Can standard laptop drives be placed in the powerbook?
U utdbear macrumors newbie Original poster Aug 19, 2003 4 0 Aug 25, 2003 #1 Can standard laptop drives be placed in the powerbook?
iJon macrumors 604 Feb 7, 2002 6,586 229 Aug 25, 2003 #2 yes standard 2.5 inch hard drives can be placed in. iJon
Daveman Deluxe macrumors 68000 Jun 17, 2003 1,555 1 Corvallis, Oregon Aug 25, 2003 #3 Standard 9.5mm, 2.5 inch hard drives go in there.
Z zeebee macrumors newbie Aug 20, 2003 24 0 Aug 26, 2003 #4 Be forewarned that if you replace it with a faster drive, your battery life will lessen.
sonofslim macrumors 6502a Jun 6, 2003 742 0 Aug 26, 2003 #5 Originally posted by zeebee Be forewarned that if you replace it with a faster drive, your battery life will lessen. Click to expand... sometimes considerably, so do watch out. you can also buy an external enclosure for your old drive, and use it as a spare or an extra. this came in handy after the blackout when the power-on surge fried an internal HD in my house...
Originally posted by zeebee Be forewarned that if you replace it with a faster drive, your battery life will lessen. Click to expand... sometimes considerably, so do watch out. you can also buy an external enclosure for your old drive, and use it as a spare or an extra. this came in handy after the blackout when the power-on surge fried an internal HD in my house...
Abstract macrumors Penryn Dec 27, 2002 24,837 851 Location Location Location Aug 26, 2003 #6 Your warranty and Applecare expires as well, I think.
