SSD upgrade

[N-Y]

i currently have a MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB... but my hard drive isn't SSD, and I keep reading I will see better performance if I upgrade my drive....

Looking for help on which SSD's I should be looking at to get, which ones are the best... they seem to be getting more reasonable in prices

 

[ISKOTB]

I have crucial for about three years now and so far no issues

 

[Yell0w]

Samsung 840 Evo Series 2.5" SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD:

500GB $280
250GB $140

http://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/107310

 

[TyPod]

Have you looked at this thread? Lots of good deals to look at with feedback on compatibility.

 

[N-Y]

Samsung 840 Evo Series 2.5" SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD:

500GB $280
250GB $140

http://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/107310

will this SSd be compatible with my laptop?

my macbook pro model is MacBookPro8,2

also looks like he's sold all the 500GB versions lol

 

[Gav Mack]

Samsung 840 evo or pro.

Once installed you will never go back to a mechanical hard drive. Boot should be under 15 seconds. You may need to upgrade the firmware on the drive, I've installed about ten this past month and half have needed the update.

 

[N-Y]

Samsung 840 evo or pro.

Once installed you will never go back to a mechanical hard drive. Boot should be under 15 seconds. You may need to upgrade the firmware on the drive, I've installed about ten this past month and half have needed the update.

big difference between evo and pro?

 

[TyPod]

big difference between evo and pro?

Pretty sure the only difference is higher sequential writes and higher random IOPs.

 

[Freyqq]

big difference between evo and pro?

EVO uses TLC NAND and pro uses mlc NAND. Mlc has higher reliability, but evo is suppose to be good enough for consumers.

 

[Gav Mack]

big difference between evo and pro?

Pro is dearer, slightly slower write, maximum 512gb but 2 years more warranty. They can take more of a thrashing than the evo but they go to 1tb.

Both superb regardless.

Glad I didn't explain the technical differences ;-)

 

[glenthompson]

big difference between evo and pro?

As explained you will probably never notice the difference. I have the Pro but if I was buying today I would go with the Evo so I could get more space.