Upgrading the hard drive and RAM

Its about time to upgrade this 80GB it has no storage due to running windows as well. I just have a few questions
Will I lose battery life upgrading parts?
What brand HDD due most people go with?
What is the max RAM the macbook can handle?
Which brand RAM has good reputation?
Is 7200RPM noticeably quicker then 5400RPM?
What do I need to do to export all files and software to the new HDD? Can I export windows as well?
Thanks for your help

PureTorque wrote:
Its about time to upgrade this 80GB it has no storage due to running windows as well. I just have a few questions
OK - one at a time.....
Will I lose battery life upgrading parts?
Not likely much unless you install a huge power hog. The state of the art in hard drives are that equivalent 5400 RPM drives will almost always be more energy efficient, and 7200 RPM drive may be competitive. It's not going to make or break your average battery life.
What brand HDD due most people go with?
Every brand. Seagate, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Samsung, Western Digital, or Hitachi. They all work pretty well. Hard drives are more or less a commodity part these days and all the major players have excellent products as well as duds.
What is the max RAM the macbook can handle?
If you're still running Tiger (in your sig) then it's either 2 GB (MacBook1,1 in System Profiler) or 3+ GB (MacBook2,1 or MacBook2,2 in System Profiler).
Which brand RAM has good reputation?
For what you can get in the aftermarket, possibly Crucial (really just the marketing arm of Micron which is a major memory manufacturer), OCZ, etc. Some people swear by Other World Computing (MacSales.com) which is just a reseller. They have their own "house label" as well as OEM Samsung and Micron modules that they label for warranty purposes. Their label means that they provide the warranty.
Is 7200RPM noticeably quicker then 5400RPM?
Can be. However - testing these things is notoriously unreliable depending on where on the platter the data is being accessed. Overall it should be (all things being equal) but there are many different factors involved including how densely packed the data is on the media. Some newer 5400 RPM drives with higher "areal density" have equivalent (or even faster) speeds compared to older 7200 RPM drives.
What do I need to do to export all files and software to the new HDD? Can I export windows as well?
I haven't tried that myself. It might be possible to clone your Windows partition to another partition on an external hard drive.

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