On 11 Apr 2012, at 14:57 , Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:36 AM, James J. O'Shea wrote: > >> A client has an older MBA whose drive has just died. SMART had said that it >> was failing, and I advised them that they needed a new drive. They kept >> using the MBA. The drive is now toast (surprise! backup, what's a backup?), >> and they need a new one. >> >> I'm looking at standard 5400 rpm 2.5" drives from WD and Hitachi to replace >> it. Are there any problems with just getting a standard 1.5 or 3.0 SATA >> drive and slapping it into the MBA or does it really need an expensive >> Samsung 4200 rpm drive? How about just getting a standard SSD and putting >> that in there instead? > > The SSD is probably your best bet. If Apple spec'ed a 4200RPM drive in > there, it had to be because the 5400 caused heat problems. Another caveat: > Apple has started tying into the internal thermal sensor of some of their > internal drives, but the pins are different between brands -- so if you buy a > different brand to replace a dead drive, you may discover the thermal harness > in the Mac doesn't fit the drive. Apple actually makes different harness > cables for the same model Mac, depending on whose drive they intend to use at > any given time. >
Okay. Now I get to get the client to fork over cash for a SSD. This should be interesting. Cue "Apples are too damn expensive!" in three, two, one... _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
