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gfx
post Nov 2 2011, 12:41 PM

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hey guys, thinking about upgrading to SSD for my MBP 13" 2011. from what i read here, the only way to put both SSD and HDD is by removing the superdrive, and it decreases the battery power slightly, correct? can this be done by myself? and is it easy?
another thing, to those that upgraded yours, where did you bought your SSD? how much, and can I store my APPS in the HDD?

thank you..
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post Nov 2 2011, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(JohnnyBeGud @ Nov 2 2011, 07:04 PM)
1. Decreases battery? - check
2. DIY? - check
3. Easy? - check albeit a little scary
4. Bought mine from garage sales. Price varies.
5. I'm not sure if you can store your apps on the HDD but I would think that it is counter productive since the main reason you buy SSD is speed.

P/s: it'll void your warranty, so think carefully before deciding.
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thanks for the answer, my my, i guess its a bothersome to upgrade to SSD, I rarely shutdown my mbp, so, a fast boot up is not the thing I need. I usually open up a lot of apps at the same time, the most thing I ever opened at the same time is iTunes, aperture, youtube, micr. words, fb, and twitter, now and then, and never had any problem with them..

what do you use yours mostly for the needs of SSD anyway? video editing?
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post Nov 2 2011, 09:26 PM

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QUOTE(JohnnyBeGud @ Nov 2 2011, 10:18 PM)
@gfx quite frankly, I upgrade my MBP to a dual HDD/SSD setup not because of my needs, but because of the temptation to customize my MBP to the max tongue.gif

Joking aside, its true what others are saying that SSD is the best upgrade you could make, and once you've feel the SSD, you won't go back to HDD.
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self satisfactory... yeah.... maybe i need that too. lol.. been reading what you guys has been discussing here, mostly is just because YOU CAN!!... lol.. so, is it worth it? since upgrading to SSD pros is self satisfactory, faster speed, .. and cons is decrease battery life, and void of warranty..
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post Nov 4 2011, 03:30 AM

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okay, after a few hours "thinking" and reading around, i found myself wanting to have a SSD in my mbp 2011. thinking about getting one from amazon.com OCZ Vertex 2.5Inch Solid VTX3 25SAT3 120G.. so, for the questions to all the pros here, should i, or shouldn't i? i guess, for me, a 120gb should be more than enough since i don't really watch movies on my mbp... so? what say you guys?
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post Dec 23 2011, 11:56 AM

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brucess, which apple reseller shop are you in? never knew about apple reseller selling rams too.

 

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