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Looking to replace my new MBP's HDD with a SDD, advice needed

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DKatri

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Hey,

I'm pretty new to the forums having only got my unibody MBP last week.

basically i would like to replace the HDD with a SDD, i didnt bother upgrading directly from apple because its silly expensive.

my question is what is a good price for a 320GB SDD and will i be able to drop it directly into my MBP like i would be able to if i replaced it with a HDD


Thanks
Dkatri
 
First, there is no 320GB SSD, the biggest is 250 GB.

Second, these are so expansive you shouldn't bother getting one. What many people do is use both HDD and SSD. HDD stays and SSD replaces the superdrive.

The best SSD price/performance ratio is the intel X25-M G2 in 80 or 160 GB as you can easily find on this forum.

You can switch HDD with SSD, it's the same size and connection but some users experience trouble with some SSDs. Read the threads.
 
TripleJJJ said:
First, there is no 320GB SSD, the biggest is 250 GB.

Second, these are so expansive you shouldn't bother getting one. What many people do is use both HDD and SSD. HDD stays and SSD replaces the superdrive.

The best SSD price/performance ratio is the intel X25-M G2 in 80 or 160 GB as you can easily find on this forum.

You can switch HDD with SSD, it's the same size and connection but some users experience trouble with some SSDs. Read the threads.
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Well, I did see a 1,700 USD 512 GB SSD somewhere on Newegg...
 
Get a Vertex SSD

I've had a 120GB Vertex SSD for a long time now (since they came out) and it's been sensational.

You'll never go back to a regular HD once you have an SSD.
 
turbineseaplane said:
I've had a 120GB Vertex SSD for a long time now (since they came out) and it's been sensational.

You'll never go back to a regular HD once you have an SSD.
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any problems booting fron the ssd? maybe it occurs only when using an optibay...
 
turbineseaplane said:
I've had a 120GB Vertex SSD for a long time now (since they came out) and it's been sensational.

You'll never go back to a regular HD once you have an SSD.
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My experience also!:):) I have another OCZ 120GB, the Summit (Samsung controller and 120MB cache), and it has been sensational. It will transform your computing experience. I could have doubled the price for 250GB, if I needed more storage. For 3X the cost of a noisy, hot, mechanical, vibrating, comparatively very slow, 500GB HDD, it was worth every cent.
Intel are promising a 320GB SSD some time later this year.
 
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