J JR1993 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 1, 2011 180 0 Jun 6, 2011 #1 If I bought MBP with a 5400RPM HDD, and a 3rd party SSD, could I use the HDD in a 'caddy'? To store movies on? Thanks Last edited: Jun 6, 2011
If I bought MBP with a 5400RPM HDD, and a 3rd party SSD, could I use the HDD in a 'caddy'? To store movies on? Thanks
alust2013 macrumors 601 Feb 6, 2010 4,779 2 On the fence Jun 6, 2011 #2 Yep, you can get a USB or Firewire enclosure and you've got an external hard drive.
GGJstudios macrumors Westmere May 16, 2008 44,560 957 Jun 6, 2011 #3 You may have better success in attracting responses to your threads with this tip.
J JR1993 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 1, 2011 180 0 Jun 6, 2011 #4 alust2013 said: Yep, you can get a USB or Firewire enclosure and you've got an external hard drive. Click to expand... Brilliant. So.. Going the apple route: £160 SSD + ~£50 External HDD = £210 Going the aftermarket route: HDD included + £10 caddy + £220 SSD = £230 £20 for a much better SSD.
alust2013 said: Yep, you can get a USB or Firewire enclosure and you've got an external hard drive. Click to expand... Brilliant. So.. Going the apple route: £160 SSD + ~£50 External HDD = £210 Going the aftermarket route: HDD included + £10 caddy + £220 SSD = £230 £20 for a much better SSD.
J JR1993 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 1, 2011 180 0 Jun 6, 2011 #5 GGJstudios said: You may have better success in attracting responses to your threads with this tip. Click to expand... I got the response I wanted thanks
GGJstudios said: You may have better success in attracting responses to your threads with this tip. Click to expand... I got the response I wanted thanks
P p1ngputts macrumors member Feb 13, 2010 93 0 Jun 6, 2011 #6 would this one work to store dvds on and use on my TV? http://www.amazon.com/Acomdata-Tang...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307384483&sr=1-11 As an Amazon Associate, MacRumors earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links in this post.
would this one work to store dvds on and use on my TV? http://www.amazon.com/Acomdata-Tang...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307384483&sr=1-11
J JR1993 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 1, 2011 180 0 Jun 6, 2011 #7 p1ngputts said: would this one work to store dvds on and use on my TV? http://www.amazon.com/Acomdata-Tang...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307384483&sr=1-11 Click to expand... Dont see why it wouldnt... in the description it is listed as 'mac compatible' As an Amazon Associate, MacRumors earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links in this post.
p1ngputts said: would this one work to store dvds on and use on my TV? http://www.amazon.com/Acomdata-Tang...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307384483&sr=1-11 Click to expand... Dont see why it wouldnt... in the description it is listed as 'mac compatible'