can you fit a 7200 rpm harddrive in a new MacBook???
just wondering if this is possible? there are no options for a 7200 from Apple on the MacBooks but there are for the Pros.
im lookin to get a MacBook at end of summer (hopefully after all these "bugs" are addressed) and wanting to have all the bells and whistles on it since it'll replace my laptop and my desktop.
im shootin for: 2.0ghz, 2gb, and 80gb 7200rpm hd.
anyone tried this or can verify for certain whether or not its possible????
thanks!
im lookin to get a MacBook at end of summer (hopefully after all these "bugs" are addressed) and wanting to have all the bells and whistles on it since it'll replace my laptop and my desktop.
im shootin for: 2.0ghz, 2gb, and 80gb 7200rpm hd.
anyone tried this or can verify for certain whether or not its possible????
thanks!
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After reading benchmarks, there is really no reason to have the 2.0ghz version, the differences are so minute as to be silly when compared to the 1.83ghz.
thats good news!!
yeah im def installin it all myself as well.
how much did your hd cost ya?
i was plannin on gettin my memory from newegg.com
Originally posted by untsig
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thats good news!!
yeah im def installin it all myself as well.
how much did your hd cost ya?
i was plannin on gettin my memory from newegg.com
I bought two patriot brand 1gb sticks from new egg for around $85 each. the hard drive I bought from eWiz.com for $170. Both shipped super fast.
thanks for your help and quick replies!!
Originally posted by mikef
Given the reports of the excessive dissipated heat of the MB, you might want to rethink adding yet another heat source. There might be thermal reasons why they don't offer a 7200rpm drive...
I actually researched this. The Hitachi 7200rpm 100gb drive is quieter, uses less wattage (better battery life) and puts out less heat than the Fujitsu 5400rpm 60gb drive that shipped with my MB.
Originally posted by sandau
I actually researched this. The Hitachi 7200rpm 100gb drive is quieter, uses less wattage (better battery life) and puts out less heat than the Fujitsu 5400rpm 60gb drive that shipped with my MB.
wow! that's impressive. and yet sad that it doesnt come standard.
I've checked CPU temps and HD temps while idle and under load - the HD temp averages around 35C, and the CPU idles between 35-40C and tops out at 82ish under load before dropping to a constant 78C once the fans kick in.
Don't buy Apple RAM or HD - it's simple as pie to replace yourself and you can basically get a 'free' 7200 100GB drive for the couple minutes it will take you to do it.
Make sure to have the proper tools however - the HD enclosure uses torq screws, not normal philips ones.
EDIT: My MacBook came with a Seagate Momentus HD - not sure what the power and heat specs are on that, but the Hitachi is completely silent (even with my ear to the machine) and is running super cool.
Originally posted by The Pie Man
Make sure to have the proper tools however - the HD enclosure uses torq screws, not normal philips ones.
I noticed that right off, the torq screws...but i have a small screw driver set and fortunately they didn't use too much blue loctite (i noticed some on the front screws to keep them in from vibration). I simply used a flathead that fit, I didn't force anything and it worked fine.
Yes, the upgrade to the basic MacBook is fantastic. I'm loving this thing.
edit: so apparently all MacBooks/MacBook Pros use the same RAM. Good.
Something I noticed while at LowEndMac: Macintels can boot with USB drives! Yay! Okay maybe everyone else knew that but I didn't notice it. Hmm...I think for my next external drive I'll save some money and skip the FireWire.
Originally posted by Aquatic
Well fellas I think I'm going to join you two in the next few weeks, with a base 1.83 MacBook, upgrade to the 100 gig drive and 1 gig of RAM. Anyone think there's much of a difference between 1 and 2 gigs of RAM? I don't use insane apps too much that would notice the diff. I wouldn't think, but what about OS X itself? I've seen anecdotes here saying it actually would speed up OS X. Thoughts? I'm probably just going to stick with the gig. I have to take a trip to dealram and dealmac soon.
a gig is fine. i prefer 2gb because I run XP or Ubuntu in Parallels a lot of the time and I allocate at minimum 512mb ram to the virtual instance.
but, you might consider making the plunge since you'll toss out 2x256, then if you upgrade again, you'll toss out 2x512 to get to 2x1gb.
Originally posted by Aquatic
Hm...and according to dealmac just $109 for the 100 gig Hitachi! https://www.nowdirect.com/direct/par...art=OBM0A25025
the link goes to nowdirect.com (who?) and that's a 60gb drive according to the top header:
Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 60GB 0A25025.
i don't think i'd go with that seller....
Originally posted by sandau
After reading benchmarks, there is really no reason to have the 2.0ghz version, the differences are so minute as to be silly when compared to the 1.83ghz.
Unless, of course, one prefers to have a MacBook in basic black?
;^p
Will that work with the MacBook? I'm not sure.
EDIT: Nevermind, I just found the options using the finder on the same website.
Originally posted by MacRonin
Unless, of course, one prefers to have a MacBook in basic black?
;^p
mm, dell black isn't for me....but maybe a nice green, blue, red, aqua, gel, platinum... if you're gonna pay a premium for a color, might as well get one that looks good. (macbooks available june 2nd)
http://www.colorwarepc.com/products/default.aspx
So is the Hitachi the best 100 gig drive? (I'm talking power consumption and reliability, that's all I care about, not noise. )