Hard drive upgrade for a MacBook 2.0 GZ 160HD 4GB RAM Unibody

Hello I would like to upgrade my hard drive could some one tell me if this is a good choice Seagate Momentus 7200.4 Item # ST9320423AS ? I see there is a 7200.3 but the 7200.4 seems more green and has SMART status.
I want performance (Fast) Reliability, Quiet, Storage, battery life, I want it all. Any sugestions or recomendations also what is OEM mean on the newegg website is this used referbed ?? also where to buy???
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ERH1962 wrote:
I have a choice of a seagate 320GB 7200.4 or a 320GB 7200.3 drive which is better? does it matter ?also can you put a 7200 rpm drive in a macbook? every time I try to find the momentus 320 gb 7200.4 rpm drive I come up with the 7200.3 drive.. the 7200.4 has SMART status does that matter?
In general the later versions are more advanced. They tend to be faster because they pack more data into the same area, which means more data "swept" by the heads in a single revolution. They also tend towards more advanced electronics and better power management.
7200 RPM is very possible.
S.M.A.R.T. status has some limited uses. There would be no reason why you would need to avoid it.
The one thing I think you probably want to avoid is any built-in antishock features. Some people have been having nothing but trouble since they conflict with Apple's Sudden Motion Sensor. It's possible to turn off the SMS, which would be OK if the drive already has its own system.
Once I get the drive can I just pop it in start comp with disc that came with macbook and fresh install then the apps disc. do I have to erase new drive? I have all my data on dvd discs.thanks
Apple calls it "erase", but it's really just a formatting. You have to format the drive (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) before you can install the OS. You might also try a multi-pass erase. I've heard that it can help with mapping out bad sectors.

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