SSD speed for early 2011 MacBook Pro

[AppleFan360]

Instead of going for a new MacBook Pro with retina and I decided to upgrade my early 2011 13" MacBook Pro with a 256 GB SSD. Might as well save a few bucks.

After installing the SSD, I'm getting about 330 write speed and 500 read using Black Magic. Does this sound right? I thought the SSD should be reading and writing at 500. By the way, the SSD is a Crucial MX100.

Thanks.

 

[Intell]

Those are the specified speeds for that model SSD. Not all SSDs have the same read and write speed.

 

[Mik3F]

Sounds about the same as mine, and I am running the same SSD in my Early 2011 13" MBP

 

[AppleFan360]

Those are the specified speeds for that model SSD. Not all SSDs have the same read and write speed.

Oh yeah, you're right. I just found the chart for the different size SSDs. The 256 model is designed for a 320 write speed. It's the 520 model that gives the full 500 write speed. Guess I was looking at the wrong column on the chart.

Thanks.

 

[yjchua95]

Yup. Not all SSDs are created equal.

My 512GB Samsung 840 Pro gets 470MB/s writes and 500MB/s reads.

 

[AppleFan360]

Sounds about the same as mine, and I am running the same SSD in my Early 2011 13" MBP

Good to know. Thanks.

What an amazing upgrade this has been. It has breathed new life into this MacBook. Regular task are so much faster. Much better than simply buying a whole new MacBook. Retina screen would be nice but I don't use my MacBook often enough to warrant having that especially since I already have the 5K iMac.

Before, the MacBook was painful to use but now it's like having a whole new machine. Nice!

 

[mjohansen]

Sounds about the same as mine, and I am running the same SSD in my Early 2011 13" MBP

Same here.

 

[mjohansen]

Good to know. Thanks.

What an amazing upgrade this has been. It has breathed new life into this MacBook. Regular task are so much faster. Much better than simply buying a whole new MacBook. Retina screen would be nice but I don't use my MacBook often enough to warrant having that especially since I already have the 5K iMac.

Before, the MacBook was painful to use but now it's like having a whole new machine. Nice!

I agree - before I replaced the HDD is was unbearable slow. Simple change to an SSD changed all that