Looking to put a ssd into my macbook 2011, does it matter on ssd?

[gc15]

I was going get a samsung 850 eve series, but i found this one on sale.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...91-4fb7-94f6-eefa0d9b37a7&pf_rd_i=13431004011

 

[DeltaMac]

Looks like a good deal!
The BX100 should do very well in your MBPro (no 2011 MacBook, so I assume you meant MacBook Pro )

 

[keysofanxiety]

The Samsung EVO is just as cheap! But honestly it doesn't matter, any SSD will do fine. I always recommend Crucial or Samsung simply because I haven't had any issues with either in my experience.

 

[Fancuku]

The BX100 is a good SSD and that is a very good price for the 500GB. I say go for it.

 

[T5BRICK]

Both great SSDs, you can't go wrong with either one.

 

[Fishrrman]

Crucial is a good brand, the price above looks good, too.

 

[Prof.]

Not to hijack the thread, but i just bought my mom an EVO 850 for her 2012 cMBP. Her HDD is clicking awfully bad. With El Capitan, are their any important steps i need to follow before installing the OS on the new SSD? What about TRIM?

Whoops: i meant 2012 cMBP

 

[T5BRICK]

Not to hijack the thread, but i just bought my mom an EVO 850 for her 2015 cMBP. Her HDD is clicking awfully bad. With El Capitan, are their any important steps i need to follow before installing the OS on the new SSD? What about TRIM?

1. Make sure her data is backed up.

2. Shut the computer down, remove the HDD, install the SSD.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro

3. Hold down command + r while you boot the computer. It'll bring up internet recovery. During this process I believe you are given the option to restore from the backup.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202313

4. Once all of that is done, enable TRIM.
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/12/os-x-el-capitan-trim-support/

 

[CoastalOR]

Prof., Do not forget to partition your new SSD for GUID and erase (format) for Mac OS Extended (Journaled) before the OS can be installed.