SSD Upgrade

[ltzraymond]

Hello I currently own a 2011 macbook pro and installed a 128 GB crucial m4 around six months back. Lately I've been struggling to meet the limit of space I have, so I'm thinking about upgrading. I've been reading up on benchmarks and such regarding the new samsung 840 and OCZ vertex 4 and I was wondering if it I should get one of these or simply purchase an external drive.

 

[yusukeaoki]

Or get a Optibay with 1TB HDD.
I would get the Vertex4 256GB and optibay

 

[ltzraymond]

I'm not willing to sacrifice my optibay just yet because I've run into occasions when I have really needed it. OCZ aren't as bad as they used to be right with stability and all

 

[yusukeaoki]

Wait so you're saying you have an optibay in there already?

I would go with OCZ with their speed and stability.

 

[richnyc]

I'm partial to SSD in laptops... So, in my case I'd go with a bigger SSD. Plus, I'm not a big fan of plugging in external HDDs all the time, so again, a bigger SSD

I like any models that are non-Sandforce and cheap... Both of your choices are fine I prefer Samsung though: decent speeds, robust firmware and very low power requirements at idle

 

[T5BRICK]

As someone else who isn't ready to give up their optical drive, I'd upgrade to the 840 or the Vertex4.

What capacity are you planning on going to?

 

[jvpython]

The 512GB Crucial m4 is cheaper than the corresponding Samsung or OCZ and has very high read speeds. You should consider that one too.

 

[Justinhub2003]

I personally own the Samsung 840 500GB SSD and I love it.

Its been a good upgrade to my Crucial M4 256Gb SSD.