anyone tried replacing mbp HDD with larger capacity? i would like to change but no idea how to. do we need to reinstall everything or we can just clone all data to the new hdd? will it void the warranty?

1. Yes, most of us already upgraded.
2. Look up on YouTube. It's DIY-able.
3. Clone is easier I think. Try SuperDuper. You can also reinstall everything and start fresh.
4. Should not void if you do it properly.

johnny, what HDD did u use? was told not all 2.5" will fit. i tot that internal and external HDD are the same. but some said size is different. wats the capacity that you replaced with? RPM?

Lets say i wanna start fresh, i just put in a new HDD and pop in the recovery CD?

if you wanna start fresh, yeah, go buy the drive, swap the old one out, and install from the recovery CD.

Got mushkin 2x4GB for RM246 yesterday. Unfortunately the shop give me 1333Mhz. It's actually a simple mistake. Told them I need ram for mbp 2010 and straight away the seller said need to use 1066Mhz. So I said OK. Unfortunately he take 1333Mhz. I also don't realize.

After install, my mbp will not boot. Mixed 1 old 2gb and 1 new 4gb it boot fine. Dunno why the mbp 2010 really can't run on 1333Mhz. When I mixed it will auto underclock the 1333Mhz so it's will run fine.

After searching around, I use thaipoon burner (windows - need to install windows for this.) software to change the memory data from 1333 to 1066. Just need to change 1 stick. Fortunately the mushkin memory allow write access to memory data.

Now running 8GB.

waa so cheap u bought. i bought my 1066Mhz Mushkin 2x4GB RAM at rm 480 liao i got cheated is it?

Dam... That's really cheap!

Mind telling me where did you purchased it?

Yes, that really cheap, mind sharing it here, would like to upgrade my 2010 MBP too.

When did you purchased yours?

almost 2 weeks ago

Anyone tried 8GB RAM on Macbook white late 2009? Can it do the job like mbp 2010?

@uniquexme As far as I know all 2.5'' should fit and internal and external HDD are the same.

I upgraded to a Hitachi 500GB 7K500 7200 RPM HD

@JohnnyBeGud not true. some new 2.5" are more than 9.5mm... so will not fit a MacBook / Pro.

@xaw5126 Oopps... I stand corrected then.

hmm i wonder y 2.5" HDD got different types. so need to try before we pay!

what do u mean by 'can do the job'? are you trying to compare a slow cpu / more RAM comp to a fast cpu / less RAM comp?

better CPU = generally faster computer
more RAM = can do more things at once

8gb mbw 2009 maybe only will feel faster (compared to the 2010 mbp) at >4gb load.

maybe u can tell us what's on ur mind n why are u comparing between the two? and what job are we talking about here?

only got two... 9.5mm and 12.5mm i think. but i guess both should fit in any MBP just fine. it's the older pre-unibody (15", not sure if the 17" is fine) ones that they cant fit in

I just got myself a 2x 4gb of Kingston KVR 1333 ram for my MBP 13" (2011).....
Bought it for Rm250 at Digital Mall...

Works perfectly.... Don't bother buying KTA ram which is double the price of the KVR ram....

Do you know the timing of the ram?

No, my mean is is MBW late 2009 can support up to 8GB? since the max i heard is 6GB. Just wonder would it perform full 8GB performance.

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Probem solved

This post has been edited by kapalterbang_737: May 18 2011, 01:52 AM