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SSD Install Success!!!!

Irock619

Irock619

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I just got done installing my new SSD. The install and restore of files worked great. Here are the numbers for my new Crucial SSD.....

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Is this pretty good? I would do benchmarks but I don't really understand how to read benchmarks or what program to use.
 
Zwikker said:
That's great, congrats! What kinda mac do you have? And was it hard to install the new ssd at all?
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I have the early 2011 15". The install was the easiest install, next to upgrading the ram to 8gb Crucial, which I did as well.
 
congrats bro. i just made the same update. but my ssd its not as fast as yours. but still a huge improvement.
 
Just added a Samsung 830 256gb to my 2012 MBP. Very nice performance increase...and considerably faster than the OWC ME 240 6g SSD in the same unit.
 
Dangerous Theory said:
Nice. 268 write speed though, I was under the impression they were close to 500? How does the 830 compare, anyone know?
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This is from Crucial's website......

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Samsung's website....

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Even though on paper the Samsung looks dramatically faster as far as write speeds, I've read that in real world application the comparison is hard to differentiate.
 
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Newegg has the 256gb Samsung 830 for 189.00 I purchased mine the other day off sale. I called them up and they gave me the rebate. Normally they dont, but I purchase quite a bit of stuff from them.
 
Might sound strange put I wrapped the Sata cable in kitchen foil and surrounded it by masking tape and I get a little higher than your results with my Crucial, macbooks don't by default have very good shielding.
 
cookiesnfooty said:
Might sound strange put I wrapped the Sata cable in kitchen foil and surrounded it by masking tape and I get a little higher than your results with my Crucial, macbooks don't by default have very good shielding.
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Does this actually help and/or increase read/write speeds?
 
Irock619 said:
Exactly what I got! How do you take a video of your desktop like that? Mine came with 000F Firmware too.
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I used Screen Flow. I ordered my drive from Amazon with the Transfer Kit. Wasn't much more over just the drive. Made things a lot easier for me when installing the drive.

cookiesnfooty said:
Might sound strange put I wrapped the Sata cable in kitchen foil and surrounded it by masking tape and I get a little higher than your results with my Crucial, macbooks don't by default have very good shielding.
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Yeah mine works just fine without doing that.
 
Irock619 said:
What model SSD did you buy? I got the Crucial 256GB M4.
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i have the kingstone v200 128g. after the updating the firmware they just released, i get 200-220 writing and around 300 reading. its not that fast, but def an improvement over the old hdd i had. besides i got a got deal on it 😀
 
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