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I have a Powerbook G4 15" 1.67 Ghz with an 80 gig/5400 rpm HD.
Can anyone recommend a 7200 rpm HD that's 100 Gig or more that
I can safely use in this laptop without over heating concerns??
Also is installing the HD user installable or should I have an authorize
Apple repair center do it??
TIA,
Prof
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it aint easy
$170
http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=8231&Item=HIT0A25015
why not just add an external 2.5" bus power FW drive?
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what do you have on that drive?
you're paying a lot for 20GB of storage and a small speed increase.
just get a full size external/
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Unlees you rea;;y need the speed while mobile-You could use an external drive
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Mobility is the key reason for the upgrade. I'm looking to travel light.
That Hitachi Travelstar looks good. Thanks for the link!
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probably cheaper at newegg
external 2.5" drives dont need power when running off firewire -- still portable
u should dump stuff
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2.5" 7200rpm drives max out at 100GB. If I were going to bother, I'd go up to 160GB, although they are 5400rpm, the denser, perpendicular recording supposedly makes them a little faster than your standard 5400rpm drive.
I've done two hard drive swaps on 15" Alum. G4's and malled the DVD slot a little both times (a little less on the 2nd machine). There's a clasp that you have to unhook blindly behind the slot and it isn't easy.
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No heat problems with new drives.
Maybe those drives that were built in the 1930's ran hot, but not anymore.
BGnR
