My Macbook's Hard Drive is going bad, does anyone know a reliable, and cheap replacement.

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My Macbook's Hard Drive is going bad, does anyone know a reliable, and cheap replacement.

Hey, the computer still works, but it's in the process of going bad... it's been a little spoty, and I'd like to replace it.

Here are the statistics

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.31f1
Serial Number (system): W88358WA0P2
Hardware UUID: 0A2F7E4B-23E2-5CA3-B336-D1EBE3BE595A
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

VERSION 10.6.8

BUILD: 10K549

INTEL-ICH8-M AHCI:

Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH8-M AHCI
Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

FUJITSU MHY2250BH:

Capacity: 250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
Model: FUJITSU MHY2250BH
Revision: 0081000D
Serial Number: K43CT882P00N
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
Writable: Yes
BSD Name: disk0s1
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 249.72 GB (249,715,376,128 bytes)
Available: 50.31 GB (50,314,424,320 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /

Thanks for the suggestions.

MacBook

Posted on Mar 24, 2014 2:02 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 24, 2014 2:04 PM in response to Eclipse-caste_pony

A reliable replacement can be found at OWC, http://www.macsales.com

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Answer 2

Mar 24, 2014 4:35 PM in response to Eclipse-caste_pony

For a new hard drive try Newegg.com

Regular SATA drives http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Dr ives&Order=PRICE Use the list at the left for larger and faster drives.

SSD drives
http://www.newegg.com/Internal-SSD/SubCategory/ID-636?Order=PRICE Use the list at the left for larger and faster drives.

Or OWC for regular hard drives and SSDs http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/

Here are step by step instructions with pictures on replacing the hard drive in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=45088 To transfer your current hard drive I like the applications Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper. They make a bootable copy of everything on your hard drive. http://www.bombich.com/index.html or http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

You'll need a cheap SATA external hard drive case. Put the new drive in the case then format and partition the new drive and clone your old drive to the new one. Check that it's set up right by booting up from the external drive. Then replace your old hard drive with the new one and put your old one in the external case. Here's a cheap SATA external hard drive case on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure/dp/B002JQNXZC/r ef=pd_cp_pc_0

If you don’t have the tools to open up the MacBook OWC has a set for $5
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TOOLKITMHD/

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