I want to upgrade my hard-drive in  2010 model MacBook Pro 13

I would like to increase the hard drive size on my 13" Macbook Pro from 250 GB to 500 or 750 GB. Amazon carries the WD5000BEVT and the WD7500BPVT drives. Reading various comments about them, I'm concerned about how quiet and efficient they are in a Macbook Pro 13. Some comments mention problems with the drives involving "clicking" sounds etc. What drives are safe for upgrading my Macbook? I also plan on using Bootcamp to run Windows 7 off the drive in addition to OS X if that makes any difference.

Any 2.5" SATA II drive will work inside your machine. However I would recommend looking at OWC's selection, because they specialize in Macs all of these drives are tested and known to work.
I just sold my MBP yesterday (looking to get an MB Air), I put in the 500 GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid which I really liked. My boot up times went down to the 20-25 second range which was very cool. However that being said I also rarely rebooted as that isn't necessary on a Mac.
Roger

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