1Ghz RAM shud be fine running leopard. i believe the minimum is 768mb

u can use any hdd that's 9.5mm thick. currently the largest capacity is 750gb, but really hard to find. 500gb can find anywhere, and i recommend hitachi since me n a few other forumers didnt get good performance out of the WD scorpio blue

ah yes the 5k500. didnt realize i forgot to put the model name didnt know about the 500gb scorpio black, thx!

i thought original is hitachi? my stock hdd is a hitachi

^ should be something like this:

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/PowerBo...5-GHz-RAM/220/1

step 1: buy 10.5 dvd

upgrading is pretty simple. lots of guides around the net, look for one that you're comfortable with

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jul 5 2010, 01:57 AM

SL can't be installed on a powerbook bro

before i had a choice between almost 4k asus notebook vs 8k MBP... double the price for almost the same spec. i went the hackintosh route n i was impressed by OSX, so i decided on the MBP for me, trying macs at stores is not enough (i have zero friends using macs at the time). sure hackintosh is quite hard, n u dont get the full experience, but i think it's a good justification. i was soooo happy when i got my MBP

if someone wants to try out iOS... buy ipod touch 1st lar hehehe. most of my iphone user friends have an ipod touch before. if there's a relatively easy way to install iOS on nexus one, sure people will want to try it. but then spoil la, since what i hate most on android phones is the terrible touchscreen

any hardware store should have the screwdrivers. sometimes they sell it in sets. just ask if you're not sure

cut him some slack la.. maybe connection not good... or got error during the 1st post so he tried again... happened to me sometimes

someone go recommend him a place to buy ram n hdd in penang already

you are correct: RAMs and HDDs (of the same spec) from different brands are supposed to be the same. but here's what we have collectively found out so far in this forum

RAM - a few users has been reporting incompatibility issues for kingston, and fewer for mushkin. corsair seems to be a safe bet. OWC and crucial is supposed to be the best, but they're not available locally.

note: u dont need 'certified for Macs' RAMs. they're normally standard overpriced RAMs.

HDD - before, our favourite here was the 500gb western digital scorpio blue, but a small number of forumers (including myself) has experience poor performance. seems like a good choice would be hitachi travelstar 5k500 or 7k500. if u have the money, seagate momentus xt is pretty fast. got even more money, splurge on an intel x25-m SSD

for ur usage, RAM is more important. try to google on how to determine if ur RAM is enough by using Activity Monitor (keep track of Page Out). also, make sure ur hdd isnt almost full...having about 30% free space should be fine to maintain the performance

but of course, upgrading RAM n HDD can only give so much performance. best way is of course to get a better machine

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jul 31 2010, 12:11 AM

i mean, they are basically the same thing. the difference is they are actually tested on a mac, thus it's the best bet

feins is selling a 2x2gb KTA for rm460. i got my non-certified corsair 2x2gb for rm370. so it's really up to what rm90 means to a person. better assurance, or a nice tshirt lol

can but 1x2gb is slower than 2x1gb

same goes to 2x2gb and 1x4gb... 2x2gb is faster

of course no. upgrade if u want extra performance. the imacs with traditional hdds are pretty fast already

^ nope, u cannot simply change the imacs processor like PC. the processor is soldered to the motherboard. if u wanna upgrade the proc, upgrade when u purchase it.

same goes to the GPU (no graphic card, juz the gpu chip). u can only upgrade the HDD n RAM, n even that is a bit of a hassle

yes you can. any 2.5" SATA drive would work.

the seagate momentus XT 500gb as mentioned by andylhyap is a good choice. shud be around rm450-500. for something cheaper i'd recommend hitachi travelstar 7k500 (5k500 is good too) or WD scorpio black 500gb (make sure to get the BEKT version, not BEVT). scorpio blue got a few bad reviews around here despite recommendations from a lot of websites

also bear in mind 500gb is actually ~460gb. that's why ur 160gb drive only shows 148gb. it'll only show up as 500gb if u're running snow leopard.

im not that familiar with lowyat so i cant recommend any shops for you, but u might wanna try installing the new harddisk and also transferring ur stuff urself. it's very easy juz need to buy/borrow 2 screwdrivers

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Sep 15 2010, 12:37 AM

yeap, look for instructions at ifixit.com. juz make sure u get the correct screwdrivers. as for ur files, u can simply clone ur current HDD to the new one by using disk utility or carbon copy cloner

hey there. u have three choices

1) format ur drive in FAT32. the limitation here is u cant store files larger than 4gb. no problems with folders, but not files.
2) format to NTFS. then install a software named NTFS-3G. it lets u paste/delete files to ur external. limitation here is transfer speed is pretty slow. u can get tuxera NTFS or paragon NTFS, which is faster, but they're not free
3) format to Mac OS journaled HFS. limitation here, it wont work in windows

i just ordered one myself reviews seem pretty good

actually i would recommend getting corsair or mushkin. shud be about rm10-20 more expensive than KVR, but they have a better chance of working. im using corsair