Is my MacBook white (late 09) model able to replace HDD wit the SSD? I saw the seller selling 1.8". Is it fit in my MacBook? Btw, the installation procedures are same with normal HDD? Clone it follow by plug and play? Or need to enable smth? Sorry I'm new to SSD thingy.

1.8" SSD will not be a drop-in replacement for the HDD. You need to get a SATA to micro-SATA adaptor and the 2.5" case for it too. Yes, you can clone the HDD to SSD and when done, you can just plug in the SSD to replace the HDD.

just want to share with you guys.. last nite just upgrade my stock hdd from 320gb 5400rpm to 500gb 7200rpm.. running parallel desktop, i found that the apps response a bit faster than the previous one.. was about to buy momentus XT (hybrid) but found a freeze issue on mac from the forum.. ssd too pricey.. wait till the price drop..

multiplexer, do you feel the vibration? Somehow, on my old end-2006 MBP, using the same Hitachi 7200rpm/500GB, I couldn't feel it .. but on my mid-2010 .. the vibration is terrible..

eh, suddenly i realized the vibration.. i think wiraone spot on.. actually i bought the hdd together with speck satin case.. after upgrade, straight away put on the casing.. i thought it was the casing. just now i strip away the casing and tested.. yup.. u could feel the vibe a bit.. abit la.. not much..

All harf drive will vibrate one way or another as you talking about spindle spinning at thousands round per minutes. The reason you don't felt it in the non unibody model is because the inner structure are in separate pieces. Each and every frame/ parts/ screws help to absorb the vibration. On the unibody structure is much minimal and the drive is almost directly attached to the casing, under the palmrest. Hence you will felt the vibration more drastic.

This post has been edited by wei: Sep 28 2011, 04:50 PM

ya laa.. make sense also.. it should be expected. more rpm, more heat and more vibe feel.. im still looking at the battery consumption, no diff so far.. still can get more than 5 hours on a single charge + using ethernet..

in terms of speed difference, is it a lot?

The difference is not that great when you have taste SSD :evil wink: hahaha

Haha, can vouch on this one .. my desktop is on SSD, my ex-MBA (now wifey's) also on SSD but after swapping with my wife's MBP .. feel the MBP was damn slow, so, upgraded that MBP to SSD too ..

@wiraone, time to taste turbo charged (2x RAID)... :even more evil wink: hahaha

Errmm.. don't have money to spend on another SSD .. next time probably ..

raid ssd = no trim though, right ._.?

The photo says it all...


If it is hardware RAID (RAID card), then you need to refer to the manufacturer about the support.

i took the plunge for a Mac Mini Base model...
now i m thinking of sumbat-ing an SSD inside the Mac Mini...
before i decide on which model...
The SATA inside Mac mini is the SATA III 6Gbps rite?
So it can fully utilize a Vertex III or equivalent rite?

Yes and yes to both accounts.

Welcome! Warp speed ahead!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Sep 28 2011, 07:44 PM

Thank you for the poison, Captain!

shakes fist at all three posters above*

You can shake our Macs too, olivur. No harm done, since it's SSD. Look Ma, no moving parts!

I wanna ask all taikor here...I wonder why JEDEC shown in CPU-Z that my Slot 1 which is a new module that i just install today had 4 JEDEC .. and my Slot 2 which is previously install module only have 3 Jedec shown ??

any different in terms of performance or anything else?? should i replace the old one with another new module??

Noted that : Both using 2GB 1066Mhz Kingston Module.. as my MB Core2Duo 2.4Ghz only support Max 4GB which left me no choice but only install max 4GB

( THIS PROBLEM SPOTTED ON WINDOW VISTA ULTIMATE )





ANY DIFFERENT BETWEEN THIS 2 ???