I am thinking about updating the hard drive on my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro (13"). I am looking for a 240 GB SSD. The two I have looked at:
Any thought or advice? Logos on my MacBook is crawling right now, and it needs some TLC.
Logos on my MacBook is crawling right now, and it needs some TLC.
Open up some WINDOWS and let some fresh air in [:O]
Open up some WINDOWS and let some fresh air in
Nah. I don't want to waste the space on my new drive just to play some video games. [:P]
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Nah. I don't want to waste the space on my new drive just to play some video games.
Don't say I didn't TRY to help.
I bought a Crucial SSD for my former MBP mid-2009 model (now my wife's computer) and did NOT regret it! It flew after that. I also maxed out the RAM to 8GB. I went for Crucial after reading positive things about reliability.
I did the same with my MBP 2010, but bought a Crucial 512 GB.
This works great. Esp. indexing and searching is faster than ever.
Hans
Is there any reason to buy it from Crucial? …I notice that Amazon sells the same crucial drive for less.
I am thinking about updating the hard drive on my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro (13").
A 2013 27" iMac with a 3.4GHz i7 chip will greatly improve L5 speed. It will also relieve that squeezed-in feeling of a miniature screen. Now, wasn't I more helpful than Wendy's brother? [H]
Now, wasn't I more helpful than Wendy's brother?
Jack, I'm Wendy's Father (Spoken in my best Darth Vader impersonation) to mix a couple of Modern culture icons.
Any thought or advice?
Noticed 240 GB SSD => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226237 for $ 164.99 with free shipping that has a noticeably faster maximum write speed than Crucial M500 => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148694 for $ 169.99
256 GB SSD's for $ 179.99 => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211603 and => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820168063
480 GB SSD for $ 311.99 => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227758
Refurbished 240 GB SSD for $ 159.99 => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233452
Refurbished 256 GB SSD for $ 169.99 => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233435
Keep Smiling [:)]
Not quite the same setup but I tried a Crucial M4 500gb in my late 2011 macbook pro (13") and had sone issues with it. I worked very well most of the time but the system would just stop for about 20 to 30 seconds at a time at random intervals. I switched to a Samsung 840 and have had no problems (very happy about Amazon's return policy, full refund and they even pay return shipping). This was a issue that showed up on discussion groups. Much of the discussion seemed to point to problems with that drive and the 6g SATA interface. It seems like a lot of people didn't have problems but a significant number of Macbook users did. I have used Crucial memory for years but was disappointed with that drive. If you go with the Crucial drive I would test it thoroughly while it was still within the 30 day return window. The increase in performance was unbelievable, especially for indexing and searching. I recently did a clean install and indexing with almost 9700 resources completed in less than five hours. Also since there are no moving parts, multiple concurrent file transfers don't slow each other down.
Noticed 240 GB SSD => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226237 for $ 164.99 with free shipping that has a noticeably faster maximum write speed than Crucial M500
Do you have any experience with the mushkin? The Amazon reviews (94) seem very high for Crucial, but spotty with Mushkin (only 15). Even with only 15 reviews, there were more (numerically) reports of defective drives.
Now, wasn't I more helpful than Wendy's brother? Jack, I'm Wendy's Father (Spoken in my best Darth Vader impersonation) to mix a couple of Modern culture icons.
You must have had very good karma to have come back as yourself [^o)].
Do you have any experience with the mushkin?
No. Searching internet for Mushkin reviews, noted inclusion on "Best SSDs for the Money" articles on Tom's Hardware => http://www.tomshardware.com/t/ssd/articles/?articleType=review
Best SSDs For The Money: July 2013 => http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269-3.html includes Mushkin Chronos Deluxe plus noted three SSD choices for best 256 GB performance (near bottom of page) => http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269-4.html
I guess I can't help out on this one. I don't have a MacBook. And I've never even heard of a Munchkin SSD [:D]
Thanks anyways John. I think the tin man makes those SSD drives. [;)]
Don't think so - I got my Crucial SSD from Amazon.
Ugh. Price went up $30. I'll guess I'll need to keep a price watch out. [:S]
What do you think of this? http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-ssds/
I'm also thinking of upgrading a Mac laptop to ssd
I have a early 2009 MBP 17' that I'm holding onto as long as I can since 17" MBP are no longer being made. I was getting pretty decent Logos 4 / Logos 5 performance on my standard hard drive. And I saw much improved performance when I upgraded to a OCZ-Vertex4 SSD, especially much shorter indexing times. Going SSD on this machine has alleviated by desire to get one of the new MBP's...at least for a couple of years any way!!!!
Ugh. Price went up $30. I'll guess I'll need to keep a price watch out.
The price watch worked... right at the time when I had birthday money. I bought the crucial for $149 on Amazon. I'll try and remember to let you know how it goes... It should arrive tomorrow, but it may take me a bit to get it installed. I want to do a "clean" install.
I want to do a "clean" install.
Wonder about cleanly installing OS X Mavericks (for free) ? => http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243446/Apple_gives_away_OS_X_Mavericks
I want to do a "clean" install. Wonder about cleanly installing OS X Mavericks (for free) ? => http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243446/Apple_gives_away_OS_X_Mavericks Keep Smiling
Keep Smiling
That is the plan. [:)]
I am a little worried about MSFT Office though. I purchased it as a student a few years ago, but I don't think I have the installation serial number. If i do a "clean" install, I might end up losing office. [:s]
(The only reason I care is for PBB)
I am a little worried about MSFT Office though. I purchased it as a student a few years ago, but I don't think I have the installation serial number. If i do a "clean" install, I might end up losing office.
Clean install could be done on SSD, then use Apple's Migration Assistant to clone user(s), application(s), ... from old hard drive to OS X clean install.
LibreOffice is free plus can create and edit docx files.
LibreOffice has been problematic on my Mac for some time, NeoOffice is much better and worth the $10 for the updated product. Hopefully LibreOffice will get better. Or it will work better on Mavericks.
Can I cherry pick, or no? The point of the clean install was to keep all of the junk OFF of the new install... I am trying to get Migration Assistant to work, but it seems that it is "all or nothing." Is that right?
Can I cherry pick, or no? ...
Apple Support article => http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5872 shows Migration Assistant has a check box for Applications.
Cherry pick option is moving junk from Applications to the trash on the source computer prior to using Migration Assistant.
I was able to get my unlock code from the company MSFT contracts with for educational downloads for a "nominal" fee... so I am up and running again.
I am not sure that dragging the apps to the trash would work... there are a lot of various files scattered elsewhere. If migration assistant doesn't grab those, then it would be worthless. If it does grab those, then I am back to having things junked up.
For example: I tried moving the kindle app over. I moved 1) the app and 2) the "application support" folder. It didn't work and kindle registered a new device.
New but related question, same thread. [:)]
I am thinking about upgrading my 4 year old iMac's 500 GB HD (@5400 rpm) with a 1 TB HD (@7200 rpm). Thoughts? The current drive has about 100 GB left, but I'm thinking of doing some belated "spring cleaning."
FWIW, this is the drive I am considering:
http://www.crucial.com/store/modelpart.aspx?model=iMac%20(21.5%20and%2027-inch,%20Late%202009)&imodule=WD10EZEX
I would love to get an SSD, but space is as much a consideration for this computer. Will I see a noticeable boost with 7200 rpm? What about the 64 GB cache?
New but related question, same thread. I am thinking about upgrading my 4 year old iMac's 500 GB HD (@5400 rpm) with a 1 TB HD (@7200 rpm). Thoughts? The current drive has about 100 GB left, but I'm thinking of doing some belated "spring cleaning." FWIW, this is the drive I am considering: http://www.crucial.com/store/modelpart.aspx?model=iMac%20(21.5%20and%2027-inch,%20Late%202009)&imodule=WD10EZEX I would love to get an SSD, but space is as much a consideration for this computer. Will I see a noticeable boost with 7200 rpm? What about the 64 GB cache?
New but related question, same thread.
A faster hard drive compared to a slow hard drive is usually noticeable. Nothing like the boost from an SSD as you already know, but it can make a difference. How much difference depends on several factors. The larger the cache on the drive can make a big difference, especially in systems with marginal amounts of RAM. Other things being equal, higher RPM equals faster transfer speeds. Larger capacities on the same number of platters and data density also equals faster transfer rates. So a 1TB drive is faster than a 500MB drive.
The drive you have selected is a good choice. The WD blue drives are generally lower performance with smaller cache than the WD black drives, but the EX model appears to have 64MB of cache, same as the WB black of the same size.
Because this model is a new higher density design, it is storing 1TB on a single platter. Compared to the comparable WB Black drive (WD1002FAEX) which stores the same amount of data on 2 platters. What this means is that the higher data density on the single platter means higher data transfer rate. But the Black drive will have faster seek times, as it has two read/write heads as opposed to one.
For the extra $20 or so the Black drive gives a 5 year warranty vs 2 year for the Blue. Normally the choice is easier, but in this case the blue drive performs almost as well as the black. In real world performance tests, the WD10EZEX does well, other than slightly slower seek times compared to the Black of equal capacity.
Amazon has the WD10EZEX for only $65. The drive may not ship in retail packaging for that price.
I am thinking about upgrading my 4 year old iMac's 500 GB HD (@5400 rpm) with a 1 TB HD (@7200 rpm). Thoughts?
One idea is partitioning 1 TB drive so Logos is in the fastest partition, similar idea to => http://community.logos.com/forums/p/76746/537629.aspx#537629
108 GB Fast Partition for Logos (personally using a symbolic link for ~/Library/Application Support/Logos4 folder; before creating link, renamed Logos4 to Logos4-old and copied folder to fastest partition)
256 GB for OS X
512 GB for lots of files (optionally split partition for medium and slow access)
Newegg has a Seagate 1 TB hybrid drive for $ 99.99 (plus a coupon through 30 Oct) => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381
Is this drive much faster? Do you know how large the SSD portion of the drive is? (I didn't see it on the site, but I may not have known where to look). Which do you think is more reliable between the two brands?
The WD was $54 last week, and I put a price watch on it. I did the install on the SSD for my laptop, but am thinking about letting the geek squad tackle my iMac. Thoughts?
