upgrade iMac SATA

[roganlondon]

Hi

Sorry to jump in like this but really after some advice. So thanks in advance.

I’d like to upgrade storage on my iMac - currently 640Gb Hitachi SATA 7200.

I’ve seen the instructions, but a little confused on which drive to buy.

I’d like to go up to 2Tb - could anyone advise on best option - hitachi, seagate, western digital, samsung. And also will 7200 rpm be OK for heat?

Full iMac details below - details below.

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.45f0

Thanks so much for help.

 

[TMRaven]

western digital caviar black

 

[roganlondon]

thanks for that

 

[Hellhammer]

Caviar Blacks are rather noisy and expensive. Hitachi's 2TBs are decent and in fact, Apple uses them in iMacs. I would grab one of them

 

[panzer06]

Caviar Blacks are rather noisy and expensive. Hitachi's 2TBs are decent and in fact, Apple uses them in iMacs. I would grab one of them

+1 for hitachi

I prefer them. I upgraded my 9,1 to the hitachi 2tb.

Cheers,

 

[roganlondon]

great - thanks for the replies.

quick question - are there any issues with choosing 7200 rather than a 5400 speed? Maybe heat?

 

[panzer06]

great - thanks for the replies.

quick question - are there any issues with choosing 7200 rather than a 5400 speed? Maybe heat?

Haven't seen any heat issues but I don't run much in the way of disk intense apps. I just wanted more space.

Cheers,

 

[alust2013]

great - thanks for the replies.

quick question - are there any issues with choosing 7200 rather than a 5400 speed? Maybe heat?

Pretty much all desktop hard drives will be 7200 RPM, so the 5400 are actually slower than standard. Your current drive is a 7200, so there is no reason to get a 5400

 

[roganlondon]

that’s great, thanks for all your advice

 

[Hellhammer]

Pretty much all desktop hard drives will be 7200 RPM, so the 5400 are actually slower than standard. Your current drive is a 7200, so there is no reason to get a 5400

Actually, no. 2TB and other high-capacity drives are often 5400rpm or 5900rpm, especially the cheap ones. For example, there is no 3TB Caviar Black but there is 3TB Caviar Green

 

[panzer06]

Actually, no. 2TB and other high-capacity drives are often 5400rpm or 5900rpm, especially the cheap ones. For example, there is no 3TB Caviar Black but there is 3TB Caviar Green

Another reason to use hitachi. 7200 all the way.

Cheers,

 

[alust2013]

Actually, no. 2TB and other high-capacity drives are often 5400rpm or 5900rpm, especially the cheap ones. For example, there is no 3TB Caviar Black but there is 3TB Caviar Green

That's true. Apple does use 7200 RPM models in the iMac though, so it's perfectly safe.