Current recommendations to replace my aging STARTUP DISK in my Mac Pro 4-core (mid-2006) 2.66 GHz?
Hello old friends!
Common sense, to the age of my current BOOT DRIVE (320GB) and the recent difficulties of start-up tell me I should replace the DISK to BOOT in my Mac Pro 4 - core (mid-2006) 2.66 GHz ASAP - in fact, immediately.
I do NOT need more capacity. Currently I have a 320 with 225 available GB boot drive. However, I do understand that there may be nothing in this range of low capacity available out there more. I was buy new disks for the other three bays, and they are 1 and 2 TB of disk.
Should I buy a big for my boot drive? Should I consider a SSD? I want to less than $100 or more.
Living in a fog of permanent brain due to the M.E., encephalomyelitis myalgic for years and not confident in my ability to pick a player of the moment, alas.
Advice on make and model, the same source, will be more appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
How about this one from OWC?
https://eShop.MacSales.com/item/Seagate/ST1000DM003/
Seagate
1.0 TB Desktop hard drive
3.5 inches. Hard drive SATA 6.0 GB/s | 7200 RPM | 64 MB Cache
1.0 TB Desktop hard drive
MFR P/N: ST1000DM003
OWC SKU: SEAST1000DM003
64 MB Cache 7200 RPM
SATA Revision 3.0 6 Gbps (3.0 Gb/s and 1.5 Gbit/s compatibility)
3.5-inch hard drive. Limited 2-year warranty Seagate
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