Today I should be hopefully receiving my 17 inch Unibody Macbook Pro. I selected to have the 320 Gb 7200 RPM harddrive installed. I am really thinking about installing SSD after I get my MBP but I have a few questions regarding it:
1. After doing some research, I think I am leaning towards the Intel X-25M 160 Gb. How is this SSD? Is it worth the high-cost compared to other SSD's?
2. Would it be easy to install? I have zero experience taking out hard drives. If I don't feel comfortable doing it, can they do it for me at an Apple Store?
3. Does this void my AppleCare warranty if I install an SSD?
4. Will I need to shell out $300 on Time Machine? By taking out my current hard drive and replacing it with SSD, will I lose all of my programs I had pre-installed by Apple and have to somehow get them back on there again?
Sorry if some of these questions are dumb but I don't have any experience when it comes to taking out hard drives. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
1. After doing some research, I think I am leaning towards the Intel X-25M 160 Gb. How is this SSD? Is it worth the high-cost compared to other SSD's?
2. Would it be easy to install? I have zero experience taking out hard drives. If I don't feel comfortable doing it, can they do it for me at an Apple Store?
3. Does this void my AppleCare warranty if I install an SSD?
4. Will I need to shell out $300 on Time Machine? By taking out my current hard drive and replacing it with SSD, will I lose all of my programs I had pre-installed by Apple and have to somehow get them back on there again?
Sorry if some of these questions are dumb but I don't have any experience when it comes to taking out hard drives. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.