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SSD for Mid-2007 Black MacBook?
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You Macbook uses a SATA I connection for the drive, so no matter SSD you buy, you won't get the full, advertised speed.... so just get whatever you can find a deal on. The Samsung EVO mentioned is a good value. No problem at all using Amazon.
Opinions on this particular drive from amazon for $155?
"Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW"
"Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW"
Crucial makes some nice stuff too, namely the M500 and M4 series. I have an M4 512GB in my 2012 MBP and it rips. Like the others said though, you're going to be limited to SATA I.
My brother has a 2006 MacBook and he just put an M500 in it. It's got the same SATA spec as yours, but it still runs a LOT faster than his old rotational HDD.
My brother has a 2006 MacBook and he just put an M500 in it. It's got the same SATA spec as yours, but it still runs a LOT faster than his old rotational HDD.
Just this week, put this one in mine
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3 Year Warranty
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The Mercury SSD line features industry leading SandForce® DuraClass Technologies:
DuraWrite extends the endurance of your Solid State Drive (SSD).
Intelligent Block Management & Wear Leveling automatically distributes data evenly across the entire SSD.
Intelligent Read Disturb Management spreads the active read/write across the flash components eliminating data corruption caused by constant use.
Intelligent "Recycling" for advanced free space management gradually re-writes data across the SSD over time to ensure data never gets corrupted.
RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) protects the data on your drive similar to having a RAID setup.
Best-in-Class ECC Protection for longest data retention and drive life.
No Risk, No Hassle 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.
For more information on OWC return policies, click here.
This internal 2.5" SATA SSD uses the latest SandForce 2181 Processor and DuraClass technology to deliver the highest transfer speed, endurance, and performance available today.
With sustained reads up to 285MB/s and writes up to 275MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC 240GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance that's designed and built in the U.S. from domestic and imported parts and backed by a three year warranty.
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One of the fastest Internal SATA 2.5″
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Ultra-efficient Block Management
& Wear Leveling for unparalleled reliability & performance.
3 year OWC warranty
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240GB
Mercury Electra 3G SSD
2.5" Serial-ATA 9.5mm Solid State Drive
For High Speed Personal Computing, Home Office, Gaming, and Personal Photography.
3 Year Warranty
When only the fastest and most reliable Solid State Drive on the market today will suffice for your data storage and backup, look no further than the OWC 240GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD.
The Mercury SSD line features industry leading SandForce® DuraClass Technologies:
DuraWrite extends the endurance of your Solid State Drive (SSD).
Intelligent Block Management & Wear Leveling automatically distributes data evenly across the entire SSD.
Intelligent Read Disturb Management spreads the active read/write across the flash components eliminating data corruption caused by constant use.
Intelligent "Recycling" for advanced free space management gradually re-writes data across the SSD over time to ensure data never gets corrupted.
RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) protects the data on your drive similar to having a RAID setup.
Best-in-Class ECC Protection for longest data retention and drive life.
No Risk, No Hassle 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.
For more information on OWC return policies, click here.
This internal 2.5" SATA SSD uses the latest SandForce 2181 Processor and DuraClass technology to deliver the highest transfer speed, endurance, and performance available today.
With sustained reads up to 285MB/s and writes up to 275MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC 240GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance that's designed and built in the U.S. from domestic and imported parts and backed by a three year warranty.
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Arrow
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Highlights
One of the fastest Internal SATA 2.5″
SSDs available...and Built in the USA!
Ultra-efficient Block Management
& Wear Leveling for unparalleled reliability & performance.
3 year OWC warranty
OWC's SSD vs HDD Shootout!
Seeing is believing! Watch a side-by-side
shootout between an SSD and HDD in a
MacBook Pro loading Adobe's
Creative Suite on startup.
OWC's A Closer Look
Take a closer look at
OWC's SSD Family.
High Performance Internal Storage
Replace your conventional hard drive with a reliable solid state drive. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, OWC SSDs have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers near instantaneous system response.
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This OWC SSD Model is compatible with nearly any Mac or PC model with a Serial ATA connection (SATA, SATA 2.0, or SATA 3.0) including:
All Mac Pro models
All PowerMac G5 models
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All Mac mini 2006-Current (All Intel Models)
iMac 2006-current (All Intel Models)
iMac G5
All MacBook models
Xserve 2009
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Mercury Electra 3G SSD
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OWC SKU: OWCSSDEX3G240
2.5" Serial-ATA 9.5mm
Solid State Drive
3 Year OWC Warranty
Ships: Same Day
only
$179.99
Other World Computing OWCSSDEX3G240 In Stock, Click to Buy Now
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That would work perfectly. Let us know how it goes.
Might be out for delivery today; however, I'm out of town on business. On top of that, I may be stuck in MD due the Nor'easter. Supposed to fly back to AL Thu, but next big storm is going to delay a ton of things. Will report back when I can.