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Best SSD/RAM combo?

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serb

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May 29, 2012
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I am about to buy a base 13" Pro and was going to order the Crucial 256gb SSD and Crucial RAM which are about $225 and $50, respectively. Is there any other RAM or SSD that compares to this for the same price? I also love the data transfer kit that comes with the Crucial SSD, simplifies things by a whole lot.

Also, what is better to have for basic tasks like word processing/surfing the net/watching youtube, higher read or higher write speeds? the Crucial SSD has 500mb/s read and 250 write.
 
serb said:
I am about to buy a base 13" Pro and was going to order the Crucial 256gb SSD and Crucial RAM which are about $225 and $50, respectively. Is there any other RAM or SSD that compares to this for the same price? I also love the data transfer kit that comes with the Crucial SSD, simplifies things by a whole lot.

Also, what is better to have for basic tasks like word processing/surfing the net/watching youtube, higher read or higher write speeds? the Crucial SSD has 500mb/s read and 250 write.
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I don't have any input on your questions, but you can currently get the Crucial drive on amazon for $180. Save yourself some money.
 
hkim1983 said:
I don't have any input on your questions, but you can currently get the Crucial drive on amazon for $180. Save yourself some money.
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thank you, looks like i'll be getting from amazon then :cool:

another question, looking at crucial with the data transfer kit

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2-5-I...tBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1YOM578VAJAOO

there seems to be bad things to say about the firmware and that it isn't amazingly compatible with macbook pro. anyone else have crucial M4 in their MBP?
 
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Lots of people use the Crucial M4.

It's an excellent drive. Make sure to update the firmware when you install it or preferably before - using the transfer cable. (you have to burn to a cd and boot from that).

With any Hard drive or SSD you should have a backup plan in place - even if you just get a cheap hard drive and put it in a case. Hard Drives and SSDs can and do fail.

That said, I know of lots of people using the M4. It's an excellent drive.
 
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