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    What Hard Disk Brand does Apple use for its New Macbooks?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Empulse, Oct 18, 2008.

  1. Empulse

    Empulse Notebook Evangelist

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    Since I will be selling my hard disk immediately upon arrival of my new Macbook, I would like to know what hard disk brand they are using for the new Macbooks.

    Anyone knows? Google wasn't my friend today.
     
    Empulse, Oct 18, 2008
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  2. Chris27

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    My MBP (early 2008 model) has a fujitsu drive
     
    Chris27, Oct 18, 2008
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  3. tyronne

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    Ours has a Fujitsu
     
    tyronne, Oct 18, 2008
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    My brand new MB has a Toshiba 250GB.
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 18, 2008
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  5. tyronne

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    They must have grabbed us the old stocker because ours had Fujitsu :(

    Dont you hate the sales men they are pretty nifty they give you old stocker after you paid.
     
    tyronne, Oct 18, 2008
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Well, not quite. Apple is probably like every other OEM company when it comes to internal components....

    They have contracts with multiple manufacturers to ensure that plenty of components are available on-site the minute they need to be installed. Dell is famous for having distribution warehouses immediately adjacent to the assembly plants where everything is stocked and waiting to be driven across the street.

    What this proves is that they at least have contracts with Fujitsu and Toshiba and that ours were likely assembled on different days.
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 18, 2008
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  7. Phil

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    Fujitsu or Toshiba 5400rpm discs perform very similar. Actually Toshibas can be quite noisy sometimes.
     
    Phil, Oct 18, 2008
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    Agreed, but I cannot hear my 250 unless my ear is literally 1" from the palmrest, and then just barely. My Asus wasn't this quiet!
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 18, 2008
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  9. David

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    I've got a Toshiba in my new macbook. Runs extremely quiet and stays quite cool too :)
     
    David, Oct 18, 2008
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    Good to hear. I might be going for the 160GB too.

    The 160GB is probably one platter, that makes it extra quiet and cool.
     
    Phil, Oct 18, 2008
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    In case anyone still cares, my new MacBook has the Fujitsu drive. Apple is obviously just using two hard drive ODMs.
     
    Paul, Oct 19, 2008
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  12. chen

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    Fujitsu is what I got
     
    chen, Oct 19, 2008
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