Need help choosing an SSD

[JackP]

I have a MacBook Pro Core i7 2.7GHZ 13" Early 2011 https://everymac.com/systems/apple/...-13-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/...-13-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html
I want to replace the hard drive with a 1TB SSD (for High Sierra).
What drive will give me max performance without me spending extra on specs that wont be overkill for this old dog?

Thanks

 

[Audit13]

The sata bus in the MacBook will limit the performance of any modern SSD.

I recommend Samsung, crucial, Kingston, and Adata.

 

[JackP]

any particular model or specs?

 

[Audit13]

The brands I mentioned are all quite good. There's no point going with a maker's performance line so I would look at the Samsung 860 Evo, Kingston A400, Adata SU650, or Crucial MX500.

Given the age of the MacBook, I would choose the cheapest I could find. I don't worry about whether the drive uses QLC, TLC, SLC, or MLC memory because the drive will probably last longer than the MacBook.

 

[mick2]

As Audit13 said above, look for any SATA3 2.5" SSD from the companies above. I fitted a Crucial MX300 in my 2011 and it worked really well. Their current equivalent of this is the MX500. Avoid other form factors and more modern technologies like M2, NvME.

 

[Fishrrman]

"What drive will give me max performance without me spending extra on specs that wont be overkill for this old dog?"

Just about any SSD will do.
I recommend that you DO NOT pay extra for the "latest and greatest".

Get a Crucial, Sandisk, or even a generic drive.
They'll do fine.