LAP, frying you up, then I can see exactly what you're saying.

I run on battery power all the time, but usually because I just don't pay attention to the power meter until the warning pops up. I ride the train to/from work which is where a lot of my organization is done and the laptop is on my lap then. I don't own a cooling pad and I'd rather not ever have the need for one.

As for building overviews, a faster drive can help but I think most of the work is done at the CPU. What I've done in the past is hard-wire my laptop to a switch connected to 1 or more other machines. Map a drive to my library from the remote systems and have ALL the machines build overviews over the network connection. You get to use multiple sockets (which have multiple cores) and the latency isn't that bad. You kinda make up for it by using more sockets to do the work anyway.

When I'm on the move throughout the house, I have it build via wireless. If the laptop is on, my desktop has a mapping to it. I can actually spin in stickam while my desktop is building overviews on the same library (I may have done that at one time).

Deez got some good arguments concerning going with 5400rpm. Stay away from heat.

More heat = more power consumption
More heat = less battery lifetime due to heat ! (not power consumption related, thats a different one)
More heat = reduced lifetime for all components in general
More heat = take care about keeping it cool = additional cooler?
More heat = computer heats up more easily = CPU and/or GPU may run slower to prevent overheating = performance issues during LIVE usage

The last argument on its own should already be sufficient to stay away from 7200rpms, at least for me.
DeezNotes 5:11 PM - 17 October, 2009
Yesterday I decided to start fresh and do a clean install of 10.6.1. I did a Time Machine backup of my drive and ran a fresh install. I could have had my Time Machine data restored during the install, but I wanted to start fresh and restore each app selectively. I wasn't sure if the restore process would bring over any additional data I didn't want (preferences from uninstalled apps + system files from the 10.5 > 10.6 upgrade).

It wasn't as bad as I thought. It's actually a lot easier to restore an application than it is when it's a Windows machine. I didn't need the application installers in most cases. I just restored the .app files and if there were settings (like my SSL/ITCH setup parameters), that stuff was usually in the /Library folder in my profile.

So.. like we were saying earlier, you can clone your drive if you want an exact copy of everything. That would be the fastest option. Starting fresh and using a Time Machine backup is also another option depending on what you want to do.
Dj K.Smith 5:25 PM - 17 October, 2009
Cloned my drive a couple of days ago. Now I just need to swap them out and I'm in the game with 500 gigs...
Dj K.Smith 5:30 PM - 17 October, 2009
Then I get to do it to my MBP all over again... LOL
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:57 PM - 17 October, 2009
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Then I get to do it to my MBP all over again... LOL


I betchu get 16MB of cache this time.....
Dj K.Smith 5:59 PM - 17 October, 2009
trying to find one dude, help me out...
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:05 PM - 17 October, 2009
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trying to find one dude, help me out...


www.newegg.com

But it's like you said, 30.00 bucks more...
Dj K.Smith 9:14 PM - 17 October, 2009
can you find one at 5400 JM?
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:57 PM - 18 October, 2009
16MB Cache doesn't come in 5400 RPM to the best of my knowledge.
Dj K.Smith 4:30 PM - 18 October, 2009
Everyone is talking bad about that 7200 (heat and power consumption)...
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:45 PM - 18 October, 2009
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Everyone is talking bad about that 7200 (heat and power consumption)...


Man look.

I've got it. Works great. Faster bootup, faster access, you won't be disappointed.

Hell, ask Sheak.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:45 PM - 18 October, 2009
However, I DON'T use my laptop on battery that much, if at all.
Billy18bm 8:07 PM - 18 October, 2009
I don't understand why anyone would use time machine when you can clone your drive and not even fuck with it
Dj K.Smith 8:39 PM - 18 October, 2009
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However, I DON'T use my laptop on battery that much, if at all.

Never do I out at a gig... Just wanna make the best choice as I'm not gonna be in the lappy market for a minute with 2 solid choices in my dj bag...
DeezNotes 9:49 PM - 18 October, 2009
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I don't understand why anyone would use time machine when you can clone your drive and not even fuck with it

I used Time Machine so I could start fresh. I didn't want to clone my existing data. That's one of the few reasons I could think of.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 10:26 PM - 18 October, 2009
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Never do I out at a gig... Just wanna make the best choice as I'm not gonna be in the lappy market for a minute with 2 solid choices in my dj bag...


If that's the case, INVEST NOW in the better hardware....IMO....

And I'm never wrong....so...
Dj K.Smith 3:01 AM - 7 January, 2010
Just got a 640 to swap out the super drive and use the new drive for video... Wish me luck...
WarpNote 5:08 AM - 7 January, 2010
Luck, K. Interested to hear how it works out.
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Everyone is talking bad about that 7200 (heat and power consumption)...


Man look.

I've got it. Works great. Faster bootup, faster access, you won't be disappointed.


+1
I bought my MPB (Non Unibody, Penryn type) stock with a 200gb 7200 drive, now looking to upgrade the drive. A faster drive really keeps the system a lot quicker. The warm gpu/cpu = slow gpu/cpu argument, is not really valid, most of the time you are waiting for the drive to finish NOT the cpu/gpu/ram etc.

With a faster drive you will experience: faster boot times, faster SSL startup, faster SSL shutdown (valid for any other program on your computer too), Also id3 tag writing will speed up (very important if you switch for ALAC, because file sizes are a lot bigger)

The downside is that it will get a little warmer, and it will drain more power from the battery. I don't commute that much, and normally always stay on main power, so works well for me. So you really just have decide what you want for yourself...

At my previous job I had access to a desktop computer running a dual disk 10.000 rpm stripe-raid system disk. Let me tell you, that beast was fast!

Also, WD don't make 500gb 7200 rpm drives, do they?
So in your opinion what's the best quality 500gb 7200 rpm 9,5 mm drive on the market?
WarpNote 5:22 AM - 7 January, 2010
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With a faster drive you will experience: faster boot times, faster SSL startup, faster SSL shutdown (valid for any other program on your computer too), Also id3 tag writing will speed up (very important if you switch for ALAC, because file sizes are a lot bigger)

Oh yeah, faster long load too (duh..)
Dj K.Smith 5:24 AM - 7 January, 2010
The 500 gb drives I've installed are working sweet. I wish I would have gotten this 640 though cause this will be really sweet to have this much space at my disposal. So far so good...
WarpNote 5:29 AM - 7 January, 2010
Cool, well 640 compared to 500 is not that big difference anyway. There will always be larger/better/faster hardware down the line. I'm guessing 1TB will be commonplace in a while, then there's the SSD thing coming down in price...
Dj K.Smith 5:30 AM - 7 January, 2010
True dat...
DJTJ 8:49 PM - 7 January, 2010
I just bought a new 13" mpb and put a 128 OCZ vertex II in it. Thing SMOKES. Like 15 second boot times. Crazy. Haven't played out with it yet. Will do that tomorrow. Hope it holds up, cause thing is nutz fast right now
CMOS 8:54 PM - 7 January, 2010
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Cool, well 640 compared to 500 is not that big difference anyway. There will always be larger/better/faster hardware down the line. I'm guessing 1TB will be commonplace in a while, then there's the SSD thing coming down in price...



I popped an SSD into my test laptop at work. Im getting like 3x better battery life on this thing now.
terrible1fi 8:55 PM - 7 January, 2010
yeah I upgraded my 160 gig hard drive on my white 08 macbook, to seagate 500Gb one 7200rpm 16mb cache, works great..
Millz 9:28 PM - 7 January, 2010
I am doing the Optical drive caddy swap for 42 bux and 119 for the 640 hdd. Ill post back after I get it installed on sunday.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:50 AM - 8 January, 2010
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Also, WD don't make 500gb 7200 rpm drives, do they?


No. WD only has a 320 GB 7200, which sucks.

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So in your opinion what's the best quality 500gb 7200 rpm 9,5 mm drive on the market?


Right now?

Seagate Momentus.

7200 RPM / 16MB Cache.

Fiyah.
Dj K.Smith 2:47 AM - 8 January, 2010
JM what up baby? You know I'm swapping out my superdrive and putting in a second hard drive... Yeah boyee!!! LOL
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:16 AM - 8 January, 2010
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JM what up baby? You know I'm swapping out my superdrive and putting in a second hard drive... Yeah boyee!!! LOL


You movin' on up ma dude!

What's crackin?
Dj K.Smith 3:28 AM - 8 January, 2010
chillin' man... trying to get all this music and video organized my man...
WarpNote 8:09 AM - 8 January, 2010
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Also, WD don't make 500gb 7200 rpm drives, do they?


No. WD only has a 320 GB 7200, which sucks.

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So in your opinion what's the best quality 500gb 7200 rpm 9,5 mm drive on the market?


Right now?

Seagate Momentus.

7200 RPM / 16MB Cache.

Fiyah.


Thanks JOHNNYM!
WarpNote 6:00 PM - 19 February, 2010
Finally picked up the www.seagate.com today, got a gig tonite, so gonna wait, then carbon copy clone onto it tomorrow and install..
dj buterd hams 10:02 PM - 20 February, 2010
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Finally picked up the www.seagate.com today, got a gig tonite, so gonna wait, then carbon copy clone onto it tomorrow and install..


hey how do u carbon clone anyways . i got macbook
Dj K.Smith 11:37 PM - 20 February, 2010
Use super duper dude... Just plug in the new drive and ur macbook will ask it you want to format that drive... Easy after that kid... Youtube videos galore on the topic if you get lost...
WarpNote 11:21 AM - 21 February, 2010
butered hams,
Carbon Copy Cloner will duplicate the exact contents of your drive, or just selected directories if you tell it to. It don't work with non-mac format systems, (ie FAT32/NTFS) but works very well with HFS/HFS+. I use it for most of my backup needs these days.
Get it free here -> www.bombich.com

K.Smith,
Thanks! will have a look into SuperDuper -> www.shirt-pocket.com
WarpNote 9:40 PM - 21 February, 2010
So just finished installing the www.seagate.com and all is well.
I used Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer data.

Compared to the original Hitachi 200gb 7200 disk, the Seagate is a little bit noisier, and I can feel a tiny bit of vibrations spreading from it to the computer enclosure, still I can live with that. Not needing to bring an external for gigs anymore is gonna be a relief..

Thanks for all the tips in this thread.
Warp
dj buterd hams 3:25 PM - 5 March, 2010
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Use super duper dude... Just plug in the new drive and ur macbook will ask it you want to format that drive... Easy after that kid... Youtube videos galore on the topic if you get lost...

thanks i used super duper and was easy as hell .
dj buterd hams 3:26 PM - 5 March, 2010
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butered hams,
Carbon Copy Cloner will duplicate the exact contents of your drive, or just selected directories if you tell it to. It don't work with non-mac format systems, (ie FAT32/NTFS) but works very well with HFS/HFS+. I use it for most of my backup needs these days.
Get it free here -> www.bombich.com

K.Smith,
Thanks! will have a look into SuperDuper -> www.shirt-pocket.com

thanks i didnt get to you carbon , used superduper. i also got a seagate 500gb 7200rpm im not hearing any noise right now
Dj K.Smith 4:06 PM - 5 March, 2010
Yessir!!!!! Hope it all work out well 4 U buterd hams...
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:13 PM - 5 March, 2010
im torn between upgrading to a faster drive (500 gb 7200RPM) or a larger drive 640GB 5400 RPM
Millz 4:21 PM - 5 March, 2010
bezzle, I have a 500 7200 primary and a 640 5400 secondary internal and i have zero issues.
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:22 PM - 5 March, 2010
...both internal??? on a mac??....that would be amasing how hard wwas that to pull off?
Millz 4:25 PM - 5 March, 2010
not hard @ all, i just ditched my cd rom drive. read this thread ;)

and i have a 2tb external firewire 800. All the space in the world
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:28 PM - 5 March, 2010
my dream setup
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:29 PM - 5 March, 2010
ok mines not unibody i wonder if that will present a problem
Millz 4:30 PM - 5 March, 2010
i think its easier if its not unibody.
victor_M 5:56 PM - 5 March, 2010
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ok mines not unibody i wonder if that will present a problem


Mine is a early 2008 model. Took me 20 Minutes...shit load of screws....and using the direction from Ifixit.
www.ifixit.com
got a 500gb drive and had no problems with it.
Dj-M.Bezzle 6:41 PM - 5 March, 2010
victor did you just replace the existing drive or add a 2nd drive, were talkin about removing the DVD drive and adding a 2nd internal HDD
victor_M 7:48 PM - 5 March, 2010
and that's why I shouldn't type while my boss is creeping behind me.

Na.
I'm a little hesitant removing the drive.
djransom 8:18 PM - 5 March, 2010
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I just got the 13" MBP about a month ago and its has a 160gig hd... Not really what I wanted size wise because I'd like to put all my music on my laptop... Just wanna know from some of my homies here (and no I not a mac veteran, more like a mac rookie) who have upgraded their internal hard drives...

What size did you upgrade to?

What brand?

Did you do it yourself?

Any issues?

Extra tips or words of advice appreciated...


I did it about 2 years ago to my black Macbook. I upgraded to a 250GB Western Digital. It took me about 10 or 15 mins to do it. No issues at all. I would recommend watching a video from youtube prior to doing it. That's how I've managed to upgrade my RAM and my HD without spending a ton of money. I may upgrade the RAM on my new Macbook
dj buterd hams 12:50 AM - 6 March, 2010
ooohhh and i have white macbook and the hd took a t8 torx screwdriver. reall small shit .
DJ DECK 3:29 PM - 15 March, 2010
bump.

I successfully upgraded to a 500gb internal HD. Seemed complicated at first but it was easy.
dj buterd hams 5:02 PM - 15 March, 2010
real easy once u learn to clone and thats easy too
terrible1fi 5:18 PM - 15 March, 2010
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real easy once u learn to clone and thats easy too



yup

use super duper
www.shirt-pocket.com
Millz 5:19 PM - 15 March, 2010
thats what i use super duper.
Dj K.Smith 5:55 PM - 15 March, 2010
Glad to hear this thread is still benefiting other dj's...
DJ DECK 6:20 PM - 15 March, 2010
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Glad to hear this thread is still benefiting other dj's...


No doubt. +1 on the thread.

I used super duper for the process. I was worried at first when I plugged in the "external (soon to be internal) drive and I got an warning saying that the disc wasn't recognized and it gave me an option to initialize. I thought I was fucked (no homo) but I managed to figure out the problem.
djfrequency 8:27 PM - 15 March, 2010
what is the biggest HD i can fit in my mac book pro 15 2007 ?
the bigger the better (no homo)
Dj-M.Bezzle 8:47 PM - 15 March, 2010
unibody or old model?
Dj-M.Bezzle 8:47 PM - 15 March, 2010
oh lol missed the 2007, i think its 640
djfrequency 11:05 PM - 15 March, 2010
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old model..
Dj K.Smith 11:24 PM - 15 March, 2010
yep 640 gigs... I have that in my MBP unibody. Will eventually put (2) 640's in my MB unibody... Unless a bigger size comes out in the near future...
djfrequency 11:49 PM - 15 March, 2010
so any 640 hd will fit or is there a certain kind..? for macs..
also need to upgrade my ram..to 3
dj buterd hams 2:35 AM - 17 March, 2010
no i heared the 640 might be 2.5" but its a little thicker. might not fit perfectly .
Millz 2:38 AM - 17 March, 2010
640 fits fine in 17inch mbp.
Dj K.Smith 4:29 AM - 17 March, 2010
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so any 640 hd will fit or is there a certain kind..? for macs..
also need to upgrade my ram..to 3


Western digital
DeezNotes 2:06 PM - 18 March, 2010
I could be wrong, but from what I've been reading (not just here - on other sites), the 640 might be the way to go for now. Although there are bigger drives out there, even if your machine can fit it they may run a bit slower because drives bigger than 640 have 3 platters instead of 2. I'd love to have a 1 TB internal, but not at the expense of something slower than what I already have.
dj-freestyle 2:48 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya i saw a 1.5 tb from seagate at the store today that said mac compatiable, im wondering since im gonna do this is i should just use it. im so tired of carrying around a external so gonna switch my 250 out oin my pro. Any suggestions from people who have done it?
Dj-M.Bezzle 2:50 PM - 18 March, 2010
mac compadible could also be referring to the desktops, better check the size
dj-freestyle 2:55 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya im working on that now, seagate website says it fits so im gonna check apple now.
dj-freestyle 3:06 PM - 18 March, 2010
ok i got it, the 1.5 is 3.5inch , wont work, now i get it, looks like 650 is biggest in the 2.5inch size, has anybody tried a 3.5inch drive and will it fit?
dj-freestyle 3:06 PM - 18 March, 2010
Bezzle have you switched yours yet?
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:10 PM - 18 March, 2010
not yet, initaially i was gonna upgrade my internal to the 640 first but i got a new residency that i start fri so i gotta get a bigger external 1st to make sure all my videos are present and accounted for, so im gettin the external 1st then gonna upgrade the internal...i figure having the external 1st will come in handy when i go to upgrade the internal anyway since i can backup the disk image to it
dj-freestyle 3:21 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya im on ifixit reading how to do it, they seem to have the best explanations on how to do it, the cloning of my current hard drive to the new one seems the toughest part to get so far. it looks like they use a usb/firewire enclosure to get the info from your computer to the new hard drive to clone it.
Dj K.Smith 3:22 PM - 18 March, 2010
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Any suggestions from people who have done it?

Yeah man. go 640... That's whats been working for me strong since I did it... Peep the thread kid, LOL...
dj-freestyle 3:25 PM - 18 March, 2010
how did you clone the old drive to the new drive?
Millz 3:26 PM - 18 March, 2010
super duper...
dj-freestyle 3:29 PM - 18 March, 2010
did you plug the new drive into a usb/firewire enclosure and do it that way?
Millz 3:30 PM - 18 March, 2010
well i took my cd/dvd rom out and have 2 640 internals now
Millz 3:31 PM - 18 March, 2010
so what i did was i bought 2, 2tb seagates with fw800, one for backup (using super duper) and the other as more storage...
dj-freestyle 3:32 PM - 18 March, 2010
i was wondering if i could clone my current hard drive to my external and then put it back on the new hard drive once installed?
Millz 3:32 PM - 18 March, 2010
anytime i wanna back the whole system up, i just plug in the 2tb superduper drive and tell it to back up and it backs it up (takes a good 2-3 hours thou)...but i do that every few weeks
Dj K.Smith 3:53 PM - 18 March, 2010
Plus when you're ready to do it, there are several youtube vidz that take you step by step through the process... Believe me kid, I was nervous as all get out but it's pretty simple to do...
DJ DECK 3:57 PM - 18 March, 2010
Same here. I made sure I watched several you tube videos before.

Before I was like dam, what??? how??? super what?? and Now it's like pssshhh that shit easy!!! lol
dj-freestyle 4:08 PM - 18 March, 2010
did you clone your hard drive to a external hard drive or did you clone in to the new one useing a usb/firewire enclosure, im just trying to figure out best way to clone my hard drive and do i need to buy soemhting extra to do it?
Dj K.Smith 4:16 PM - 18 March, 2010
When you buy the new internal, also purchase an enclosure for it so that you can out the new internal inside it. Plug into your lappy (while its off) and then turn on. Your lappy will ask if you'd like to format this drive and of course you say yes. Rename the drive then use super duper to clone dude...
DJ Guayo 4:18 PM - 18 March, 2010
1. use the enclosure to format the drive
2. clone the internal drive to the external one (the HD in the enclosure).
3. After its done cloning, you will need to open up your macbook/pro. Switch the HD. you will be installing the new HD with more memory.
4. Power the macbook/pro up and your are good to go.

I would then take the old drive reformat it and your old HD is now and external HD. look like DJ K. Smith beat me to the punch.
dj-freestyle 4:28 PM - 18 March, 2010
got it, the directions at ifixit.com are really good and explian step by step what you guys said so thank you again, just like to hear that it worked from someone who did it before i crash my 2 thousand dollar macbook. :) im so tired of dragging exernal and usb hub to gigs. its getting old for sure.
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:59 PM - 18 March, 2010
just bought a western digital firewire external from best buy, hooked it up and started to copy the files from my current 350 gig external, that thing FLIES, i drug the files over and went to my car to get something came back and it was on 2 gigs already transfered, things awsome, i just hopes it performs well with SL and videos being played off it. I had to get back to work but im going to mess with it later when i get home, next on the list is the 640 internal......i hate that mac changed the laptops cause now when i read info about it i never know which model it is, alot of stuff performs great on the unibody 15' but i have the 08 pre-unibody
dj-freestyle 6:01 PM - 18 March, 2010
just got back from best buy with 640 internal and case to transfer so here we go, wish me luck.
victor_M 7:30 PM - 18 March, 2010
Quote:
just bought a western digital firewire external from best buy, hooked it up and started to copy the files from my current 350 gig external, that thing FLIES, i drug the files over and went to my car to get something came back and it was on 2 gigs already transfered, things awsome, i just hopes it performs well with SL and videos being played off it. I had to get back to work but im going to mess with it later when i get home, next on the list is the 640 internal......i hate that mac changed the laptops cause now when i read info about it i never know which model it is, alot of stuff performs great on the unibody 15' but i have the 08 pre-unibody

Which drive did you buy. What's the model.
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:50 PM - 18 March, 2010
i wanna say its the mybook studio edition........i kinda HAD to get it, i found a better drive online but i have a video gig on fri night and all my vids are on a USB 2.0 drive, which i cant use with SL and all my midi controllers, i needed a firewire drive and it was the last firewire drive in the store
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:51 PM - 18 March, 2010
hopefully its a decent drive, the reviews look fine, no major issues there, my only problem with it was that i found a 1.5 terrabyte one for like 50 cheaper online but i like the external LED readout on this drive
victor_M 8:19 PM - 18 March, 2010
good deal...let me know how it works out. I might jump on one of those.

1.5 for 50 bucks cheaper...was it a western digital also?
Dj-M.Bezzle 8:29 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya it was western digital too, i think it may be an online thing from best buy cause i checked in store avalibility and there wasnt one instore within a 3 state radius from me
Dj K.Smith 9:01 PM - 18 March, 2010
www.newegg.com

Bam!!!!!!!!
Dj-M.Bezzle 9:03 PM - 18 March, 2010
yup thats the one everyones talkin about, it needs a fix to work on some machines because the drive has a built in motion sensor which conflicts with apples own macbook pro motion sensor
dj-freestyle 9:27 PM - 18 March, 2010
all good bezzle, couldnt have been easier with the right tools. it was way to easy. cant wait to not have to drag my external around. by the way ive been usieng a lacie external with shock tech and its been amazeing as an external. thing is built like a rock. made to be dropped for sure.
dj-freestyle 9:29 PM - 18 March, 2010
to anybody who has replaced theres should i just keep the old one with all my stuff on it incase this one goes bad i can just throw the old one back in?
Dj-M.Bezzle 9:29 PM - 18 March, 2010
yes
Dj-M.Bezzle 9:30 PM - 18 March, 2010
you can get an external enclosure and use it as a backup too
Millz 9:31 PM - 18 March, 2010
i have my 2nd 640 partitioned twice. One of the 2 partitions is bootable with a 2nd copy of serato on it. (thanks whoever told me to do that) That way if the first drive fails, I can boot the 2nd drive within minutes and back up and running
dj-freestyle 9:32 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya i used a enclsoure to clone it so ill throw the one back in the enclosure and keep just in case this one crashes ill have a backup.
dj-freestyle 9:35 PM - 18 March, 2010
By the way i bought the rocketfish sata hard drive enclosure kit to use to clone my drive if anybody needed to know one to buy, it worked awesome and made it really easy.
dj-freestyle 9:35 PM - 18 March, 2010
Little more exspesnive but worth it to keep my old drive in.
DJ DECK 9:42 PM - 18 March, 2010
it's safe for the "just in case moments".

glad to see everything worked out freestyle.
dj-freestyle 9:45 PM - 18 March, 2010
ya went really well, now i figure a 1tb will come out next week and piss me off for doing it. Just my luck.
dj-freestyle 9:47 PM - 18 March, 2010
Also there is a good you tube video if your computer is booting slow after installing new drive, works really well.
DJ DECK 9:47 PM - 18 March, 2010
but you at least you know how to go about it, which will make switching for the new 1TB next week easier. lol
DJ DECK 9:48 PM - 18 March, 2010
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Also there is a good you tube video if your computer is booting slow after installing new drive, works really well.


Please post link, I'm having this problem.
dj-freestyle 9:52 PM - 18 March, 2010
Watchwww.youtube.com
dj-freestyle 9:52 PM - 18 March, 2010
hope this helps. mine is booting fast but figured it might help somebody
DJ DECK 9:53 PM - 18 March, 2010
gonna check it out. Good looking out freestyle
Dj Farhan 12:33 AM - 23 March, 2010
upgraded from 320 gb to 500 gb, think i will going to 1.5 tb this week.
the_black_one 5:40 AM - 23 March, 2010
i like this one www.newegg.com
DJ Guayo 12:20 PM - 23 March, 2010
hey black one.... keep in mind that HD is 15mm... so it doesnt fit some laptops... that thing looks like a beast though 32MB cache
dj-freestyle 3:26 PM - 23 March, 2010
ya you have to watch size. most laptops includieng apple only fit up to a 650 as of now.
Dj K.Smith 11:05 PM - 5 April, 2010
Think I found my next investment...

www.newegg.com
Millz 11:12 PM - 5 April, 2010
nice, id like to see if these actually hold up and are reliable...
Dj K.Smith 11:13 PM - 5 April, 2010
yeah man I might get it today so I can install it tomorrow...
Millz 11:14 PM - 5 April, 2010
lolz...keep us posted.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:51 PM - 5 April, 2010
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Think I found my next investment...

www.newegg.com


You still 'Effin with those 8MB 5200's man~!

Where's your NEED FOR SPEED?
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:52 PM - 5 April, 2010
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Think I found my next investment...

www.newegg.com


You still 'Effin with those 8MB 5200's man~!

Where's your NEED FOR SPEED?


HOLD UP, that's not even 5400...wtf?

Man, stop playin...

I didn't even KNOW they made drives that spun as slow as 5200.
Dj K.Smith 11:52 PM - 5 April, 2010
It ain't out yet, lol... I don't think it'll work though cause it says it's a 12.5mm but then its also a 2.5" drive.... I don't get it?!?!?!?!?!
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:55 PM - 5 April, 2010
I'm telling you...

Access times IS WHERE IT'S AT....
Dj K.Smith 12:04 AM - 6 April, 2010
Look at that drive JM and the 640... Can the 1tb ft in my mb pro?
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:06 AM - 6 April, 2010
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Look at that drive JM and the 640... Can the 1tb ft in my mb pro?


I won't steer you wrong with guesses man, I'm not familiar with MACs...at all.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:10 AM - 6 April, 2010
However, I don't see anything pertaining to physical size that will restrict you from installing it.
Dj K.Smith 12:11 AM - 6 April, 2010
you looked?
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:12 AM - 6 April, 2010
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you looked?


www.westerndigital.com
dj king g 5:11 AM - 6 April, 2010
i was thinking of getting that 1tb one. Is 5200 rpm really a big difference. I might just get the drive and install in my firewire hd case but i would have all my videos and mp3s but is it gonna make a difference from 5400? Im talking bout a noticeable difference. Does anybody know?
Dj K.Smith 5:57 AM - 6 April, 2010
King G will it fit...
DJ Guayo 12:24 PM - 6 April, 2010
it depends on the model. go to www.macsales.com. They have live chat support. You can go ahead and ask them. They will let you know if it fits or not.
Make sure you have your macbook/macbook pro model number at hand. You should be able to get your model number here --> en.wikipedia.org
Polanka 2:53 PM - 6 April, 2010
I upgraded mine with a Intel 160 GB Internal hard drive. It made a big difference.
Polanka 2:54 PM - 6 April, 2010
Solid state
dj-freestyle 4:41 PM - 6 April, 2010
1tb will not fit in macs.
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:54 PM - 6 April, 2010
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1tb will not fit in macs.


then why do the reviews for the 1tb HD posted early earlier all say their in macs with no problems

Pros: Easy install. No clicks. Even easier for me since I have a Unibody MBP without an integrated battery ;)
Cons: None yet.
Other Thoughts: If you're installing it in a uMBP, just be sure to remove and install the studs from the side of your stock HDD. It requires a tiny torx, or even just a pair of visegrips...

I would also suggest having a plan for your old HDD; I bought a sata enclosure for like $12, and can still run my old macosx setup whenever I want.


Pros: HUGE capacity, install was a breeze, fits in 15" Unibody MacBook Pro like a CHAMP, OS X install went without a hitch, it looks pretty, and it impressed my friends.
Cons: It's not free. Also, it's only 5400RPM, could've done better, but for freakin' 1TB of storage, it's well worth the "sacrifice." :]
Other Thoughts: Note: for installation in Unibody Macbook Pro's, you will need a torx screwdriver to remove the four pins from the old hard drive. These pins are two on a side, and they're what holds the hard drive into the MacBook case; without them, the hard drive can shift around, which is no bueno.

I had a 320GB hard drive before, which had about 7GB of free space, so this new drive gives me PLENTY of breathing room for HD videos and music and pictures. (I do a lot of editing), and now I won't have to constantly drag stuff over to my external drive.
dj-freestyle 4:56 PM - 6 April, 2010
if it worked for you then all good. Ill take the speed tho.
DeezNotes 5:09 PM - 6 April, 2010
The 1 TB WD drive will fit in the new aluminum unibody Macs, not the old ones.

forums.macrumors.com <-- They merged 2 threads, so the first few posts say "it won't fit" and it doesn't make sense because they're talking about something else. I don't know why they would merge 2 posts together to make shit confusing... the pics say it all though.
DeezNotes 5:11 PM - 6 April, 2010
Also, there is some debate to the lower speed (good news I think). Something about how the speed is a little slower, but there is more data per platter which may make up for it in some way? I read it once, but didn't take the time to really figure it all out. I knew Johnny would have a fit about that speed, but it seems like it's working out okay. You might have to give up a little access time to get 1 TB of internal storage.
Dj K.Smith 5:17 PM - 6 April, 2010
1tb of space is sick... Seeing how I have 2 drives i this mbp, 2tb internally would be the plague, LOL...
Ajay 5:27 PM - 6 April, 2010
Just cause I'm following this tread. The heights are in the Specifications:
www.westerndigital.com

The 640 GB and 750 GB are 9.5mm high
The 1 TB is 12.5mm high
DJ Guayo 6:14 PM - 6 April, 2010
Here you go fellas i have pics....

i1004.photobucket.com

i1004.photobucket.com

I really think it depends on your model number. I have the 15 in Macbook Pro 2.66 GHz mid June 2009 Model M985*/A. I had no problems getting it to fit (no misquote).

Hope that helps.
nik39 6:38 PM - 6 April, 2010
Does any of the 12.5mm drives fit into the end-2006 C2D MacBook 15" Pro?
Dj K.Smith 6:50 PM - 6 April, 2010
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Here you go fellas i have pics....

i1004.photobucket.com

i1004.photobucket.com

I really think it depends on your model number. I have the 15 in Macbook Pro 2.66 GHz mid June 2009 Model M985*/A. I had no problems getting it to fit (no misquote).

Hope that helps.

Nice dude... Might have to get it...
DJ Guayo 6:53 PM - 6 April, 2010
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Does any of the 12.5mm drives fit into the end-2006 C2D MacBook 15" Pro?

try talking to the customer service people via chat... they should be able to provide you with a definite answer. I was all confused on mixed reports too.

Quote:
it depends on the model. go to www.macsales.com. They have live chat support. You can go ahead and ask them. They will let you know if it fits or not.
Make sure you have your macbook/macbook pro model number at hand. You should be able to get your model number here --> en.wikipedia.org
DJ Doug Collins 6:55 PM - 6 April, 2010
I just bought a new MBP with the 500gb 7200RPM joint in it. Thank god. My 160 in my old Macbook was getting quite full!
Dj-M.Bezzle 6:55 PM - 6 April, 2010
i wish apple would start labeling these things differently, i hate seeing "THIS FITS IN A MACBOOK PRO" only to find out its a completley different year and model than what i have, i like that they dubbed the new ones "Unibody macbook pro" but the older ones need a name too
nik39 7:35 PM - 6 April, 2010
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Does any of the 12.5mm drives fit into the end-2006 C2D MacBook 15" Pro?

try talking to the customer service people via chat... they should be able to provide you with a definite answer. I was all confused on mixed reports too.

Quote:
it depends on the model. go to www.macsales.com. They have live chat support. You can go ahead and ask them. They will let you know if it fits or not.
Make sure you have your macbook/macbook pro model number at hand. You should be able to get your model number here --> en.wikipedia.org

Nice one... Thanks, I tried their live chat, he confirmed that 12.5mm won't fit into my MBP. Bummer.
CoMa 10:20 PM - 6 April, 2010
I got 13" Macbook White from Mid 07, came stock with 120GB, recently stuck a 500GB 7200RPM Seagate Momentus HDD in it. Very straight forward, nice wee performance jump and nice to have the extra room.
dj vegas 11:05 PM - 6 April, 2010
bump
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:13 PM - 6 April, 2010
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I got 13" Macbook White from Mid 07, came stock with 120GB, recently stuck a 500GB 7200RPM Seagate Momentus HDD in it. Very straight forward, nice wee performance jump and nice to have the extra room.


How much of a performance boost was it going from 5400 RPM to 7200?
CoMa 11:29 PM - 6 April, 2010
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How much of a performance boost was it going from 5400 RPM to 7200?


I found the startup time dropped noticeably and software was was smoother. Seek times are lower and takes less tim in SSL to load my iTunes library if I decide to use it.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:31 PM - 6 April, 2010
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How much of a performance boost was it going from 5400 RPM to 7200?


I found the startup time dropped noticeably and software was was smoother. Seek times are lower and takes less tim in SSL to load my iTunes library if I decide to use it.


Dropped Noticeably huh? Good Stuff...

One day, they'll listen to me...
Dj K.Smith 1:32 AM - 7 April, 2010
We're listening now it's just that the bigger drives ain't got that speed ma dude....

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Millz 1:34 AM - 7 April, 2010
I see zero difference between my 7200 and 5400 drives INTERNALLY. The only differences in seek times Ive seen were with 5400 external usb2.0 drives. If the internal drive is Sata, then IMO I would not worry about it.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 1:54 AM - 7 April, 2010
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We're listening now it's just that the bigger drives ain't got that speed ma dude....

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Yeah, they slow..or you gotta rock with something like Hitachi.
Millz 2:00 AM - 7 April, 2010
Baby let me love u down, theres so many ways to love ya....
Dj K.Smith 3:17 AM - 7 April, 2010
I want that 1gb drive =)
Millz 3:20 AM - 7 April, 2010
tb ;) yea it is sweet.
the_black_one 3:58 AM - 7 April, 2010
need for speed www.seagate.com
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:17 AM - 7 April, 2010
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need for speed www.seagate.com


That's not a laptop drive...
Dj-M.Bezzle 1:29 PM - 7 April, 2010
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I want that 1gb drive =)



lol what a flash drive
Ajay 1:37 PM - 13 April, 2010
512 GB Solid state drive for MBP
www.newegg.com
Dj-M.Bezzle 1:38 PM - 13 April, 2010
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512 GB Solid state drive costs as much as a MBP
www.newegg.com


fixed it
Ajay 1:42 PM - 13 April, 2010
lol...
Dj K.Smith 6:11 PM - 13 April, 2010
Why pay that much for 512 when we're at 1tb? Someone help me understand that?!?!?! LOL
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:19 PM - 13 April, 2010
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Why pay that much for 512 when we're at 1tb? Someone help me understand that?!?!?! LOL



because when you drop that 1TB drive or it gets a real hard bump while the platters spinning and the drives corrupted the extra money for the drive with no moving parts is gonna seem very worthwhile


The SS drives are crazy expensive now but the price is droppin pretty quick, they should be affordable in the not to distant future
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:20 PM - 13 April, 2010
think of it like using a DVD with all your music VS an MP3 player with all your music
dj-freestyle 7:44 PM - 13 April, 2010
Anybody seen the new macbooks that just dropped, they say 50% faster, wonder if its true?
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:46 PM - 13 April, 2010
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Anybody seen the new macbooks that just dropped, they say 50% faster, wonder if its true?



they should start a thread about that!!
Dj-M.Bezzle 7:46 PM - 13 April, 2010
www.scratchlive.net
dj-freestyle 7:47 PM - 13 April, 2010
ya sorry i should have, just saw email about them as i was reading this thread.
dj-freestyle 7:49 PM - 13 April, 2010
Funny bezzle, im slow sometimes.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 1:07 AM - 14 April, 2010
Quote:
Quote:
Why pay that much for 512 when we're at 1tb? Someone help me understand that?!?!?! LOL



because when you drop that 1TB drive or it gets a real hard bump while the platters spinning and the drives corrupted the extra money for the drive with no moving parts is gonna seem very worthwhile


The SS drives are crazy expensive now but the price is droppin pretty quick, they should be affordable in the not to distant future


I trust MOVING parts more than non-moving parts...at least in the harddrive arena.

A solid state drive is pretty much a big chip. Let that chip get fried, and there is NO WAY you personally will be getting that info back. You'll be sending it out for data recovery.

A regular drive, may give you indicators, like ticking, or becoming more noisy if you're in tune with your equipment....

You now have a "warning" to start backing up your data somewhere else...

Even drives that have "DIED" have been brought back to life, "one more time", just long enough for you to get your data off....think putting it in the freezer....it works.

I'm not having some big static electricity sizzle, zap a solid state drive for me....
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:09 PM - 14 April, 2010
Quote:
Quote:
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Why pay that much for 512 when we're at 1tb? Someone help me understand that?!?!?! LOL



because when you drop that 1TB drive or it gets a real hard bump while the platters spinning and the drives corrupted the extra money for the drive with no moving parts is gonna seem very worthwhile


The SS drives are crazy expensive now but the price is droppin pretty quick, they should be affordable in the not to distant future


I trust MOVING parts more than non-moving parts...at least in the harddrive arena.

A solid state drive is pretty much a big chip. Let that chip get fried, and there is NO WAY you personally will be getting that info back. You'll be sending it out for data recovery.

A regular drive, may give you indicators, like ticking, or becoming more noisy if you're in tune with your equipment....

You now have a "warning" to start backing up your data somewhere else...

Even drives that have "DIED" have been brought back to life, "one more time", just long enough for you to get your data off....think putting it in the freezer....it works.

I'm not having some big static electricity sizzle, zap a solid state drive for me....


johnny im suprised your not storing all your data on 8-trak and VHS tapes
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 9:03 PM - 14 April, 2010
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johnny im suprised your not storing all your data on 8-trak and VHS tapes


I'm leap years before that man...

members.cox.net
Marx&Villain 9:47 PM - 14 April, 2010
hahaha
DJMark 9:53 PM - 14 April, 2010
As of this moment, the largest "standard-height" laptop-type drive available is Western Digital's 750gb.

It's also the first laptop drive I've seen that uses a new "advanced formatting" (larger sector size, I believe), and I'm seeing a VERY noticeable performance boost from this. Very noticeable when doing full-disk clones/backups with SuperDuper.
DJ CISCO 12:56 AM - 15 April, 2010
I dropped that WD 750GB in my 17inch macbook pro. no problems so far.. going on 6-7 months so far.
DJSHARK 2:06 AM - 15 April, 2010
I just upgraded mine in my thinkpad.I bought a hitachi travelstar 500gig 7200rpm and its great.I dont trust the major names as much for heavy use.
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:22 AM - 15 April, 2010
Ahhh...a 7200RPM'er...

Welcome.
Dj_KaGeN 4:28 AM - 15 April, 2010
even i upgraded my POS MBP... memory and hard drive

just to confirm that I really got fuct... the dell that cost less than half before the mac upgraded is still better, the mac is just something the wife wants to use ( cuz it's pretty)
DJMark 11:55 AM - 15 April, 2010
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I dropped that WD 750GB in my 17inch macbook pro. no problems so far.. going on 6-7 months so far.


If you've had it for 6-7 months, it would have to be the 12.5mm-height 3-platter version.

They only came out with the 9mm-height 750-gig 2-platter version in the last few weeks, and it's that version of the 750-gig drive that uses the "advanced formatting".
Dj-M.Bezzle 12:59 PM - 15 April, 2010
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I dropped that WD 750GB in my 17inch macbook pro. no problems so far.. going on 6-7 months so far.


If you've had it for 6-7 months, it would have to be the 12.5mm-height 3-platter version.

They only came out with the 9mm-height 750-gig 2-platter version in the last few weeks, and it's that version of the 750-gig drive that uses the "advanced formatting".



will that "advanced formatting" drive work in the non unibody 08 model macbook pros
victor_M 1:53 PM - 15 April, 2010
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I dropped that WD 750GB in my 17inch macbook pro. no problems so far.. going on 6-7 months so far.


If you've had it for 6-7 months, it would have to be the 12.5mm-height 3-platter version.

They only came out with the 9mm-height 750-gig 2-platter version in the last few weeks, and it's that version of the 750-gig drive that uses the "advanced formatting".



will that "advanced formatting" drive work in the non unibody 08 model macbook pros


Bezzle
Check the pdf below. our machines should run this without problem.
www.wdc.com
DJ CISCO 7:42 PM - 15 April, 2010
yeah its the one with the 12.5mm drive height..

works good.. 3,1 version 17inch macbook pro
DJ Dub Cowboy 7:24 PM - 23 April, 2010
DJ Mark, I just went to send you a PM and came across your disclaimer.

Love it. So, I'll ask you here.

I want to order a new 750 GB drive this weekend for my pre-unibody 08 Macbook Pro 4,1.

is this the one you would recommend?

www.amazon.com
DJMark 11:53 PM - 23 April, 2010
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I want to order a new 750 GB drive this weekend for my pre-unibody 08 Macbook Pro 4,1.

is this the one you would recommend?

www.amazon.com


That's the same one I've had for several weeks now. So far, it's been fine.

You will probably need to use hdapm (as I am): mymacfixes.blogspot.com

If you don't, the drive will quickly run though a lot of load cycles, possibly affecting performance and very likely causing it to fail prematurely. You can check this with SMARTUtility, monitoring the "Load Cycle" count. www.volitans-software.com
DJ Unique 9:24 AM - 25 April, 2010
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DJ Mark, I just went to send you a PM and came across your disclaimer.

Love it. So, I'll ask you here.

I want to order a new 750 GB drive this weekend for my pre-unibody 08 Macbook Pro 4,1.

is this the one you would recommend?

www.amazon.com


I bought this for my pre-unibody MacBook Pro and it has been working perfectly. I did 2 partitions & did a clean install of Snow Leopard.