[iBook] new iBook 12" - upgrade hard drive to 60gig?

[Don Hinkle]

My advice: unlike in Las Vegas, always double everything: RAM, HD, etc.

-donald henry hinkle
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All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's 
autobiography.-Federico Fellini

On Mar 9, 2005, at 8:11 AM, Laura Bruce wrote:

> Hello there. Five days ago I bought a new 12" 1.2 Ghz iBook w/30GB HD
> from the Apple store in London.( This is a replacement for my beloved
> iMac G3 graphite which was stolen from my home.)
>
> At the time of purchase, I upgraded the RAM to 512. I am now wondering
> if I should have *also* doubled the size of the hard drive. Had I done
> it at the time, it would have cost £40 (around 75 $US).
>
> When it was stolen, my iMac was running OS X 10.3 and had nearly 10 GB
> of music in iTunes. As it stands, the new iBook with just the system
> software installed and not much else has taken up around 18 GB of
> space. So, in theory, just re-adding the music from my collection will
> bring it up to 28 GB.
>
> There is a "buyer's remorse" clause on the Apples here, wherein one
> has 10 days to do a no-hassle return/refund. So, I could return it,
> and either upgrade it or order a new one with the larger harddrive.
> But I need to decide soon. The other option is to upgrade the
> harddrive *down the road*, i.e., when I am actually getting close to
> the max on the 30 GB. (I am waiting on a quote for the 60GB hard drive
> from a local installer.)
>
> What would you suggest -- now or later?
>
> Any help much appreciated. Computer has been brilliant so far.
> Fortunately, the thieves didn't steal my wireless modem. :)