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Celtics9RRondo

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I was wondering what model/brand apple uses if you order their own SSD upgrade? Any ideas? Thx
 
The fastest SSD for Real World use (MLC) is the intel x25-m. The other drives look better at benchmarks, but ppl generally interpret them wrong, you have to look at worst case performance, eg small random reads and writes. Intel wins there.
 
I can't really recommend the Path I would choose, because it voids your warranty, maybe not when a authorized Dealer would do it. But here goes.
Get a 80GB Intel x25-m and put it into a http://www.mcetech.com/optibay/. Install OS X on it and use the HDD shipped with the MBP for ~/Music ~/Movies ~/Downloads and so on :) IF you are into Macports (when you don't know what it is you don't) also put /opt on the HDD (not ssd)
 
ahhh, so it does void your warrenty to swap out the hard drive, ive read it does and it doesn't. im def buying a 13'' and want a ssd however the whole 1.5 sata messes things up for that! waiting for a apple statement on it before I buy one.
 
It doesn't void your warranty when you swap the HDD, but when you replace the SuperDrive i guess.
 
Celtics9RRondo said:
I was wondering what model/brand apple uses if you order their own SSD upgrade? Any ideas? Thx
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I have a Toshiba 256GB SSD in my 17" unibody. I ordered it when the new 17's came out in February. I'm pretty happy with it. I see no need to increase the speed by pulling the Optical drive. While I like the optical drive, it is the only noisy thing about the machine.

 
You can get great gains without splurging on a Intel x25-m. Prices on ssds are still high, I wouldn't bother getting something too expensive.
 
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