Early 2008 macbook SSD upgrade

[connorh1]

I am looking to upgrade my Early 2008 macbook (MB402LL/A)

I have upgraded the Ram to 4gb but am looking to replace the Hard Drive with a faster SSD. My question is How much faster would it be? Is it worth replacing at this point? My second (or third) question is will this work:

http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=5F2CD70FA5CA7304

And will I need anything more than this? Thank you.

 

[MisterKeeks]

It will be faster and is worth replacing.

That will work, but you can get cheaper SSDs elsewhere. It may be necessary to use TRIM enabler, depending on which SSD you get.

 

[connorh1]

Do you know if this SSD would work?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...te_Drive_(SSD)_with_SandForce_2281_Controller

 

[biggd]

It will be faster and is worth replacing.

That will work, but you can get cheaper SSDs elsewhere. It may be necessary to use TRIM enabler, depending on which SSD you get.

My friend is correct, TRIM enabler is required
A quick google will get you the required program

 

[MisterKeeks]

My friend is correct, TRIM enabler is required
A quick google will get you the required program

Unless he uses the SSD he just asked about.

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Do you know if this SSD would work?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...te_Drive_(SSD)_with_SandForce_2281_Controller

It should, but the speeds will not be the advertised SATA 6 speeds, but SATA 1.5. Not a big issue, as it wouldn't saturate the 1.5 anyway, but you might be able to find SATA II drives of the same performance for cheaper.

 

[biggd]

Unless he uses the SSD he just asked about.

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I read only apple approved ssds DIDN'T require trim

 

[MisterKeeks]

I read only apple approved ssds DIDN'T require trim

No, there are some SSDs that don't require it. These are SSDs with the Sandforce controller, which handles TRIM/Garbage Collection on its own.