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So after seeing the new Macbook Airs that were announced today - other than upgrading through Apple's store, who makes a solid 512/480GB that will fit the Air?

I know it's a bit premature to assume they'll allow that upgrade to be made by the user, but I'm just curious.
 
slynger said:
So after seeing the new Macbook Airs that were announced today - other than upgrading through Apple's store, who makes a solid 512/480GB that will fit the Air?

I know it's a bit premature to assume they'll allow that upgrade to be made by the user, but I'm just curious.
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Otherworldcomputing
 
slynger said:
So after seeing the new Macbook Airs that were announced today - other than upgrading through Apple's store, who makes a solid 512/480GB that will fit the Air?

I know it's a bit premature to assume they'll allow that upgrade to be made by the user, but I'm just curious.
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According to this review the new Airs use a PCIe interface for the SSDs. This means the flash storage sold currently by OWC will not work with the new Air. So at this point, nobody makes an aftermarket flash storage upgrade for the new Air.

The upside is the new PCIe storage has 800MB/s read/write speeds!
 
Is doing something like getting the cMBP15inch and upgrading it with RAM/SSD still a good idea?

Jon
 
How much does it cost to upgrade? (looks to be maybe 300$ for everything?)

Also, does this void the applecare?

Jon
 
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Hi, Hope i'm posting this in the right place. I'm looking for some buying advice!

I have a 2011 MBP "13 and my current plans for an upgrade include a 120GB SSD for OS X and Apps, 16GB of RAM and the removal of the optical drive to accommodate a 500GB storage drive.

I do a lot of music recording, Logic, and the occasional photo and video editing and I don't really know what to look for in terms of specs.

I'd like to keep the budget low, so I'm looking around the £100 or less range, which would mean the OCZ Agility, SanDisk Extreme etc. Any recommendations?

Thanks
 
Small SSD?

I'm looking to get a smaller (40-60 gig probably) SSD for my 15" mid 2010 MBP and go the optibay route. If I've read right the best way is to put the HDD in the optibay and put the SSD in the hard drive slot right? And while I'm in there I figure I'm gonna throw in 8GB of RAM.

So, what are my best options for both of these?
 
My macbook is the 13inch 2010 and I want to replace the regular hard drive with an ssd. The OP of this thread seems a little outdated, and I was hoping someone could tell me if this SSD I want will work fine with my laptop. It's the last MBP before the i5/i7s came out.

Thanks in advance.
 
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music3k said:
My macbook is the 13inch 2010 and I want to replace the regular hard drive with an ssd. The OP of this thread seems a little outdated, and I was hoping someone could tell me if this SSD I want will work fine with my laptop. It's the last MBP before the i5/i7s came out.

Thanks in advance.
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Yes, the Samsung 840 SSD should work just fine for you! :)
 
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floyd-pinkerton said:
Hi, Hope i'm posting this in the right place. I'm looking for some buying advice!

I have a 2011 MBP "13 and my current plans for an upgrade include a 120GB SSD for OS X and Apps, 16GB of RAM and the removal of the optical drive to accommodate a 500GB storage drive.

I do a lot of music recording, Logic, and the occasional photo and video editing and I don't really know what to look for in terms of specs.

I'd like to keep the budget low, so I'm looking around the £100 or less range, which would mean the OCZ Agility, SanDisk Extreme etc. Any recommendations?

Thanks
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I have just upgraded my 2010 Unibody model yesterday with a SSD (Samsung 840 Pro) and 8 gig of memory for the measly sum of £130. I'll be honest with you, this machine now flies, boots much much quicker, the apps open instantly and that includes Photoshop and all the iLife apps. Wish I had done it earlier, the Macbook is so much snappier.

I'm ordering a HD Caddy from Ebay (£8.50) to slot into the Superdrive and stick my old HD in it for data and leave the System and Apps on the SSD.

Go for it, you won't be disappointed, its like having a brand new lappy :D and the best thing is it only took me 10 minutes to do ;)
 
Bought a new Crucial M4 128gb on ebay for £72, upgraded the firmware to the newest release and installed OS X and the Mac is flying, waiting on the optibay to arrive and then the RAM on pay day. So far so good! :)
 
I have an early 2008 17"MBP that I would like to extend its life until the rMBP Haswell comes out. My plans are to buy the Samsung 840 Pro 512gb drive. Does anyone see any problems in doing this upgrade?

Thanks
Paky
 
Paky said:
I have an early 2008 17"MBP that I would like to extend its life until the rMBP Haswell comes out. My plans are to buy the Samsung 840 Pro 512gb drive. Does anyone see any problems in doing this upgrade?

Thanks
Paky
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You'd be better off saving your money and buying the non-Pro version. Unless you're planning on writing excessive amounts of data, like way more than 10GiB per day for the next 7-10 years, you don't need the Pro version. You'd just be throwing money away.
 
I just ordered refurbished MacBook Pro retina 15"
8GB Ram, 2.6 GHz, 512 GB SSD for $2019

I think about returning it and get the refurbished MacBook Pro retina 15"
8GB Ram, 2.3 GHz, 256 GB SSD For $1599

Do you guys think this is a good idea?
I plan to install Windows 7 or 8 (boot camp)
I don't play game. But I download movies/musics a lot!
I also have 1TB external hard drive
I want to buy a laptop that last more than 4 years
Im not an expert for the computer so i dont plan to upgrade anything after the purchase
 
Thanks SG for the advice. I am not a heavy user so I will look for the non-Pro model.

Thanks again
Paky
 
slynger said:
I know the Crucial M500 are brand spankin' new, but I'm curious if anyone has gotten one and what the early verdict is? I know some other brands are great, but I'm mainly looking at the M500 for the 960GB capacity.

Anyone have an early review?
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I have the M500 960 in a early 2011 MBP 17 no issues so far I had a M4 512 in there for almost year before. Trim works seems just as snappy and lots more room.
 
SSD died- can I recover data?

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. Tried a search and didn't have any luck.

I have a 2009 17" MBP. I installed a 256GB Patriot Torqx drive when it was new and haven't had any issues. It apparently died last night. Upon start up all I get is the flashing folder icon with the question mark. Took it took Apple authorized retailer and they confirmed the drive is dead.

Is there any way that I can recover the data from the drive? Thanks for any advice!
 
Need your expert advice!
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I am wanting to finally get an SSD for my laptop. Was wondering if anyone could help me decide which to get. Not looking for a lot of space as 256gig would be more than enough.

I remember the days of when I first received my laptop, SSD's would not play nicely with apple. Is that still true today?

Thanks,
S@B
 
SSD for early 2011 MBP

Surfing@Blacks said:
Need your expert advice! Image

I am wanting to finally get an SSD for my laptop. Was wondering if anyone could help me decide which to get. Not looking for a lot of space as 256gig would be more than enough.

S@B
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dear friend:

I have the same exact early 2001 15" 2GHz MBP, & have installed a crucial 512GB SSD & 16 GB (8+8) crucial RAM.

Installation is a piece of cake, there are videos on youtube (user tldtoday was my guide, there are others too); crucial have a lifetime (!) warranty, & firmware can be upgraded via OS X.
Apple's site offers help too.

My machine now flies, I use it for my photography business, having effectively replaced my PC desktop. Of course I have a plethora of other devices to work with it; from a 27" ACD to a Seagate TB desk dock to drives neatly hidden under my desk to drives & keep off-site for backup purposes.

HTH
("hope this helps"),
JF
 
I will totally agree with Joseph's statement above. Once you have a SSD in your Mac you will wonder why you never put one in earlier. I have a mid 2010 i5 and the SSD is like having a new machine so much faster, and it boots up in under 10 seconds.
 
Are there any alternatives to the Crucial M4 64 GB? I need a SSD with around 50GB. I'd like to pay around $50.

Disclaimer: For my Windows desktop rather than a Mac. I already have a SSD on my Pro.
 
Classiclays said:
Are there any alternatives to the Crucial M4 64 GB? I need a SSD with around 50GB. I'd like to pay around $50.

Disclaimer: For my Windows desktop rather than a Mac. I already have a SSD on my Pro.
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Sandisk makes one that might do the trick for you.
 
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