Macbook RAM and HDD

Breezer

Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my MacBook's RAM to 2GB and was just wondering where's a good place to get it? The Apple online store seems a bit pricey. A search on Google suggested Newegg.com but they only ship to the States.

As regards the hard drive, I presume any 2.5" HDD will do the trick?

Thanks!

babypink

crucial.com for the memory

decob

ram: crucial.com/eu or memoryc.com

harddisk: make sure it's a sata 2.5" hdd

Sad Professor

I'd recommend Crucial also. I'm not sure what their prices are like now but they had some big reductions on mac RAM a while ago.

Oriel

2.5" hard drives come in 9cm and 9.5cm.
Check which one Apples take.
My money's on 9.5cm.

deevey

www.memoryc.com do the correct ram, and even do an apple pack quite cheap - its Transend I believe, at €40 per gig and overnight shipping normally.

http://www.memory-configurator.com/memory/APPLE/TS1GAP667S.html

Hard drive is a 9.5mm SATA, I got one from komplett go for the 5400rpm rather than the faster 7200rpm, apparently the transfer speed is higher even though the rpm is lower - weird I know ?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=323903

Now if only I could get a 9mm slotload dvd burner on the cheap ... anyone ?

Breezer

Thanks guys, very helpful! I can't believe how that memory is less than 1/3 the price of the Apple store

eurotrotter

over here in boston lookin to get a 200gb hard drive for my mac
anyone recommend a good site or link for the cheapest and best

will i need to install mac os x again though?

ZENER

www.shop4memory.com are good too.

Regarding hard disks: replacing one in a MacBook is easy but MacBook Pros have to be practically dismantled to upgrade. Also aren't 200GB drives only 4200RPM. Wouldn't that effect performance if you use your Mac for video ?

ZEN

eurotrotter

so wats the best hd to get for my macbook size wise, that will still give me fast retrieval times
ed

big_moe

5400rpm is the standard speed of the macbook standard hdd.. i've seen 160gb 5400rpm ones. and also i've seen a 120gb 7200rpm one.

so at the moment, 160gb in 5400rpm will be grand

eurotrotter

but the il need an enclosure for the hd i removed, will i judt get any sata sata or does or is there such a thing as a 9.5mm one?

eurotrotter

if i get an enclosure to house the original macbook hd wat spec must a i look out for
i know i thas to be sata 2.5" but is there different enclosures for hd's with different dimensions i.e 9mm and 9.5mm
thanks
ed

K.O.Kiki

Not really. Look for a SATA for 2.5" HDD, they're usually for 9.5mm but can't think of any way the .5mm will affect it in an enclosure.
Worst comes to worst you can just use a bit of card or something

note: highly unscientific, I accept no responsibilities!

eurotrotter

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1086960&Sku=M501-1030

i wonder wil that enclosure do?
it says ata but not sata connectivity
wats teh difference

big_moe

its called GOOGLE

K.O.Kiki

big_moe wrote:

its called GOOGLE

In fairness, it'd be easier on consumers if they'd stick to IDE instead of using ATA (as well as differentiating further into ATA-133, ATA-166 etc); so I can see his confusion.

Hugh_C

big_moe wrote:

its called GOOGLE

That big search yoke? Noooooo, it wouldn't have that would it?

atilladehun

I replaced my hard drive recently and this site http://www.ifixit.com/ told me everything i needed to know from exactly which type of disk to put in to step by step how to put it in. It takes time and patients but is doable. best of luck.

eurotrotter

im thinking of getting 2gb of ram: so il have to get 2 of these:

http://www.computergiants.com/items/...sp?part=116978

will this double my operating speed,
is it the same type of ram, will i actually have double the ram
thanks
ed

Sad Professor

eurotrotter, that link isn't working.

You've got a recent Macbook right? Then afaik you'll need two 1GB chips of DDR2 PC2-5300.

ZENER

It's highly recommended that you use the crucial or kingston memory configurator or the memory chooser on most sites that sell RAM for instance, these are what Crucial recommend for a White C2Duo MacBook 2GHz.

Not all RAM is created equally and the Mac is very fussy about it's RAM. Just because the specs match up doesn't mean it will automatically work. This has been my experience with Macs anyway.

ZEN

eurotrotter

thanks for the advice, these are the specs of ram that i think are compatible with my machine, which will hopedully achieve very hig level of performance.
can u give me your opinion on these
thanks very much
ed

General Information
Manufacturer Kingston Technology
Manufacturer Part Number KTA-MB667/1G
Product Name 1GB DDR2 SDRAM Memory Module
Technical Information
Memory Size 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Modules 1 x 1GB
Memory Speed 667MHz DDR2-667/PC2-5300
Packaging Type FBGA
Platform Support Mac
Power Description
Input Voltage 1.8V DC
Physical Characteristics
Form Factor 200-pin SoDIMM
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Apple - iMac Intel Core Duo 17-inch (Early 2006)
Apple - iMac Intel Core Duo 20-inch (Early 2006)
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.67GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0GHz/2.16GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16GHz

ZENER wrote:

It's highly recommended that you use the crucial or kingston memory configurator or the memory chooser on most sites that sell RAM for instance, these are what Crucial recommend for a White C2Duo MacBook 2GHz.

Not all RAM is created equally and the Mac is very fussy about it's RAM. Just because the specs match up doesn't mean it will automatically work. This has been my experience with Macs anyway.

ZEN

K.O.Kiki

It'll do.

eurotrotter

K.O.Kiki wrote:

It'll do.

are u saying it will be offering me optimal performance from 2gb 's of ram or that will only offer mediocre 2gb performance?

K.O.Kiki

eurotrotter wrote:

are u saying it will be offering me optimal performance from 2gb 's of ram or that will only offer mediocre 2gb performance?

RAM is RAM; it'll work at one speed (the Mac standard) only -- 667Mhz DDR[2].
Unless you got PC2-4200, which is 553mHz or somesuch.
But 2 1Gb sticks of PC2-5300 is what you want.

Hugh_C

eurotrotter wrote:

Compatibility Apple - iMac Intel Core Duo 17-inch (Early 2006)
Apple - iMac Intel Core Duo 20-inch (Early 2006)
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.67GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0GHz/2.16GHz
Apple - MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16GHz

What machine do you have trotter? MacBook isn't it? Don't see it listed above.

K.O.Kiki

hughchal wrote:

What machine do you have trotter? MacBook isn't it? Don't see it listed above.

It takes the same RAM.

StephenC_IRL

decob wrote:

ram: crucial.com/eu or memoryc.com

harddisk: make sure it's a sata 2.5" hdd

i have a hitachi 100gb 7200rpm in mine, its amazing

condra

If youre replacing your hard drive, just make sure you have the correct skrews, theyre called Torks or somehing like that.

I didnt have them and it was a nightmare, I nearly f***ed it up.

Very happy with my 160 gig 5400 Seagate jobby, from Komplett.

big_moe

i just saw the new Samsung 250GB HDD Komplett today!!

€165 for an internal 250GB, i'm getting one!!

Samsung 250GB HDD

moe

condra

That is SWEEET

big_moe

womoma wrote:

That is SWEEET

Hell yeah!! i can't wait to get one!!

no more need for my external HDD now!