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- Sep 24, 2006
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- Brooklyn, New York
- Your Mac's Specs
- 15" 2014 MacBook Pro, i7 2.5Ghz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD; iPad 3, iPhone 6
Watch my 2 YouTube videos and let me know.
YouTube - Black Vs White 1
YouTube - Black Vs White 2
I bought both Macs in 2006 - the white one for my wife and the black one for myself. Earlier this year, they were both struggling in terms of speed and boot up time.
I upgraded my wife's HDD from a 60GB 5200rpm to a 320GB 7200rpm from OWC and my own HDD from a 100GB 5200rpm to a 128GB SSD - a Crucial RealSSD 6GB/sec SATA. Note that the MacBook can only use 1/3rd of that speed because it's a 1.5GB interface. Just imagine how quick it would be in a 2010 MacBook pro.
Incidentally, the SSDs that Apple tend to ship with the MBA, are Samsung and tend to get extremely poor reviews.
YouTube - Black Vs White 1
YouTube - Black Vs White 2
I bought both Macs in 2006 - the white one for my wife and the black one for myself. Earlier this year, they were both struggling in terms of speed and boot up time.
I upgraded my wife's HDD from a 60GB 5200rpm to a 320GB 7200rpm from OWC and my own HDD from a 100GB 5200rpm to a 128GB SSD - a Crucial RealSSD 6GB/sec SATA. Note that the MacBook can only use 1/3rd of that speed because it's a 1.5GB interface. Just imagine how quick it would be in a 2010 MacBook pro.
Incidentally, the SSDs that Apple tend to ship with the MBA, are Samsung and tend to get extremely poor reviews.