Would you upgrade a mid 2010 13"? Help :)

[oldmacs]

I agree with upgrading the machine. I recently put an SSD in my aunts late 2008 Aluniumium Macbook and even though its still on 2GB of ram, it feels like a new machine.

 

[0186279]

I agree with upgrading the machine. I recently put an SSD in my aunts late 2008 Aluniumium Macbook and even though its still on 2GB of ram, it feels like a new machine.

Awesome, I'm assuming it is not running Yosemite though, as that is before the cutoff date? Either way I'm glad she's still getting good use out of a 7 year old MBP. That's awesome.

 

[oldmacs]

Awesome, I'm assuming it is not running Yosemite though, as that is before the cutoff date? Either way I'm glad she's still getting good use out of a 7 year old MBP. That's awesome.

Yep she's running Yosemite. Yosemite runs on Macbook Pros back to 2007, and her's is actually the Macbook (not pro) aluminium from 2008.

 

[0186279]

While I'm here, can anybody send me in the right direction for a good tutorial on how to write my current HDD onto the SSD when it arrives, and how to put the SSD in the optibay? I'm pretty good with these sorts of things but don't wanna screw up!

 

[Dark Void]

While I'm here, can anybody send me in the right direction for a good tutorial on how to write my current HDD onto the SSD when it arrives, and how to put the SSD in the optibay? I'm pretty good with these sorts of things but don't wanna screw up!

You can transfer the data via a Time Machine backup or use a cloning program such as Carbon Copy Cloner to create an image of the drive and transfer it on to the SSD. I would personally just use Time Machine - cloning is nice, but I tend to stay away from third party in these types of situations (depending on what you choose to migrate the data). Time Machine may take longer but it is reliable.

Create a bootable Yosemite flash drive to get the install going, and then restore from a backup via an external. Or, explore other methods like CCC.

In order to install hardware in the optibay you're going to need a kit to properly mount a drive. Check out OWC for the kits they sell.

Everything I mentioned can be found with a simple YouTube search for a video tutorial. Just type in Carbon Copy Cloner, Restore from Time Machine, Bootable Yosemite Drive or OWC optibay.

 

[0186279]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[0186279]

OK so I'm about to pull the plug but just wanted to check and see what people thought of these selections. I decided to go with a 120gb SSD because my apps folder is only 10gb. On that note, is there a reason people suggest only using the SSD for your apps and using the HDD for storage?

I wasn't sure on what kind of battery people usually go for but that one seems popular? Also, what should I be looking for to mount the SSD in the optibay?

 

[Rusty33]

Now I'm wondering if other people have had this issue? If it is just my CPU that cant handle the new OS then I'm screwed either way. Probably gonna try an SSD and see what happens, just trying to get some other perspectives in the meantime...

Back in the days of Mavericks, I upgraded my 2010MBP to 8GB ram and popped in a 250GBSSD. The difference was just unbelievable. Yosemite on the other hand, has been absolutely rubbish from day one...10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3. I have clean installed on multiple occasions - only to go back to Mavericks a few days later each time. I am now biding my time until El Capt, where I'll give it one last kick of the can. I hear good things, so fingers crossed.

In the meantime, Mavericks still runs like an absolute champ...I suspect this computer has some years left in it yet!

 

[RobbieTT]

I'm going through the same upgrade thought process on my mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro with the 2.26 GHz processor. I decided to fit a Samsung 500GB 850 Evo this weekend and maxed-out the memory to 8GB as the memory doesn't cost much. My plan is to run Yosemite as a clean instal soon, but currently on Snow Leopard and boy does this machine fly. I had a 5400rpm 1TB WD drive previously with 2GB of RAM.

The Samsung 850 EVO is just great but as many predicted little that I do approaches the 8GB of memory, at least when running Snow Leopard, but the memory modules were cheap.

Did I mention how great the SSD was?

 

[Samuelsan2001]

OK so I'm about to pull the plug but just wanted to check and see what people thought of these selections. I decided to go with a 120gb SSD because my apps folder is only 10gb. On that note, is there a reason people suggest only using the SSD for your apps and using the HDD for storage?

I wasn't sure on what kind of battery people usually go for but that one seems popular? Also, what should I be looking for to mount the SSD in the optibay?

As your 2010 tops out at sata 2 you may want to go fior the crucial BX100 range of SSDs they are slightly cheaper and with the sata 2 limit you won't notice any difference between it and the samsung. You can pick up the 250gb version for $85 on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=BX100