7200rpm drive in macbook

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jfs9900jfs9900
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
can i install a 7200rpm notebook hard drive into the standard macbook.... like for example this one: http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Hitac...ive,__14073295

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    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    Yes, you can, just make sure it's Serial ATA.
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    jfs9900jfs9900 Posts: 6member
    will there be any increase in performance?
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    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    Yes, quite. There may, however, be a slight decrease in battery life and increase in heat and noise.
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    jpenningtonjpennington Posts: 476member
    MacBook hard drive replacement is easy. When I had a 15" macbookpro, I installed a hitachi 7200rpm in it. It wasn't as simple at the MB, but with the help of a video I found online it was pretty easy. You need a screw driver that only a techie would have if you want to do it to a MBP, you can pick up a set with that right bit it in a compusa or radioshack.
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    sandausandau Posts: 1,230member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chucker

    Yes, quite. There may, however, be a slight decrease in battery life and increase in heat and noise.



    i have longer battery life and its quieter, other than the macbook moo (fans) with my 7200 rpm drive.
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