iMac 27 Late 2009 Hardrive (SSD) Upgrade

Haymez · Haymez #1 (**permalink**)

12-11-2011, 07:56 AM

Does anyone know of a good SSD drive that will be a good swap?

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

12-11-2011, 08:19 AM

Least complicated (with the best vendor support) will be OWC:

OWC Mercury Pro SSD - Solid State Drives using High Performance SandForce Processor solution

I think they're a little overpriced, so I ended up going with the Crucial M4, which works great:

Crucial Solid-State Drives - Hard Drive replacement for notebook and netbook

(you can get a much better price at Amazon.com, NewEgg.com, etc).

In any case, you will need a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter at a minimum. Good luck and be sure to do your research before you pick. There's cheaper drives out there, but firmware can be really iffy on some of these drives, and if the vendor doesn't specifically promise Mac support, you may need to have Windows installed in Boot Camp to be able to do firmware updates (just some things to keep in mind).

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	12-11-2011, 08:19 AM Least complicated (with the best vendor support) will be OWC: OWC Mercury Pro SSD - Solid State Drives using High Performance SandForce Processor solution I think they're a little overpriced, so I ended up going with the Crucial M4, which works great: Crucial Solid-State Drives - Hard Drive replacement for notebook and netbook (you can get a much better price at Amazon.com, NewEgg.com, etc). In any case, you will need a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter at a minimum. Good luck and be sure to do your research before you pick. There's cheaper drives out there, but firmware can be really iffy on some of these drives, and if the vendor doesn't specifically promise Mac support, you may need to have Windows installed in Boot Camp to be able to do firmware updates (just some things to keep in mind). Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Haymez #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 23, 2010 Location: California Posts: 6 Mac Specs: iMac 27" Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHZ 4GB DDR3 RAM, Macbook Pro 13.3" 2.7 Ghz i7	12-11-2011, 07:56 AM Does anyone know of a good SSD drive that will be a good swap?
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