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re: Put an SSD in a 7 year old MacBook Pro...
Posted on 9/30/16 at 1:19 am to tlsu15
Posted on 9/30/16 at 1:19 am to tlsu15
Basically, all you need is a T8, T10 driver/bit. Lowes has an electronic repair kit made by kobalt that has everything you need including a magnetic screw holder, tweezers, etc. $25 or so. You can pop the glass off with a gift card or small wedge tool (secured on by magnets, so don't use credit card).
I just typed in "replace optical drive with ssd iMac 27" in YouTube and found quite a few videos that fit the bill. They're all pretty much the same.
I just typed in "replace optical drive with ssd iMac 27" in YouTube and found quite a few videos that fit the bill. They're all pretty much the same.
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Posted on 9/30/16 at 7:04 am to XxxSpooky1
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Also if you want to talk speed. Thunderbolt 2 takes a massive shite on USB 3.0.
When did the OP mention playing Thunderbolt 2?
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The speed of the SSD has absolutely nothing to do with the speed of USB 3.0
Your thinking scares me.....
What happens when you take 4 lanes of traffic and merge them into one lane? Everything slows down and backs up. In my original post I stated "If you do anything other than play Solitaire, then you probably need to interface with the real world.".
Are you in high school?
Posted on 9/30/16 at 7:08 am to ATL-TIGER-732
I understand your point in that he probably isn't getting the most optimal read/write out of this SSD, but it's still going to be worlds better than any HDD and is a great way to spend a little money to extend the life of an older device.
I have a 2011 macbook pro for work that was pretty beastly in its prime, but is old and sometimes bogs down. 4GB of RAM and and HDD will do that.. I've been considering asking my boss if he'll let me purchase a RAM upgrade and SSD on company dime to extend the life of the laptop, rather than spend another $1200 on a new macbook pro that I won't like as much or another $700-800 on a Lenovo.
I have a 2011 macbook pro for work that was pretty beastly in its prime, but is old and sometimes bogs down. 4GB of RAM and and HDD will do that.. I've been considering asking my boss if he'll let me purchase a RAM upgrade and SSD on company dime to extend the life of the laptop, rather than spend another $1200 on a new macbook pro that I won't like as much or another $700-800 on a Lenovo.
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 7:09 am
Posted on 9/30/16 at 7:46 am to Gr8t8s
What about replacing the software, I'm not very familiar with mac's. Assuming the software is on the drive being replaced, is there a way to move everything to the new drive?
Posted on 9/30/16 at 8:30 am to Creamer
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What about replacing the software, I'm not very familiar with mac's. Assuming the software is on the drive being replaced, is there a way to move everything to the new drive?
Sure. Do a Time Machine backup, do a disk utility system install on the new drive, and then hit restore on the new drive. Nothing to it.
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 9:26 am
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:16 pm to TigerGman
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Sure. Do a Time Machine backup, do a disk utility system install on the new drive, and then hit restore on the new drive. Nothing to it.
^^ This
Posted on 9/30/16 at 3:18 pm to Hulkklogan
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I've been considering asking my boss if he'll let me purchase a RAM upgrade and SSD on company dime to extend the life of the laptop, rather than spend another $1200 on a new macbook pro that I won't like as much or another $700-800 on a Lenovo.
Agreed! Free is good.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:19 pm to TigerGman
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thing seem to be on its last legs it was so slow. Had a 320 gig hard drive. I upgraded to a 500 gig SSD.
Unreal the speed difference. It's almost like having a brand new computer. I was expecting some improvement but not anywhere near what I got .
Yeah, it's crazy how much better the performance is. A few years back I was bouncing back and forth between upgrading to SSD or upgrading my processor to i7. Due to the socket on my board, going for the processor would have been over $1k so I opted for the SSD and a better video card. From that first boot-up I became a believer in the power of SSDs.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 8:18 am to ATL-TIGER-732
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I'm talking about overall speed of the system. What's USB3 got to do with it?
What do you use your laptop for?
If you do anything other than play Solitaire, then you probably need to interface with the real world.
7 year old I/O technology is pretty slow.
So what's your USB3 connected to?
Posted on 10/1/16 at 8:23 am to Meauxjeaux
Just got my first SSD - in an old Dell 6420 laptop. The thing absolutely smokes it now.
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