Let's Help me to UP-GRADE my MAC

[BASIM]

Can anybody help me and advise me to do proper upgrade.

My Mac is:

Mac Book Pro (i think late 2007)

- 15 inch
- Intel Core 2 Dual
- HD 160 GB
- RAM 2 GB DDR 667Ghz
- MAT****ADVD-R UJ-857E
- Battery

Well First of all Battery dead - its cannot keep hold even more than 3 min (i don't even know why)
Than My SUPER DRIVE went crazy and not reading most of CD's i even forget when last time i had used it.
Than i get problem also with Video card - and it think is bz i played EMULATOR for PS3 & Wii on my WINDOWS so video card get over heat and dead

well i bring my MAC to Serve.Center they told me that Insurance only will change me hole mother board = so i have a new mother board

I don't want to buy new MacBook Pro i think i will wait for more new generation and than do a control buy

So i like my Mac and i want to up grade it well the following:

I. Super Drive [ 44.95+25=70 ]

1. EBAY
UJ-857 MacBook Pro 8x DVD double layer superdrive 857CA - eBay (item 400098120990 end time Feb-16-10 19:11:38 PST)

2. Example
OWC Mercury MacBook 13/Macbook Pro 15.4 9.... (MMB5SD8XDLK) at OWC



I need help is it nice one bz i think its wright Dual Layer and speed ?
3X Speed DVD-RAM Writing
8X Speed DVD�R Writing
4X Speed DVD�RW Writing
4X Speed +R (DL) Dual layer Writing
24X Speed CD-R Writing
16 X Speed CD-RW Writing
8X Speed DVD-ROM Reading
24X Speed CD-ROM Reading

II. Portable USB HD - SATA - just case [ 10 ] - COLOR - SILVER

1. EBAY
Portable USB 2.0 2.5" SATA HDD Hard Disk Drive Case New - eBay (item 250575542758 end time Mar-07-10 04:51:53 PST)



I'm planning to buy the HARD DRIVE so old one keep in this case? DO any problems i can get?

III. RAM [ 200 + 25 = 225 ] - 8GB
[ 115 + 25 = 140 ] - 4GB

- Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
- Density: 4 GB or 8GB (4GBx2)
- Data Rate: 667 MT/s MHz

1.EBAY
8GB 2 X 4GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SODIMM 667Mhz PC2 5300 8 GB G - eBay (item 110493562968 end time Feb-21-10 15:02:37 PST)

2. Example
4.0GB PC-5300 DDR2 667MHz SO-DIMM 200... (OWC5300DDR2S4GB) at OWC



Ok well i have many Q? here.

If i will buy 4GB as 1 piece so i have a 2 slot and i will place 4GB in 1 slot and in 2nd i will place my old one 1 GB. DO IT GOING TO WORK ?

If i will buy 4GB as 2 piece so total 8GB - Mac will not going to be spoil ?

V. BATTERY [ 59.99 ]

1.EBAY
GENUINE MACBOOK PRO 15 A1175 BATTERY for APPLE MA348G/A - eBay (item 230434596646 end time Mar-09-10 18:43:09 PST)

2.Example or Buy
Performance Upgrades; FireWire USB SATA Storage; Memory, more at OWC



About battery any body can tell me if i will buy new one how to keep its always or at least 3-2 hours work for nex 2 years ? Do i have to take it out while using it at home or it should be always be plug?

About HD is one of my Q?

so read some where that i can plug up to 750 GB to my MAC is it like this way?

Serial ATA mean SATA?

" 2.5" Serial-ATA and IDE/ATA Drives for Laptop Computers
Laptop/Notebook computers that use 2.5" drives require either SATA or IDE/ATA"

So what is the DIFFERENCE and wich one i HAVE in my MAC??

And wich one better to get 500 GB or if exist 720GB and the speed difference 5200 or 7200 play important role??

Waiting ur wise advise

[fangpyre]

Most of your answers are available in the System Profiler.
Go to "About This Mac" > "More Info..."

HOWEVER, the amount of changes you need to repair this machine makes it unfeasible.
It is better to hold on to what you have and then buy one of the newer Macs in June.
You will easily pay 2,000 AED for the above.
Its better you put those into a new machine.

[venky83]

Fangpyre raises an important point, economics 101 tells us that we as humans have unlimited wants and limited means. So, I am assuming you have a budget constraint and in that you need to work in your upgrades. So, I would prioritize the upgrade.

1st - If you ask me, you should do the battery upgrade first and foremost. You should drain your battery completely once in a month for the battery to last longer, if you dont do this it dies quickly - this is one of the recommended practices by Apple. Again, this is no guarantee it will last longer but I am sure if you do this, it won't be as bad as 3 mins only.

2nd - For finding out the max number of GB of RAM your mac supports go to crucial.com they have a memory scanner download it and it will tell what is the max amount of RAM you can put in. Plus, personally I feel crucial RAM is a best buy.

3rd - With regards to the HDD, I am not sure about how much the macbook pro supports, but 750 gb Notebook drives are damn expensive.

4th - With regards to video card, if your video card is zonked out, I believe your mac is losing its importance. I would suggest you do not upgrade and buy the new one and till then chug this old baby along.

[BASIM]

Thank you !

But the new MacBook Pro that avaliable now in markets i bealive just "step to other" and i don't want to get model of this year so i want to get new generation - i belive they will be with tochscreen so let's wait. thank u for battery advise !