Q: hard drive for early 2011 macbook pro

What would be a recommended hard drive replacement for an early 2011 Macbook Pro? A friend of mine replaced his with a HGST Travelstar 7k100 2.5 1TB. Would that still be a good option?

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Posted on Oct 21, 2016 10:53 AM

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lllaass Oct 21, 2016 2:11 PM in response to Johanfrombc
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Oct 21, 2016 2:11 PM in response to Johanfrombc

Yes, that would be OK.
I would instead install an SSD since those are very reasonably priced now. They do speed up the Mac.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro
YO can also use other brands of SSD like Crucial
The is relatively fast since it is 7200 RPM compared with 5400 RPM of most 2 1/2 inch drives but they run hotter
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