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Q: Do 12.5mm high drives fit in the 13" Aluminum MacBook?

I am looking for a new drive and am most likely going to go with a 9mm high 640GB. However, I just noticed that a 1TB 2.5" WD is available, but it is 12.5mm high.

I have seen one reference to the fact that unibody mac pros support the 12.5mm height and assume that means the original unibody macbook also, but want to verify. So, can the Aluminum 13" Macbook fit the taller drives? Thanks in advance.....

13" Aluminum MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.2), iPhone 3G

Posted on Mar 24, 2010 12:10 PM

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Q: Do 12.5mm high drives fit in the 13" Aluminum MacBook?

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  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Mar 24, 2010 12:30 PM in response to DTC
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    Mar 24, 2010 12:30 PM in response to DTC
    I have seen one reference to the fact that unibody mac pros support the 12.5mm height and assume that means the original unibody macbook also, but want to verify.


    Neither notebook supports larger than 9.5 mm hard drives.
  • by GfulDedFan,

    GfulDedFan GfulDedFan Mar 24, 2010 3:59 PM in response to DTC
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    Mar 24, 2010 3:59 PM in response to DTC
    I've seen evidence that the 12.5mm will fit in the Aluminum Unibody MacBooks. See [Here|http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD7500KEVT>

    I have not tried it myself.
  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Mar 25, 2010 9:18 AM in response to DTC
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    Mar 25, 2010 9:18 AM in response to DTC
    If you have a Unibody, or a pre-unibody 17" it will fit. 15" and less with removable battery will not fit.
  • by w4rmk,

    w4rmk w4rmk Mar 28, 2010 11:49 AM in response to DTC
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    Mar 28, 2010 11:49 AM in response to DTC
    Yes they will fit, see this article:
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=871145
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    DTC DTC Mar 29, 2010 2:15 PM in response to w4rmk
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    Mar 29, 2010 2:15 PM in response to w4rmk
    for what its worth......I also emailed the technicians at OWC (the place that had on their page that the 12.5mm 1TB WD Scorpio Blue fit in all Unibody models). They confirmed that it did indeed fit in 13" Aluminum Macbooks and that their technicians have successfully done so.

    With all that said, I may just avoid the issue anyway, as now I am wondering if I am just a victim of my own drive ****. Do I really need a 1TB drive in my macbook? 640GB is probably more than enough for my macbook and its something like $60 cheaper as well....