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rmwebs

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Apr 6, 2007
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Hi,

I'm going to be getting a Mac Pro soon. I'm looking at getting the Western Digital "SSC-D0064SC-2100" Solid state drive, however its a 2.5" drive.

Firstly - anyone used or recommend one of these?

Secondly - is there some form of adapter specific to the pro to up the size to fit the drivebay or will a generic one work?

Cheers!
 

strausd

macrumors 68030
Jul 11, 2008
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Texas
Something called an icy dock is what many people use. They are fairly cheap and seem to work well.
 

rmwebs

macrumors 68040
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Apr 6, 2007
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You could also get one of the Intel XM-25 G2 80 gb drives. The retail version comes with the bracket I think you want.

Did look at that one actually. Unfortunatly it was ~£60+ more. I dont really need the extra space either so thought the WD would be better.

Looked at the Icy dock - can pick one up for £10 from scan.co.uk so will probably go for that :)
 

bearcatrp

macrumors 68000
Sep 24, 2008
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Boon Docks USA
What about the other 2 ports on the motherboard, use one of them instead of taking the opticle port. From what i have read, there are 2 that can be used. Havent done it so dont know what cable you would need.
 

m11rphy

macrumors 6502a
Dec 26, 2009
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Hi all

Can some one please advise what icy dock to get ? i can see over 50 on scan
 

sotiredofsoup

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Feb 1, 2010
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Santa Monica, CA
I have that SSD sitting in my room right now from NewEgg for my Hackintosh. I will let you know how it performs when i get around to building it in the next few weeks. It's a great price (comparatively) and had some of the best read/write specs of all the drives I saw.
 
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