Guys,

I'm thinking to switch the main HDD to 120 GB SSD & replace optical drive with the existing HDD.

SSD suggestion?
My budget is around RM300-RM400. Here are some SSD i'm looking at.
- Corsair Force 3 120GB
- Intel 330 120GB
- Intel 520 120GB
- Crucial M4 120GB
- Samsung 830 120GB

Issues:
I heard about Crucial M4 RMA hassle shipping LINK
I also heard about Corsair Force 3 stability issues LINK
I just want to verify these with you guys, and maybe opinion on the matter. For now, Intel 330 seems legit, but slightly slower than other. But I just talked to my friend, his intel 330 freeze sometimes.

Any ideas? BTW any suggestion on the shop that can do reliable, hussle-free mountain lion migration service? my location is around Damansara - jalan Duta.

Thanks sifus.

hmmm. will consider it thanks bro.

I'm trying to update my friend's SSD firmware on mac coz I suspect the old firmware is causing it to freeze sometimes. Once this problem is solved, then I will proceed to purchase.

yup macbook pro 13". Is there any technical reason for Samsung 830? If Samsung 830 is mac friendly (read: mac compatible ssd tool & firmware), I would definitely go for it. I noticed that Intel is not providing SSD tools for mac yet..

Any advice mac users?

Mine is MBP 13" Late 2011. Low end version.

Got suggestion which shop to go?

Anyone knows where to get intel SSD 330 around damansara/publika? just got the green light to change HDD to SSD.

I'm using corsair Force 3 120GB RM340 from i-Store @ Publika.

It's fast now but when I run the Black Magic speed test, the speed is around write 104.5MB/s and read 178.3MB/s. I'm expecting the speed is around 200MB/s and above. Verified the Link Speed / Negotiated Link Speed is 6 Gigabit tho. Not sure if this normal. A bit disappointed.

Atto is not compatible with mac. But I found this trick instead.

Don't forget to find & delete tstfile.

Now mine is:

Read 473.698 MB/sec (550 MB/s)
Write 328.172 MB/sec (510 MB/s)

Much better Not sure if the read/write speed will increase with the latest corsair Force 3 firmware 5.03. Now I'm on 5.02. IDK why ssd firmware update is not mac friendly pfft. One of the method is to install bootcamp > install windows on mac > enable AHCI > update firmware. Still looking for a simpler/safest method.