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Should I install an SSD in my Macbook?
Posted on 2/15/16 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 2/15/16 at 8:22 pm
I have an Early 2011 MBP. Its starting to show its age in performance (i.e. slow start up, sometime laggy response times, etc). Will and a new SSD fix this? Or would that be polishing a turd and a waste of money? Id like to put off buying a new laptop for a bit if i can.
Appreciate the advice...
Appreciate the advice...
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Posted on 2/15/16 at 8:28 pm to Hester Carries
would definitely help. I'm considering doing the same to mine
Posted on 2/15/16 at 8:38 pm to Hester Carries
Yep, do it.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 8:44 pm to Hester Carries
Can you install your own SSD in a MacBook? I thought Apple was pretty hard with these type self installations. Unless you can open your MacBook, they'd have to do it at the apple store, I think.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:04 pm to Hester Carries
I installed one in my Macbook and it boots up and shuts down much faster. Prices on SSD drives have been dropping like a rock of late.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:07 pm to DoubleDown
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Can you install your own SSD in a MacBook? I thought Apple was pretty hard with these type self installations. Unless you can open your MacBook, they'd have to do it at the apple store, I think.
Don't need to take it to and Apple store. It's pretty easy to do. There are several YouTube tutorials and guides online to show you how to do it.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 11:03 pm to Hester Carries
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Should I install an SSD
Stopped reading right there and the answer is you should have done it a long time ago.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 5:21 am to Hester Carries
that computer is not that old. it takes about 5 (OK more like 15) minutes. do it. OWC. 480gig is super cheap and you can keep your old HD as an external for backups.
the only thing i've had issues with replacing/upgrading on my macs is the battery. i just put a new one in my mid2009 17" MBP. and the battery is acting weird. it's basically a desktop though, so not a biggie.
the only thing i've had issues with replacing/upgrading on my macs is the battery. i just put a new one in my mid2009 17" MBP. and the battery is acting weird. it's basically a desktop though, so not a biggie.
This post was edited on 2/16/16 at 5:36 am
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:48 am to Hester Carries
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Install these. Very easy to do and cheaper than SSD i think.
My 2011 is responding like it's brand new now.
Install these. Very easy to do and cheaper than SSD i think.
My 2011 is responding like it's brand new now.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 9:13 am to Lazy But Talented
hmm
Posted on 2/16/16 at 9:52 am to Hester Carries
OWC seems to be the consensus best deal. working like a charm in my old MBP. the 480gig is the most bang for buck. price goes up significantly beyond that if i recall correctly.
i'm about to reinstall windows via Fusion on mine (dumb TurboTax won't make a Business for Mac). 480 is plenty for a backup computer, really.
i'm about to reinstall windows via Fusion on mine (dumb TurboTax won't make a Business for Mac). 480 is plenty for a backup computer, really.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 9:53 am to Lazy But Talented
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Very easy to do and cheaper than SSD i think.
do both while you have it open. i did.
make sure not to fry anything with static--it is winter, even in Louisiana.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 10:42 am to DoubleDown
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I thought Apple was pretty hard with these type self installations. Unless you can open your MacBook, they'd have to do it at the apple store, I think.
Only with the later ones after 2013 or 14. The non-retina MacBooks can be upgraded just like Windows laptops.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 11:02 am to McLemore
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do both while you have it open. i did.
Idk how much SSD would even help my Mac at this point. I can open nearly every program I have and it still runs fast.
Granted I don't know that much about computers.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 7:47 pm to Hester Carries
Without a doubt do it. Ilikelsutoo walked me through it with great links and answered all of my questions. The upgrade I did was on a 2010/2011 computer and I'm pretty sure it's faster now than it was brand new. Wish I had done it before I bought a new computer over a year ago, but I had no idea what an ssddrive was back then. Could have saved a lot of money.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 8:45 am to Lazy But Talented
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Install these.
That's odd. I just installed those last night. Now I am looking at adding an SSD to my mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13" non retina.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 3:33 pm to Hester Carries
I did it to mine. Runs GREAT
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