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- 27" iMac i5 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM, 240GB OWC SSD + 1TB Apple HD
I recently put an OWC SSD in my 2010 iMac, and the performance boost (which I wasn't even looking for - I just wanted a silent iMac!) is ridiculous. I was considering upgrading my MacBook Pro and going for a 2012 MBA, but I'm considering saving myself ~£1k for another year or two, and just buying an SSD to put in my MBP.
It's an extremely clean MBP, with almost nothing on it media-wise. I only use it for programming, and occasionally web development when on the move, so I don't need more than 80GB (though I will probably get a 128GB+ drive to be safe). I'll be running a clean install of ML with very few third party apps: Photoshop (Student), Coda 2, Spotify, Dropbox, XAMPP, and Netbeans. Quite honestly, that'll be it.
I took the back off my MBP yesterday to have a quick look for temperature sensors on the HD. I couldn't see anything obvious, but I didn't take the drive out. Is there any problem with straight up replacing the Apple HD with a Crucial M4, or OWC 3G SSD? I couldn't replace my iMac HD because of the temp sensor issue - I put the SSD in as an additional drive. I don't want to use third party software to control my fans - it just seems...risky.
MBP specs: 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, 512MB graphics.
What do you guys think? A good idea? A waste of money? Do I need a standard 2.5" SSD? Crucial M4 suitable? My main concern is the old processor - will it cause a huge bottleneck?
I'd appreciate any advice.
Andy
It's an extremely clean MBP, with almost nothing on it media-wise. I only use it for programming, and occasionally web development when on the move, so I don't need more than 80GB (though I will probably get a 128GB+ drive to be safe). I'll be running a clean install of ML with very few third party apps: Photoshop (Student), Coda 2, Spotify, Dropbox, XAMPP, and Netbeans. Quite honestly, that'll be it.
I took the back off my MBP yesterday to have a quick look for temperature sensors on the HD. I couldn't see anything obvious, but I didn't take the drive out. Is there any problem with straight up replacing the Apple HD with a Crucial M4, or OWC 3G SSD? I couldn't replace my iMac HD because of the temp sensor issue - I put the SSD in as an additional drive. I don't want to use third party software to control my fans - it just seems...risky.
MBP specs: 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, 512MB graphics.
What do you guys think? A good idea? A waste of money? Do I need a standard 2.5" SSD? Crucial M4 suitable? My main concern is the old processor - will it cause a huge bottleneck?
I'd appreciate any advice.
Andy