I have an Early 2008 15" Macbook Pro and I'm looking to buy a 1tb 5400rpm hard drive. (my current one is a 200gb Serial ATA 5400rpm)
I was thinking about getting this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B0034ZD5P0/ref=c m_cr_pr_product_top
However, I'm not sure if it can fit into my laptop or not. Does anyone know if it can? Thank you.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It's a notebook hard drive and it should fit. There is a newer model:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-2-5-Inch-Notebook/dp/B005DVJJWQ/re f=dp_ob_title_ce
but look here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/WD/SATA/5400RPM
Which would be the better option? (and will the one that you posted (the Western Digital WD10JPVT) fit?
according to the technical specs its slightly larget than the one I posted (the Western Digital WD10TPVT)
here are the techincal specs I'm talking about:
http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2879-701278.pdf
Does the link I provided say notebook drive? Does it say 2.5 inch?
I went to a Best Buy near me and they told me they had a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1tb internal hard drive.
They do, however its neither the WD10TPVT nor the WD10JPV. It's a WDBABC0010BNC-NRSN.
This worries me because its not the same price and the other 2 (the TPVT and JPVT) were listed on their website, but they don't sell them anymore.
2 questions:
- Is the WDBABC0010BNC-NRSN the same as one of the other 2 models? I was hesitant to buy it without knowing what exactly I am buying, and very worried about reliability. (also because I couldn't find many reviews online about that model)
- Am I better off buying the WD10TP/WD10JP online (probably from Amazon) or just get the unknown one at Best Buy? Sorry for the thousand questions, I just really want to be near 100% sure what I am buying will be the best choice. Thanks again.
Edit:
[quote]Does the link I provided say notebook drive? Does it say 2.5 inch?[/quote]
Yes, sorry about that -.-
"- Am I better off buying the WD10TP/WD10JP online (probably from Amazon) or just get the unknown one at Best Buy? Sorry for the thousand questions, I just really want to be near 100% sure what I am buying will be the best choice. Thanks again."
My advice is:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/WD/SATA/5400RPM
Please note: some, not all, older macbooks 2009 and down have issues with Western Digital Blue editions.
If you have a look at the Western Digital forums, you'll see a lot of Macbook owners having issues with their Blue editions. If you can find a Scopio Black, that's what you should get.
here are a couple of Blue editons and issues with Macbooks.
different years, different macbooks - all WD Scorpio Blue Edition hard drives of different sizes
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