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    Need Hard Drive Recommendations for my 2008 Macbook Air (Rev A)

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by oldmacdon, Jul 19, 2012.

  1. oldmacdon

    oldmacdon Newbie

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    My Macbook Air Rev A (A1237) has a failing hard drive, and I've decided to replace it myself (my first foray into mac repair).

    Since I'm replacing the hard drive anyways, should I upgrade it to an SSD, or simply replace it with another regular hard drive? Space isn't really an issue for me so any hard drive 64 gig+ would be wonderful. Similarly, I don't need it to be amazingly fast, but I'm wondering if a slightly higher price might be worth the added speed.

    The Rev A's seem to be an odd duck in comparison to the other MBAs, so any advice/experiences would be greatly appreciated!
     
    oldmacdon, Jul 19, 2012
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  2. tommytomatoe

    tommytomatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    Go for an SSD. You won't be disappointed.

    What is your budget? I recommend getting a 128gb crucial m4 if you want to stay with a reasonable price. Samsung and Intel cards are also very good and reliable.

    I have a Samsung card and an ocz. Most people will say not to get ocz but I got a 360gb for $200. Can't pass that up :) And it works really nice.

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
     
    tommytomatoe, Jul 19, 2012
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  3. formerglory

    formerglory Notebook Evangelist

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    Your MBA will not take a standard 2.5" drive, so Crucial M4, etc. is out of the question.

    The Rev. A MBA uses a 1.8" ZIF PATA drive, so you'll need to search for a replacement drive (whether SSD or HDD) with those specs. SSDs for the Rev. A MBA go between $130-200, depending on capacity. I've seen 64GB and 128GB drives.

    OtherWorld Computing makes SSDs for all the MacBook Airs, yours included. They're a bit pricey, since 1.8" ZIF PATA is an obsolete spec, but OWC makes excellent and fairly reliable stuff.

    (I have a Rev. A MBA in my shop right now and I've done a bit of research on this machine. Probably leaving soon to be traded for a 11" 2011 MBA.)
     
    formerglory, Aug 23, 2012
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  4. goldenic

    goldenic Notebook Guru

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    it is a 1.8" pata drive like formerglory said, i agred with his reccomendation
     
    goldenic, Sep 1, 2012
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