| The Mac Drive/Storage Upgrades Database had 5 more reports added. Current total - 16,495. (Searching by drive type, brand, mac model etc. listed below will show full reports, most recent first)
Hard Drives:
- IDE Seagate 160GB (ST9160821A) in (AL) PowerBook G4 (OS X 10.4.11)
(includes Xbench scores. FAQ's powerbook section has links to take-part/HD upgrade guides)
- SATA Samsung 320GB HM320JI in MacBook Pro (OS X 10.5.x)
(no issues seen. Last year the 250GB drive with older firmware had problems, fixed by a later firmware ver.)
- SATA Western Digital 300GB VelociRaptor in (2006) iMac Intel-CPU (OS X 10.5.x)
- SATA Western Digital 640GB (WD6400AAKS) in iMac G5 (OS X 10.5.5)
- SATA Western Digital 1TB Caviar GP (green) in (AL) iMac Intel-CPU (OS X 10.5.5)
You can read full reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). The database includes reports on Optical Drives (Blu-Ray, DVD, CD/CDR, etc.), Hard Drives, Tape drives, Removable media (ORB, ZIP, MO drives), NAS (Network Attached Storage), in all interface types (IDE, SATA, Firewire, SCSI, USB, adapters).
If you've added/upgraded a drive in your Mac send me the details (drive info/speed rating/mac model/OS version used, etc.). Note: Please use the drive for at least a week before reporting on it and test for booting from Disc with Optical Drives (as well as burning discs). Thanks.
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