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Title:

Can I use the hard drive I bought for my Dell in my MacBook Pro?

Text:

Guys,
Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!
My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.
my HD's spec is as follows:
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Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 5.50 ms (nominal)
Seek Times
Read Seek Time 12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 250,059 MB
Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s
Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.374 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 2.75 inches
Weight 0.22 Pounds
Metric
Height 9.5 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 69.85 mm
Weight 99 gm
Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode 22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 25 dBA (average)
Temperature (English)
Operating 32° F to 140° F
Non-operating -40° F to 158° F
Temperature (Metric)
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C
Humidity
Operating 8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude (English)
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Altitude (Metric)
Operating -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating -305M to 12,200M
Vibration
Operating 0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Non-operating 0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 30 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 2.50 Watts
Idle 0.85 Watts
Standby 0.25 Watts
Sleep 0.15 Watts
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Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

hard drive replacement

Status:

open

Accepted Answer:

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Edit by Walter Galan,

Title:

Replace Hard Drive with PC's!Can I use the hard drive I bought for my Dell in my MacBook Pro?
Replace Hard Drive with PC's!Can I use the hard drive I bought for my Dell in my MacBook Pro?

Text:

Guys,

Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!

My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.

my HD's spec is as follows:
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 5.50 ms (nominal)

Seek Times
Read Seek Time 12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)

Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)


Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 250,059 MB
Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s


Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.374 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 2.75 inches
Weight 0.22 Pounds

Metric
Height 9.5 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 69.85 mm
Weight 99 gm


Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode 22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 25 dBA (average)

Temperature (English)
Operating 32° F to 140° F
Non-operating -40° F to 158° F

Temperature (Metric)
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C

Humidity
Operating 8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing

Altitude (English)
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

Altitude (Metric)
Operating -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating -305M to 12,200M

Vibration
Operating 0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Non-operating 0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)


Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 30 mA

Power Dissipation
Read/Write 2.50 Watts
Idle 0.85 Watts
Standby 0.25 Watts
Sleep 0.15 Watts

Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

hard drive replacement

Status:

open

Edit by bac,

Title:

Replace Hard Drive with PC's!

Text:

Guys,

Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!

My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.

my HD's spec is as follows:
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 5.50 ms (nominal)

Seek Times
Read Seek Time 12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)

Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)


Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 250,059 MB
Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s


Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.374 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 2.75 inches
Weight 0.22 Pounds

Metric
Height 9.5 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 69.85 mm
Weight 99 gm


Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode 22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 25 dBA (average)

Temperature (English)
Operating 32° F to 140° F
Non-operating -40° F to 158° F

Temperature (Metric)
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C

Humidity
Operating 8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing

Altitude (English)
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

Altitude (Metric)
Operating -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating -305M to 12,200M

Vibration
Operating 0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Non-operating 0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)


Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 30 mA

Power Dissipation
Read/Write 2.50 Watts
Idle 0.85 Watts
Standby 0.25 Watts
Sleep 0.15 Watts

Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

hard drive replacement

Status:

open

Edit by Sterling Hirsh,

Title:

Replace Hard Drive with PC's!

Text:

Guys,

Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!

My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.

my HD's spec is as follows:
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 5.50 ms (nominal)

Seek Times
Read Seek Time 12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)

Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)


Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 250,059 MB
Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s


Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.374 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 2.75 inches
Weight 0.22 Pounds

Metric
Height 9.5 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 69.85 mm
Weight 99 gm


Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode 22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 25 dBA (average)

Temperature (English)
Operating 32° F to 140° F
Non-operating -40° F to 158° F

Temperature (Metric)
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C

Humidity
Operating 8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing

Altitude (English)
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

Altitude (Metric)
Operating -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating -305M to 12,200M

Vibration
Operating 0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Non-operating 0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)


Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 30 mA

Power Dissipation
Read/Write 2.50 Watts
Idle 0.85 Watts
Standby 0.25 Watts
Sleep 0.15 Watts

Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

replace hard drive with pc's

Status:

open

Edit by Ritu,

Title:

Replace Hard Drive with PC's!

Text:

Guys,
Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!
My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.
my HD's spec is as follows:
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 5.50 ms (nominal)
Seek Times
Read Seek Time 12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 250,059 MB
Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s
Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.374 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 2.75 inches
Weight 0.22 Pounds
Metric
Height 9.5 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 69.85 mm
Weight 99 gm
Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode 22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 25 dBA (average)
Temperature (English)
Operating 32° F to 140° F
Non-operating -40° F to 158° F
Temperature (Metric)
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C
Humidity
Operating 8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude (English)
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Altitude (Metric)
Operating -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating -305M to 12,200M
Vibration
Operating 0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Non-operating 0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
5 VDC
Read/Write 500 mA
Idle 400 mA
Standby 50 mA
Sleep 30 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 2.50 Watts
Idle 0.85 Watts
Standby 0.25 Watts
Sleep 0.15 Watts

Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

replace hard drive with pc's

Status:

open

Original post by Ritu,

Title:

Replace Hard Drive with PC's!

Text:

Guys,

Recently I bought a hard drive to upgrade my Dell Latitude D820 notebook, now I am thinking instead of upgrading my Dell Latitude I should upgrade my Macbook pro!

My question to you guys is, can I use the hard drive I bought for my dell system in Mac book pro? I have 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core2Duo.

Device:

MacBook Pro

Tags:

replace hard drive with pc's

Status:

open