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R740

macrumors member
Original poster
Mar 15, 2015
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London
Hello guys,
I have just upgraded my HDD to SSD (Samsung Evo 850) and the speed increase is incredible. Yet I think about removing the optical drive? No, I won't replace it with my old HDD or second SSD, but just to leave the empty space. Is it worth it, as I am expecting a slight weight decrease, better cooling and *maybe* slightly better battery life?
And another question, is there a significant difference between the 8GB of ram and 16GB ? I am currently using 8 (2x4GB) and I am not a heavy user, very rarely using the whole memory.
Thank you very much!
 
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