Black Macbook + Solid State Drive... Is it possible?

[Dennin]

Hey.

I just wanted to know if there is a Solid State drive I could buy for my MacBook. It is the black model from late 2006 model listed on this page; http://support.apple.com/specs/macbook/macbook_late_2006.html.

If you know where I can find one, it would be greatly appreciated if you could link me to it.

Thanks for the help,
- Dennin

 

[Tallest Skil]

Of course you could. The question remains: Is it economical?

 

[lamina]

The SSD drives are the same size as any laptop drive, so yes you can, and it would be very easy to swap it out.

My question is: why? They're ridiculously expensive and have a very limited capacity. I'm just curious as to what your motivation is when considering getting one.

 

[JNB]

Actually, a 16-32GB SSD boot drive in addition to a larger traditional HDD would be kinda nice.

My System & Library take right at 12GB. Users adds a wrinkle size-wise, but nothing unmanageable. Might be handy to have all the system processes & such up and running with the system idle in 10-15 seconds. Also, a good safety net: in the event of a mechanical failure of the HDD, the main system would still be there and useable.

 

[Uoila]

yes

Anything is possible with enough $$$.

http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/11/the-first-macbook-pro-with-a-64gb-ssd/

MB/MBP tomato tomaeto

the SSD drive is a standard drive size so it will fit and it will work.

 

[Dennin]

The SSD drives are the same size as any laptop drive, so yes you can, and it would be very easy to swap it out.

My question is: why? They're ridiculously expensive and have a very limited capacity. I'm just curious as to what your motivation is when considering getting one.

Well, they are ridiculously faster from the tests I have seen and much more sturdy than a regular hard drive. Isn't there a 128gb solid state? I have a 120gb hard drive right now so, the 128 is perfect.

 

[Dustman]

Well, they are ridiculously faster from the tests I have seen and much more sturdy than a regular hard drive. Isn't there a 128gb solid state? I have a 120gb hard drive right now so, the 128 is perfect.

Are you aware that the 64 GB alone is a grand?

 

[jackiecanev2]

Sure. But a 128GB SSD goes for almost $4k.

 

[iToaster]

Sure. But a 128GB SSD goes for almost $4k.

And that's 3.5" too, think of the premium packing that into a 2.5" enclosure yields.

 

[feelthefire]

And that's 3.5" too, think of the premium packing that into a 2.5" enclosure yields.

Three grand, according to newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609245