Macbook Pro HD

Former Member

Evening

I'm thinking about upgrading my hard drive in the macbook pro, like the ram it's 'special'

Does the hard drive have to be a particular type? or is their a nice little list i can choose from?

Cheers,

Is it worth going for a SSD or just a bigger and better than the current one i've got?

Former Member

Unless you're confident dismantling your laptop i would take it somewhere to be done for you, the macbook has hdd access under the battery cover but the mbp you have to remove the top layer and keyboard to gain access to the hdd :-( pants design!

Personally i have a 300gb sata in my mbp, as I value storage space over the questionable speed increase that SSD offers.

Former Member

Ah okay, i'll follow a Apple guide

I did my ram - 4GB now

I'm thinking of purchasing this one - http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=319064&CatId=0

Former Member

that's pretty good value actually

iirc apple don't sanction users replacing their own hdd's, ifixit made a good guide though

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo/Hard-Drive-Replacement/85/8/Page-1

if you take your time and dont use excessive force you should be grand

Former Member

Cheers for that, it was on my to do list - I've bought that HD should be here tomorrow

By the way, does macs have a sync feature like windows regards offline files?

I've got all my music stored on as NAS, But I want to keep a offline' copy, any ideas

Former Member

time machine?

Former Member

Thats for backups...

I just want something to be able to keep a offline copy and update it (Like Sync Toy)