Steve Ash Posted February 3, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I upgrade my 2008 MacBook by replacing the hard disc with a ssd disc. The system performance push is wonderful and highly recommended. It is like I have bought a new computer. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fjmcsu Posted February 3, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2011 Steve, I have made similar changes to my new MacPro & Macmini and heartily agree with your assessment! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger1914 Posted February 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted February 4, 2011 How big is the ssd though? Their small capacity is a big factor IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted February 4, 2011 I went for a 128GB SSD drive which is big enough to hold all my programs and the data files I am working on. After processing the files I copy them to an external drive and back-up drive. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted February 5, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 5, 2011 I am just about to get a 13 inc MacPro for travelling. It seems that it is worth getting the RAM upgrade to 8 Gs, no. But pricey when you get both that the ssd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted February 8, 2011 I have just replaced the 500GB Hard Drive in my 2009 13" MacBook Pro with one of the new Seagate Momentus Hybrid drives, which is a mixture of a 500GB traditional rotating hard drive and a 4GB solid state. My old hard drive was giving first signs of issues and given how cheap drives are now, I always change at the first sign of trouble. I was getting HD hangs and too much appearance of SBOD (spinning beach-ball of death) for up to a minute at a time. The usual cures of cache clears, file permission repairs and running various scripts only helped slightly. For a total outlay of £100, I am most impressed. I have not seen a SBOD since changing and now that it is gradually optimising to my most used files stored in the SSD, I would guess I am seeing about a 50%+ increase in overall speed. A 500GB SSD is eye-wateringly expensive and I think this is a very cost effective alternative. Highly recommended. It has exceeded my expectations by a considerable margin. The whole procedure including cloning over my hard drive to the new one using an external FW housing and Carbon Copy Cloner took about 3 hours, of which only about 20 minutes was physically changing the drives. This is an easy procedure but you will need Philips PH00 and Torx T6 miniature screw drivers. It is a user permitted change and does not affect any warranty or Applecare. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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