I'm looking at getting a MacBook soon, mainly cause I've want a laptop for work for a while, and with Boot Camp out I can start learning OSX while having XP for work.
However the 60GB that comes standard feels to small for me, so I would take the upgrade to a 120GB, BUT doing so costs an extra AUD$395! I can get a Western Digital 120GB SATA notebook drive from one of my suppliers for ~AUD$200 and chuck the 60GB in an external caddy for backups. Does anyone know how hard it is to replace the HDD in the MacBook? I realise that I would void my warranty and all but I dont really mind.
MacBook - replacing the hard drive
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MacBook - replacing the hard drive
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Re: MacBook - replacing the hard drive
I'm not a Mac owner, but from what I've heard, working with a Mac's internals is one tough cookie. But this is just what I've been told, not my experience.atg wrote:I'm looking at getting a MacBook soon, mainly cause I've want a laptop for work for a while, and with Boot Camp out I can start learning OSX while having XP for work.
However the 60GB that comes standard feels to small for me, so I would take the upgrade to a 120GB, BUT doing so costs an extra AUD$395! I can get a Western Digital 120GB SATA notebook drive from one of my suppliers for ~AUD$200 and chuck the 60GB in an external caddy for backups. Does anyone know how hard it is to replace the HDD in the MacBook? I realise that I would void my warranty and all but I dont really mind.
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Replacing the hard drive in the new Macbooks is a simple process.
Here is the manual from Apple's website explaining the process:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacBoo ... ve_DIY.pdf
Here is the manual from Apple's website explaining the process:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacBoo ... ve_DIY.pdf
Don't know the MacBook's internals that well, but IIRC it's as easy as popping out the battery, unscrewing a panel, and sliding the drive out. On the iBook you could pop the keyboard off and reach into the internals. Heck, on my old Pismo (PowerBook G3) I removed the hard drive without any tools IIRC, by hand.
Sounds good. Thanks for the link Galiv.
Marcus Aurelius: ...the Swedish S-tank; the exception is made mostly because the Swedes insisted really hard that it is a tank rather than a tank destroyer or assault gun
Ilya Muromets: And now I have this image of a massive, stern-looking Swede staring down a bunch of military nerds. "It's a tank." "Uh, yes Sir. Please don't hurt us."
Ilya Muromets: And now I have this image of a massive, stern-looking Swede staring down a bunch of military nerds. "It's a tank." "Uh, yes Sir. Please don't hurt us."