I too am very curious about this. If you install the OS on the SSD as well as applications like iphoto and itunes, and then set the homefolder for the library in the HDD, will the applications still open up with quick speed?
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Anybody tried OWC Data Doubler with SSD drive?
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I too am very curious about this. If you install the OS on the SSD as well as applications like iphoto and itunes, and then set the homefolder for the library in the HDD, will the applications still open up with quick speed?
after installing the SSD, use something like Carbon Copy Cloner to put your OS and Applications folder on the SSD. After that, target your home folder to the "old" home folder on your HDD (it's not hard, but I forget the exact steps).
Time machine should back them both up; if not, you can select what you want backed up.
You'll need to remove the OS from the HDD and set the SSD as the startup disk.
I've got Parallels running on my HDD; the SSD would be faster, but it takes up too much space for my taste. And I don't use it often enough to care about the speed increases.
Time machine should back them both up; if not, you can select what you want backed up.
You'll need to remove the OS from the HDD and set the SSD as the startup disk.
I've got Parallels running on my HDD; the SSD would be faster, but it takes up too much space for my taste. And I don't use it often enough to care about the speed increases.
Can anyone answer the question about a possible decrease in battery life? I'm dying to get the data doubler with a 240 gb ssd and my stock 500 gb 5400 drive in the OD port. Also with the hardrive moved to where the OD is will the shock protection be removed or does it have it on the hardrive as well? PS. I have the 2.66 Core i7 15 inch.
The one mentioned in the OP is fairly expensive as are MCE optibay. I got one of these posted from the US to the UK for about £25 all in which was great.
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Moved my 500GB 7200rpm drive into the optical bay and put a 120GB OCZ Solid 2 into the main drive space. It is awesome, best of both worlds and very easy to fit.
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Moved my 500GB 7200rpm drive into the optical bay and put a 120GB OCZ Solid 2 into the main drive space. It is awesome, best of both worlds and very easy to fit.
I am just waiting for mine in the mail..an OWC upgrade. I pretty much have it all planned out except for the best slot to put the HDD.
Like yours, mine is a 500gb 7200rpm HDD that came with my MBP 2010 15" i7.
Some say its best to keep it where it is at and install the SSD with the caddy. Shock being the reason. Its more secure at the original HDD bay since it has more protection for shock. What do you think?
Do I have to disable anything besides Hibernate? Something about some sensors? Thanks
I just bought the data doubler from OWC for this machine and it fits perfectly in the bay and working very well. No issues
I am curious if anyone has used this approach merely to split up media over the two disks. For example, I have an older MBP I want to update, but I have a lot of movies/TV shows (hundreds of gbs) ripped to my current HDD and it would be cost prohibitive, to say the least, to get the 512 gb SSD it would take to merely clone my current HD. I would like to use the date doubler as my boot disk BUT also keep all of my home folder and data EXCEPT my movies and TV show rips, which are currently all embedded in iTunes. Is it possible to split up just this select media from the rest of my iTunes library and keep it on the HDD while all else is on the SSD boot? Would I still be able to play it easily through iTunes on the boot disk or would I have to access it through the Finder/desktop icon for the second drive? If anyone has experience with that or wants to offer tips I am all ears. Thanks in advance.
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I've recently installed an OWC SSD in the optical bay of my MBP, and replaced the 750HDD with a 1TB HDD in the regular HDD bay.
All my applications and my Aperture library are on the SSD. Then my movies, iTunes library and relocated Aperture photos are on the HDD. I love the setup! Applications start do start in less than a second, which is really convenient and satisfying. No more frustration of waiting for Word to start when Aperture and Final Cut are already running!
Plus, 1200gb is gigantic! almost double of what you'd get from a MBP straight out of factory...
The one drawback is the battery life. With only a few apps running (nothing big, safari, Sparrow and Reeder), wifi obviously on and brightness at 80%, I get about 4hours. Running iChat, Aperture, Word or Final cut KILL the battery life dramatically.
I installed the data doubler right after getting the macbook so I'm not sure what the battery life would have normally been, but it's undoubtedly far, far from the claimed 7hours.
The 1200gb, including an SSD, outweighs the shorter battery life as far as I'm concerned.
But yes, it's something you should be aware of!
I've recently installed an OWC SSD in the optical bay of my MBP, and replaced the 750HDD with a 1TB HDD in the regular HDD bay.
All my applications and my Aperture library are on the SSD. Then my movies, iTunes library and relocated Aperture photos are on the HDD. I love the setup! Applications start do start in less than a second, which is really convenient and satisfying. No more frustration of waiting for Word to start when Aperture and Final Cut are already running!
Plus, 1200gb is gigantic! almost double of what you'd get from a MBP straight out of factory...
The one drawback is the battery life. With only a few apps running (nothing big, safari, Sparrow and Reeder), wifi obviously on and brightness at 80%, I get about 4hours. Running iChat, Aperture, Word or Final cut KILL the battery life dramatically.
I installed the data doubler right after getting the macbook so I'm not sure what the battery life would have normally been, but it's undoubtedly far, far from the claimed 7hours.
The 1200gb, including an SSD, outweighs the shorter battery life as far as I'm concerned.
But yes, it's something you should be aware of!
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I run a 240 OWC 6G Extreme in the main bay and a 750 HDD in the optical with the Data Doubler for working files. I have my music files on a Drobo S and main backup. The Data Doubler is easy to install and everything fits nice and snug.
Hey,
So, having monitored my Activity Monitor, I realized that MDS (spotlight indexing) was constantly running at about 25%, sometimes more.
In the Preferences menu I put both my drives in secret mode (effectively disabling spotlight) and my estimated battery life surged to one more hour (+/- 4:30 / 5h).
Could this be related to having two drives? Maybe. But gaining 1 hour isn't negligible.
Taking this further, you could unmount the HDD, for example if you're flying long haul, and copy/paste whatever document/movie you might need on the SSD.
My wifi is off right now, and HDD unmounted. Screen @ 50%. I'm getting 6h30 expected
So, having monitored my Activity Monitor, I realized that MDS (spotlight indexing) was constantly running at about 25%, sometimes more.
In the Preferences menu I put both my drives in secret mode (effectively disabling spotlight) and my estimated battery life surged to one more hour (+/- 4:30 / 5h).
Could this be related to having two drives? Maybe. But gaining 1 hour isn't negligible.
Taking this further, you could unmount the HDD, for example if you're flying long haul, and copy/paste whatever document/movie you might need on the SSD.
My wifi is off right now, and HDD unmounted. Screen @ 50%. I'm getting 6h30 expected
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That's awesome, and great tips! Doubt I ever would have thought to unmount the hdd even though it's not being used. Thanks for the tips!
If you do unmount, just make sure that to quit any program that might need to access data stored on the HDD, or the apps will get confused and label data as missing, which'll be a pain to recover once the disk is mounted again.
How????????
Select Disk button only selects the drive where the backup will be (e.g. TimeCapsule)
Options button only excludes items.
I really don't see where I can include items, I must be blind. Right now I don't think my HDD in data doubler is being backed up.
Hi homa2001,
Have you received a response about this? I also do not know where to select what parts to include.
Thank you!
Data Doubler drive access in Parallels
Hi,
I upgraded my MBP with data doubles from OWC and removed optical drive. Everything is working perfectly on Mac side but I do not see that drive in parallels. Has anyone figure out how to see that additional drive in parallels?
Thanks.
Hi,
I upgraded my MBP with data doubles from OWC and removed optical drive. Everything is working perfectly on Mac side but I do not see that drive in parallels. Has anyone figure out how to see that additional drive in parallels?
Thanks.