Upgrading Hard Drive on a MacBook: couple of questions
I just got a MacBook (Black) and am contemplating the not-too-distant future when I will need more hard-drive space, especially after installing BootCamp or Parells + Windows. (I'm starting to think I made a mistake in getting a MacBook instead of a MacBook Pro...)
Couple of questions:
[1] Can the MacBook HD be "easily" (i.e. by me with a screw driver) swapped for something bigger?
[2] How big can I go?
[3] I assume a faster drive (7200 vs 5400) gives faster performance?
[4] I assume a faster drive also results in worse battery life?
Thanks.
Couple of questions:
[1] Can the MacBook HD be "easily" (i.e. by me with a screw driver) swapped for something bigger?
[2] How big can I go?
[3] I assume a faster drive (7200 vs 5400) gives faster performance?
[4] I assume a faster drive also results in worse battery life?
Thanks.
Comments
2. i think 120 is the biggest but i could be wrong
3. generally, yes. you'd get better performance from a 7200
4. dunno.
[1] easy? Yes! OWC has a great video.
[2] how big? Looks like 120GB.
Still moy exactly sure about
[3] probably yes...
[4] probably yes...
Biggest you can go is 160GB... ( http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardw...le.php/3606921 )
Originally posted by Joey
Plus... a faster drive will read your data faster... so it's that much less time it needs to run at full speed... so depending on how much disk access you have... you may actually use less power.
Cool...thanks! Makes sense (sort of...)