I just read about Hitachi’s new 500GB 2.5″ SATA hard drive (the TravelStar 5K500) and was suffering from that illness I mentioned from the previous entry. Then I read their datasheet and realized that it would not work in my MacBook Pro. Thank God for that.
Just for reference, the MacBook and MacBook Pro require 9.5mm drives (height-wise) and the 5K500 is 12.5mm high. Close, but no cigar. I have heard that the 17″ MacBook Pro can take a 12.5mm hard drive, since it also has a 12.5mm optical drive, but I cannot say for sure. If you don’t want to end up with a $300 drive to put in a FireWire enclosure, don’t buy it.
Personally, I’ll wait until the 500GB Western Digital 2.5″ drives are released and I have money to actually spend. Whenever that happens. (I would need a job that doesn’t involve working in a mall.)