MBP HD upgrade to 500gb

nepotist · Post by **nepotist** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:44 am

Thinking of upgrading my current 7200 rpm 160 gig MBP harddrive, anyone done this? I'm mostly wondering about the speed difference, I don't run massive sets but I run a fair amount of loops and samples and instruments (reaktor, stylus, kontakt) from the internal HD. I'm wondering what kind of slowdown to expect if i do this, but right now the lack of space is driving me nuts. I've got half a Kontakt library and I've had to move a bunch of loop libraries to external to have room for the Stylus. External is fine but I'd rather just have everything on one drive...anyone done this yet?

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:32 am

yeah I feel you man i got the same problem. check this thread

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 5b8a589a2c

nepotist · Post by **nepotist** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:27 pm

thanks, i was looking for that thread but couldn't find it...sounds like speed wouldn't be too much of an issue, I'm thinking of going the Samsung route, anyone tried this drive yet?

ironwill2000 · Post by **ironwill2000** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:49 am

DONT DO IT. The instruction on the internet don't tell you that you can bend the keyboard/top panel and it will never fit again like from the factory. I did this to mine and added a 320. Have someone who works on Macbook Pros for a living do it.

Just my suggestion.

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:56 am

I did it, it's fine. Just lift the keyboard up straight and don't bend it. There are heaps of how-to picture guides on the net. Piece of piss.

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:57 pm

yeah man the samsung spin point m 500 gig looks ledgit. ima get this. how r things looking on ur end? kno wut ur gona do yet?

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:03 pm

I just put a 320GB in my MBP and it was dead easy, don't see how you can bend your keyboard, it's not that hard to get off.