RAM

You've got two RAM slots. Lock and Load!

More RAM equals more speed and performance. The Titanium Onyx uses PC133 RAM chips. Upgrading your RAM is a quick and painless way to add more muscle to your machine. On the Titanium Onyx, you don't have to remove any screws to upgrade your RAM! We offer different sizes, from 128 MB to 512 MB. For maximum performace, you can use a 512 MB chip in each slot, giving your machine a total of 1 GB RAM. Browse our RAM.

Hard Drive

Is your drive full? Bigger is better!

There are two factors to consider when upgrading your hard drive. The most obvious upgrade is total amount of space. However, disk speed also significantly contributes to performance. Your Titanium uses hard drives with an ATA connector, ranging from 2 to 160 GB and from 4200 to 7200 RPM. If you install a hard drive with a capacity over 128 GB, you will need to partition the drive into at least two partitions so that no single partition exceeds 128 GB. Browse our hard drives to find what works best for you. You can use our free guides to painlessly install your new drive.

Optical Drive

Still in the CD Stone Age? Upgrade to a blazing fast 8x SuperDrive!

Figuring out which drive to buy for an Onyx can be tricky, but don't worry, we'll explain everything you need to know. Apple shipped some Titanium Onyx machines with a DVD drive, others with a CD-RW drive, and others with a Combo drive.

Those machines with CD-RW or Combo drive can be easily upgraded using standard laptop optical drives. When upgrading from a CD-RW or Combo drive, you can install either a 24x combo drive or 8x SuperDrive. If you're sure you don't need to burn DVDs, a combo drive will suffice, while the SuperDrive will allow you to burn DVD as well as CDs.

If your machine has a DVD drive, you'll need a special bracket to allow you to mount your new optical drive in your PowerBook. Don't worry, we sell both a 24x combo drive and an 8x SuperDrive that already include the bracket.

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