I have a late 2008 MacBook and I would like to replace the hard drive would this hard drive be compatible: Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1 TB,Internal,5400 RPM,2.5" (HDKBB9695MM) Hard Drive

Can you tell me if you did go for that replacement HD? If so how is it working out?

Mine seems to be failing and I'm looking at that same replacement.

I recently added RAM, needed a new logic board and after all that expense prefer to cahnge the failing HD rather than trash the machine - it's been working really well up until now with El Capitan.

The memory chip specs appear to be correct, though to be certain you'd need to purchase the RAM

from a vendor who guarantees and has tested the RAM (they sell) in the same computer build model.

If your Late 2008 MacBook (aluminum) 13-inch computer is the proper identification, that would be

Model Identifier MacBook5,1

Model Number A1278

EMC 2254

Order Number MB466LL/A (2.0 GHz), MB467LL/A (2.4 GHz)

Maximum Memory 8.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple)

Memory Slots 2 - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

• MacBook: How to remove or install memory - Apple Support

Hard Drive Interface 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)

For examples of correct spec memory chip upgrade see this OWC macsales product page:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3

Notebook drive options - examples - appear here:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/

If the computer had its EFI firmware update applied, the unit would support later OS X.

This may have already been applied in the past, you can see the version it would be if

installed, from the information in this article: MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.4

The capacity of a replacement hard disk drive and rotational speed, at the interface level

may affect overall performance if too large and perhaps too slow. Though it should be

able to support the 1-TB HDD at 5400-RPM it may be a bit slow since that is where the

virtual memory or temp swap files would be written to and then read by the system. A

faster 7200-RPM or an SSD such as OWC Mercury Pro SSD from macsales, may result

in much better performance; though availability of storage capacities may vary in cost.

Sorry to not be of much help, however if you contact a good vendor as in examples above

they can help with specific information prior to any commitment to purchase, they're OK.

{hopefully you can upgrade your old MacBook and keep it running happily for awhile longer}

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂