MacBook Pro - solid state drives

casper69 · casper69 #1 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 09:44 AM

Hi all

Has anyone got a solid state drive on their macbook pro and would it really make a difference to a 3ghz cpu?

cheers

XJ-linux · XJ-linux #2 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 09:52 AM

I have one in my LAte 2008 MBP Unibody 2.53Ghz. It made all the difference in the world. CPU speed has nothing to do with SSD/HDD speed really. The CPU can handle stuff much quicker than any storage device on a laptop can dish it out.

casper69 · casper69 #3 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 10:05 AM

cheers

so would you suggest getting one?

also are there any problems , crashes, wipeing needed

XJ-linux · XJ-linux #4 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 10:08 AM

Nope, no problems here. I have a 128GB SuperTalent SX running in mine. I could never go back to a platter drive now. No special care needed and NO MORE BEACH BALLS!

casper69 · casper69 #5 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 10:23 AM

wicked cheers XJ

i'll be using an external harddrive to save most my video editing projects on so a 128gb one would do the job, is there any lag when it nearly gets full?

XJ-linux · XJ-linux #6 (**permalink**)

10-14-2009, 11:57 AM

None thus far, but mine is only about 52GB used/60GB free. Upgrading from 10.5 to 10.6 did not cause any issues, nor did it make anything run quicker from what I can tell.

FYI - the SuperTalent SSD's of the SX variety are Samsung SSD's, same manufacturer that Apple uses.

XJ-linux #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,125 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.8.3-MacMini3,1:10.8.3-iPhone3,1:6.1.3	10-14-2009, 09:52 AM I have one in my LAte 2008 MBP Unibody 2.53Ghz. It made all the difference in the world. CPU speed has nothing to do with SSD/HDD speed really. The CPU can handle stuff much quicker than any storage device on a laptop can dish it out. ,_____o00o _ //___l__,\____\,__ l_--- \___l---OlllllllO (o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)
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Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,125 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.8.3-MacMini3,1:10.8.3-iPhone3,1:6.1.3	10-14-2009, 10:08 AM Nope, no problems here. I have a 128GB SuperTalent SX running in mine. I could never go back to a platter drive now. No special care needed and NO MORE BEACH BALLS! ,_____o00o _ //___l__,\____\,__ l_--- \___l---OlllllllO (o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)
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Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,125 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.8.3-MacMini3,1:10.8.3-iPhone3,1:6.1.3	10-14-2009, 11:57 AM None thus far, but mine is only about 52GB used/60GB free. Upgrading from 10.5 to 10.6 did not cause any issues, nor did it make anything run quicker from what I can tell. FYI - the SuperTalent SSD's of the SX variety are Samsung SSD's, same manufacturer that Apple uses. ,_____o00o _ //___l__,\____\,__ l_--- \___l---OlllllllO (o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)
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casper69 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 07, 2009 Location: London England Posts: 101 Mac Specs: 17in GS Macbook Pro 3.06ghz, 4gb ram, 500 hdd 7200 rpm,9400m and gt graphics	10-14-2009, 09:44 AM Hi all Has anyone got a solid state drive on their macbook pro and would it really make a difference to a 3ghz cpu? cheers
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Member Since: Oct 07, 2009 Location: London England Posts: 101 Mac Specs: 17in GS Macbook Pro 3.06ghz, 4gb ram, 500 hdd 7200 rpm,9400m and gt graphics	10-14-2009, 10:23 AM wicked cheers XJ i'll be using an external harddrive to save most my video editing projects on so a 128gb one would do the job, is there any lag when it nearly gets full?
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