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    Macbook HDD Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ikarah, Oct 23, 2012.

  1. ikarah

    ikarah Notebook Consultant

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    I have a macbook, i checked the serial it says its the late 2008 white model the one that looks like this:

    http://cdn.tradebit.org/usr/kijyuu/pub/9002/79593691_macbook.jpg

    Anyways I want to upgrade the harddrive on my mac and I want a good cheap harrdrive with plenty of space or an affordable ssd.

    Where can I get such a harddrive i dont know what exactly is compatible with this laptop.

    Thanks.
     
    ikarah, Oct 23, 2012
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  2. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    anything that is sata should be compatible. So I would go for a 1tb drive or a 750gb 7200rpm drive.
     
    Karamazovmm, Oct 23, 2012
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  3. ikarah

    ikarah Notebook Consultant

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    Alright sounds great can you link me with any good suggestions because, i want something good with a good price. Thing is i have never seen these old macbooks with more than 250hd space. I thought they couldn't support more then that. But anyways, what brands should i go for. Links are welcome.

    Thanks!
     
    ikarah, Oct 23, 2012
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    You'll find that every HDD brand (WD, Seagate, HGST Hitachi, Toshiba) has their cheerleaders who swear by them, and their detractors who say they are the worst ever, so it really doesn't matter. Buy new drives, not refurbished.

    Search @ Newegg for 2.5" hard drive. You'll get the best speed from increased high-density techonology, so don't just look at capacity and check the part numbers against this blog.
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 26, 2012
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