If you purchased an aluminum model macbook. Is it possible to remove the hard drive, and replace it with a 64GB SSD?
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Just make sure you have the right size screwdriver, and don't get in any hurry. You don't want to strip the head out on one of those little suckers.
Would also be a good time do a RAM upgrade if you plan on it, you'll be in the same area.
This site has tutorials:
http://www.ifixit.com/?utm_source=g..._term=ifixit&gclid=CPW0pNTbzpoCFQq3sgod6RP82Q
Would also be a good time do a RAM upgrade if you plan on it, you'll be in the same area.
This site has tutorials:
http://www.ifixit.com/?utm_source=g..._term=ifixit&gclid=CPW0pNTbzpoCFQq3sgod6RP82Q
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Wait a minute. Have you thought about this? Solid state drives offer huge advantages and disadvantages. What are you going to be using the laptop for?
I hope you realize that after too many reads and writes on a solid state drive, the memory is pretty much rendered useless. The original intent and purpose behind solid state machines was to have storage without any moving components, used for a thin client to remotely access other machines. Infact many solid state drive PC's ask you to restart the machine / commit changes, before you can save anything for the very purposes of limiting writing to the solid state drive.
Wait a minute. Have you thought about this? Solid state drives offer huge advantages and disadvantages. What are you going to be using the laptop for?
I hope you realize that after too many reads and writes on a solid state drive, the memory is pretty much rendered useless. The original intent and purpose behind solid state machines was to have storage without any moving components, used for a thin client to remotely access other machines. Infact many solid state drive PC's ask you to restart the machine / commit changes, before you can save anything for the very purposes of limiting writing to the solid state drive.
You are completely out of touch with the performance and lifespan of SSDs. If you write 100 GB a day, every day, modern solid state drives will last at least 5 years. As OSes implement the TRIM command, lifespan and performance will increase more and more.
You can read this 31 page document to get up to speed: link.
I doubt it. While I would agree, it seems like a great solution, it's only temporary and a bad marketing idea. The pricing on SSDs are dropping dramatically, seemingly every week or so. As this happens, the demand will grow, the companies fill their quota, the prices will level off, and then companies will have to research new technologies to get ahead of competitors. This will result it just pricing and increased storage capacities.
...Sony laptops have been offering this solution for a couple yrs now on their ultra portable 11" and 13" models but they "were" crazy expensive... with the SSD price drops I hadn't looked lately though as Sony's customer service sucks and I'd never buy another Sony product again (unless they gave it to me for free so I could trash it if it broke and not worry about a service call)...
But like I said, I doubt the market is going to be there in two years. It's a temporary marketing solution and not the best out of that.