http://www.macgasm.net/2008/10/25/no-7200-rpm-love-for-the-macbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-7200-rpm-love-for-the-macbook Mac Tips, Mac News, Mac Everything. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:17:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.macgasm.net/2008/10/25/no-7200-rpm-love-for-the-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Macman Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.macgasm.net/?p=1330#comment-1777 I'm not 100% certain but there may be a thermal issue with the 7200 HDs in the Macbooks. I might have been just out of luck but the 120GB 7200RPM Seagate drive I installed in my 2006 white Macbook died after just about a year. I've never been that unlucky before. It actually seemed that it would get exceedingly toasty on the rear surface. I replaced it with a 320GB 72000 WD, the mad man I am. Let's see how long that will survive... I'm not 100% certain but there may be a thermal issue with the 7200 HDs in the Macbooks. I might have been just out of luck but the 120GB 7200RPM Seagate drive I installed in my 2006 white Macbook died after just about a year. I've never been that unlucky before. It actually seemed that it would get exceedingly toasty on the rear surface. I replaced it with a 320GB 72000 WD, the mad man I am. Let's see how long that will survive…

]]> http://www.macgasm.net/2008/10/25/no-7200-rpm-love-for-the-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Macman Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:00:15 +0000 http://www.macgasm.net/?p=1330#comment-1642 I'm not 100% certain but there may be a thermal issue with the 7200 HDs in the Macbooks. I might have been just out of luck but the 120GB 7200RPM Seagate drive I installed in my 2006 white Macbook died after just about a year. I've never been that unlucky before. It actually seemed that it would get exceedingly toasty on the rear surface. I replaced it with a 320GB 72000 WD, the mad man I am. Let's see how long that will survive... I'm not 100% certain but there may be a thermal issue with the 7200 HDs in the Macbooks. I might have been just out of luck but the 120GB 7200RPM Seagate drive I installed in my 2006 white Macbook died after just about a year. I've never been that unlucky before. It actually seemed that it would get exceedingly toasty on the rear surface. I replaced it with a 320GB 72000 WD, the mad man I am. Let's see how long that will survive…

]]> http://www.macgasm.net/2008/10/25/no-7200-rpm-love-for-the-macbook/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 MediaMgl Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:08:35 +0000 http://www.macgasm.net/?p=1330#comment-1068 Just had the same dilemma. I ended up ordering a new Macbook and a 320 GB 7200 RPM Western Digital Scorpio Black from a different retailer. Ever since my MacBook (Black) experienced the fatal Seagate hard drive crash, I have been using the WD Scorpio drive -- it's fantastic! Fast, super quiet and energy efficient. If one is really worried about the impact on battery life, they could look to WD's "Green" drives... Just had the same dilemma. I ended up ordering a new Macbook and a 320 GB 7200 RPM Western Digital Scorpio Black from a different retailer. Ever since my MacBook (Black) experienced the fatal Seagate hard drive crash, I have been using the WD Scorpio drive — it's fantastic! Fast, super quiet and energy efficient. If one is really worried about the impact on battery life, they could look to WD's “Green” drives…

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