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Ssd 128gb?
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I'll buy that nearer the time to when I get my MBP.
By then prices may have dropped somewhat.
I'm looking at this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CSS...TF8&coliid=I2U082JOVV5DX2&colid=290CGH0RHVYGV
it's only £4 more, and it's SATA 3 and seems to get much better reviews than any of the kingston's
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CSS...TF8&coliid=I2U082JOVV5DX2&colid=290CGH0RHVYGV
it's only £4 more, and it's SATA 3 and seems to get much better reviews than any of the kingston's
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Thanks for that link! Shall I buy the SSD in that link nearer the time to when I get the MBP?
And would it be possible to use the 750GB HDD that comes with the MBP by default as an external?
Then that way I have the benefit of a SSD, and quite a large external to use for my main documents on my MBP.
Cheers,
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I would wait if you don't have the MBP yet, they'll only come down in price/increase performance and capacity.
Yes. External enclosures are £5-10 on ebay. Or get one of these for £10 and have both the SSD and HDD as internal drives for speed and capacity*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300596800401&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:1123
(guide here http://lifehacker.com/5541774/how-to-install-a-solid+state-drive-in-your-macbook ) I am in the process of researching doing this for my own MBP.
(you can get an enclosure for the optical drive, or a whole new optical external drive for around £20)
Don't mess up or make a mess in there though. When you need to take it in for warranty stuff, you'll need to put all the factory components back into it, which means reinstalling the superdrive.
SSDs are still expensive, and some people would still rather have a 750GB hard drive, instead of an SSD with lower storage space.
Yeah true, is it worth me buying a 64GB SSD for a MBP I'm buying next year?
Then perhaps I could use an external HDD for data for my Mac?
I suppose you could do that
I've gone for getting a 256GB disk though. I'll still use an external drive, unless I get my paws on a 750GB+ SSD, which let's face it, is probably going to cost more than the MacBook Pro itself, or only a few hundred GBP less.
Yeah I see.I suppose you could do that
I've gone for getting a 256GB disk though. I'll still use an external drive, unless I get my paws on a 750GB+ SSD, which let's face it, is probably going to cost more than the MacBook Pro itself, or only a few hundred GBP less.
I've just saw an Acer with pretty damn good specs. (750GB HDD with 120GB SSD, i7 etc, Blu-Ray, 18.4" screen etc). It's so tempting to buy it, but it runs Windows
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Yeah I see.
Windows is not bad
I already own a few Windows laptops, so buying that laptop I saw earlier would be pointless.Windows is not bad
Would a MBP take two 512GB SSDs?
Oh, I know what you mean.
Well, it you swapped out the optical drive, for an Optibay(TM), and placed an SSD in there.