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Been to the Apple store and they tell me I need a new hard drive. They also said don't buy from them as I can get it cheaper elsewhere. Any recommendations? And does anyone know what kind I need for my machine? They said they don't make the original one anymore but that I could get a larger one (up to a terrabyte) for a good price.
iMac7,1 2.4 GHz; 2GB, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Tiger iLife '08 Alesis IO|14 FW Interface
Seagate Barracuda XT For people who need mass storage, this 3.5-inch, 7200-rpm drive for desktop Macs delivers a whopping 2TB of storage. [$350 (Get best current price); Seagate)
Western Digital Scorpio Black For notebook owners, this 2.5-inch, 7,200-rpm drive will provide better performance that a stock hard drive. [$90 for 320GB; Western Digital]
Seagate Barracuda XT For people who need mass storage, this 3.5-inch, 7200-rpm drive for desktop Macs delivers a whopping 2TB of storage. [$350 (Get best current price); Seagate)
Western Digital Scorpio Black For notebook owners, this 2.5-inch, 7,200-rpm drive will provide better performance that a stock hard drive. [$90 for 320GB; Western Digital]
Thanks. But I think that's a bit too much for me, both price-wise and storage-wise.
Check out this vendor:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/3.5-SerialATA/
Replacing a hard drive in an iMac is not for the faint of heart; you might want to consider having it done at an AASP.
Thank you. Yes, I will have it done by an AASP. But the one I spoke to said it would be cheaper for me to buy it myself.
Most likely; check out the link I posted. As for the prices: prices for hard drives have gone up lately since the natural disasters in the far east - lower supply until factories are back up and running... You can order one online and then take it to your AASP.
If it's not one of the newer models that requires a proprietary cable or has proprietary software (as it seems, since Apple told you to get one on your own) these have an excellent reputation for speed and reliability. They are also currently among the least expensive. There are more expensive ones, but don't let the price fool you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Thank you, everybody for your replies. I couldn't click them all as "helpful" as I'd like to.
This certainly gets me on the right track. Now it's just a matter of deciding 500GB or a full TB and which brand and place to buy from. Thanks a lot!
I have an early 2008 iMac that I put a SSD Cruical drive into and it makes it feel like a whole new computer. The SSD drives are smaller 128 or 256 MB and somewhat pricey $160 - $240 but it makes it boot faster and applications load almost instantaneously. You get a new harddrive and a performance boost to boot.
Need new hard drive for iMac
