Mac Book Hard Drives and how can I upgrade it???

I understand that how to replace it... I am just iffy on what brand and type of HDD... I was wondering that if any of you have changed it out and what type of HDD you have replaced it with...
If you can help that be great thanks...

It depends on whether you want speed or storage capacity. Unfortunately, you cannot get both in a notebook drive.
For speed there are Seagate and Hitachi 100 GB 7200 RPM drives.
For size there are 5400 RPM drives with capacities up to 160 GB and 4200 RPM with a capacities up to 200 GB.
These are your basic options.
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