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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / January 2008MacBook Hard Drives
Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my MacBook's hard drive. Before I jump in does anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking for around 160GB+ and 5400RPM, for reduced heat and better power consumption over 7200RPM drives. Many thanks,  SignatureAndy. > I'm looking to upgrade my MacBook's hard drive. Before I jump in does > anyone have any recommendations? Late last year I put this in my MacBook Pro: <http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4RQV> Following which David Kennedy pointed out this: <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270207841960> (well, the sale he pointed out has since ended - but the link is to the same item, from the same seller). I swapped my old 120Gb drive into a portable enclosure, which I got from Dabs for under a tenner, and which works fine without a power supply. It all works swimmingly so far. Danny > > I'm looking to upgrade my MacBook's hard drive. Before I jump in does > > anyone have any recommendations? > > Late last year I put this in my MacBook Pro: > > <http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4RQV> Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? > Following which David Kennedy pointed out this: > > <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270207841960> Thank for that. :o) SignatureAndy. > Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? As far as I know it means the drive is 1/8" high. I know that some are bigger than this, and therefore won't fit. Danny >> Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? >As far as I know it means the drive is 1/8" high. I don't think so. That would be very thin! And the height is in fact listed as 9.5mm. Long ago there were full-height drives and half-height drives, about 3" and 1.5" high respectively. Presumably 1/8H means one-eighth height, which would indeed be about 10mm. -- Richard :wq > In article <2264f8c1-ccda-41dc-99fa-602568312...@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I don't think so. That would be very thin! And the height is in fact > listed as 9.5mm. Doh! Of course you're right. In addition to what Thom says see here: http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/op/formIn25.html Danny > Doh! Of course you're right. In addition to what Thom says see here: > > http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/op/formIn25.html Aww, you reminded me of the full-height ESDI 360meg Maxtor HD that cost me a fortune, and died - noisily - during my second year at uni. > Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? One eighth of a 'height'. A full 'height' hard drive was roughly the (vertical) size of 2 x 5.25" floppy drives. Thom > > Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? > > One eighth of a 'height'. > > A full 'height' hard drive was roughly the (vertical) size of 2 x 5.25" > floppy drives. Thanks Thom, Danny and Richard. I'm guessing that these drives will be ok in a MacBook but if they're not then let me know. I hope to be ordering something this weekend. There was a time when I used to know this stuff like the back of my hand. I'm getting so out of touch with hardware. SignatureAndy. >>> Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? >> One eighth of a 'height'. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > There was a time when I used to know this stuff like the back of my > hand. I'm getting so out of touch with hardware. If in doubt then check with www.ifixit.com where you'll also find some useful "how to" guides. SignatureDavid Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamtodaythanksverymuchforthekindofferyoubastard.invalid > wrote: > >>> Nice. What does 2.5" x 1/8H mean (the 1/8H bit)? > >> One eighth of a 'height'. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > If in doubt then check with www.ifixit.com where you'll also find some > useful "how to" guides. Thanks for that. ifixit confirms that that size drive will work in a MacBook. SignatureAndy. >I swapped my old 120Gb drive into a portable enclosure, which I got >from Dabs for under a tenner, and which works fine without a power >supply. Can you give a pointer to this? Cheers - Jaimie SignatureLove is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come. - Nietzsche (via Groening) On 29 Jan, 22:18, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:35:32 -0800 (PST), Danny Thompson > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can you give a pointer to this? http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4MMG Sorry, in my enthusiasm I was approximately 50% mistaken about the 'under a tenner' bit :-) I actually have a boxed, unused 2.5" IDE disk enclosure going for free if anyone can use it. Danny >On 29 Jan, 22:18, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Sorry, in my enthusiasm I was approximately 50% mistaken about the >'under a tenner' bit :-) Grin! Still, with eSATA too that's pretty good. It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. Cheers - Jaimie Signature"If anyone tells me to work smarter, not harder, I will kick him or her hard in a random body part. I will then kick him or her a second time, "smarter, not harder," which is to say that on the second strike, I'll use the same force, but target more carefully." -- sunflower, asr > >On 29 Jan, 22:18, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> > >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. Speaking of which, I just got a mail thru telling me my two Lacie eSata cards had been shipped. I had ordered them in november.... Cheers, Signaturejames dore IT Officer, New College, Oxford http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/ it-support@new.... >> It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. > >Speaking of which, I just got a mail thru telling me my two Lacie eSata >cards had been shipped. I had ordered them in november.... Another quality delivery service! Who was that through, so we can avoid them in future? When they arrive, would you have a look at what chipset they are and let us know? Then we can probably source near identical ones for a fiver each. Cheers - Jaimie (too sensible to buy a Mac Pro for home) Signature"I love the way that Microsoft follows standards. In much the same manner as fish follow migrating caribou." - Paul Tomblin, ASR > >> It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Cheers - Jaimie (too sensible to buy a Mac Pro for home) 'Twas the Appe Store (for education :-) - 'stock issues', apparently. There are precisely two chips on the card, a flash memory chip (marked 'FLASH') and a Silicon Image chip - in fact the whole board looks to be a Silicon Image product, which Lacie have OEM'd. Cheers, Signaturejames dore IT Officer, New College, Oxford http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/ it-support@new.... >> >> It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. >> > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >'Twas the Apple Store (for education :-) - 'stock issues', apparently. "Oh, we haven't got any, no demand see. Yeah, they all sold out." >There are precisely two chips on the card, a flash memory chip (marked >'FLASH') and a Silicon Image chip - in fact the whole board looks to be >a Silicon Image product, which Lacie have OEM'd. No surprises there! Which SiI chips are they? There's a 4/5 digit number to go along with it, oldest are SiI3112 I think. Cheers - Jaimie Signature"I didn't do much of that sleep thing last night, so I only hope the above makes some sense." (A generically applicable wish, but this one by W Hyde in rasfw) > >> >> It would be better if any Macs had eSATA. Tch. > >> > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > No surprises there! Which SiI chips are they? There's a 4/5 digit > number to go along with it, oldest are SiI3112 I think. SiL 3132 CNU Signaturejames dore IT Officer, New College, Oxford http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/ it-support@new.... >> >> >Speaking of which, I just got a mail thru telling me my two Lacie eSata >> >> >cards had been shipped. I had ordered them in november.... [snip] >> >There are precisely two chips on the card, a flash memory chip (marked >> >'FLASH') and a Silicon Image chip - in fact the whole board looks to be [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >SiL 3132 CNU Ace, thanks. I shall store that in my "cheap kit known to work in Macs" folder. Cheers - Jaimie Signature"They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me" - Nathaniel Lee > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Many thanks, Andy - can't help personally, but take a look at the drive database at "xlr8" http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso There are 37 reports from folks who have swapped Macbook drives. -- JohnB |
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