HD and Memory upgrade for MacBook Pro 13" i5.

I just bought an MacBook Pro 13' i5.
a) Can somebody suggest a HD to replace this? I heard that some HD have good capacity but consume a lot of battery life. I am thinking of 750 gb or 1 Tb - 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm. Budget is around $110.
b) I want to upgrade to 8 gb memory as well. Any suggestions? Budget is around $80.
Thank You

Hi Kevin,
Macsales is a good place for RAM, as is Crucial and Kingston. If you get it elsewhere, make sure it's guaranteed 100% compatible and has a lifetime warranty on it.
If you want to research HDs, TomsHardware and xlr8yourmac are a couple of good sites. For more user reviews, newegg and amazon are helpful.

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