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Maven1975

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Hello,

Display Model is 00009CBD

Was swapping out the HD and I thought you would like to take a peek!

Will report back later...
 

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Maven1975

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Aug 24, 2008
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Any idea on how easy/difficult it is to replace the RAM?

Thanks!

Its a cake walk. Use a P0 screwdriver and loosen/remove the 10 screws. The top right crew is the long screw. The top two middle crews were left in the frame and loosened. All other screws are the same size.
 

kap09

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Jun 10, 2009
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How much of a performance boost you notice? Just picked up the same laptop and am really tempted to go for an ssd.
 

Maven1975

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How much of a performance boost you notice? Just picked up the same laptop and am really tempted to go for an ssd.

I like not having to wait for programs to load or having to worry about a spinning HD crash.

Once you get a good SSD, (There are tons of crappy ones out there) you will never look back.
 

Chase R

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May 8, 2008
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PDX
Have you seen this? OCZ now is offering the Vertex SSD drive as a "Mac" version. It's optimized for OS X. Pretty cool to see Macs getting attention from a big hardware company.
 

imrichar

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Nov 1, 2007
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Have you seen this? OCZ now is offering the Vertex SSD drive as a "Mac" version. It's optimized for OS X. Pretty cool to see Macs getting attention from a big hardware company.

I've been reading up, it's actually the same drive / same firmware (confirmed by OCZ rep on their forums). They just market that one as being apple certified.
 

mmccaskill

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Jan 3, 2007
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Its a OCZ Vertex 120 SSD (OCZSSD2-1VTX120G)

Do you happen know what version of the firmware is on it? The current is 1.3 and it came out June 3. I might get one if the whole sleep issue is resolved. Otherwise I'll get an Intel.
 

bbadalucco

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Jan 4, 2009
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Do you happen know what version of the firmware is on it? The current is 1.3 and it came out June 3. I might get one if the whole sleep issue is resolved. Otherwise I'll get an Intel.

Its probably 1.1...which is the firmware Apple tested at their facilities, its the firmware which allowed them to make that "Mac Edition" sticker.

More than likely if you go with the Intel, you'll need to update the firmware so I wouldn't make that the deal breaker. For the price, the 120gb Vertex can't be beat.
 

JamesGorman

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Dec 31, 2008
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Have you read about the new macbook pros not being sata II? which means they only do 1.5Gbps and not 3.0? It may cripple the effect of the ssd a lil bit, but Im sure you'll still notice a significant difference over a standard drive or 7200rpm HDD.
 

maxb

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Nov 24, 2008
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Vertex is not working with the new MBP

Sorry that you didn't know about it, but the Vertex is unusable (under OSX) with the new MBP 13 and 15 inch... You'll get all sort of system freeze... if you can return the Vertex, you should get the Summit instead

You can read about the issue over OCZ Forums
 

noodle654

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Jun 2, 2005
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Never Ender
Wow...only 1 fan now? Its amazing how much they have shrunk the Logic Board in the past few years. Thanks for the photos! I would love to see side by side top shots of the 13/15/17.
 

harcosparky

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Jan 14, 2008
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I've been reading up, it's actually the same drive / same firmware (confirmed by OCZ rep on their forums). They just market that one as being apple certified.

Damn, I was hoping it was something "made for Mac". Guess not... Why charge more for the same drive?

Because they know some Apple users will buy into it, based solely upon that sticker.

Simpler answer - Because they can.
 
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