I have been in HD replacement indecision for months. I finally decided that OWC Mercury Pro Extreme SSD 120GB is the right drive, but now....
how to configure things with my MacBook Pro???
I bought an Optibay kit so that I can keep my old drive internal, but I wondered if reducing the heat factor (by using the old drive as an external) might be a good idea. Also, I have read all over the place that it's a good idea to have the Home folder located on the old drive to keep the heaviest use off the SSD, (I'm a graphic designer, heavy Photoshop user) but a Mac specialist said "why do you want to compromise your speed gain?"
So I still have a bunch of questions:
1. Should I have bought a bigger SSD so that everything could be on one drive?
2. Assuming that answer is NO, is it better to put my old drive in the optical bay, or run it as an external? The old HD would need to be hooked up at all times, especially if the home folder is on it, that's why I was thinking "internal".
3. And what about location of the home folder? Is it a huge compromise for speed?
..and one last thing: if both drives will be internal, does it make any difference which drive is in the optical bay? Might be less screws to undo if I just leave the old HD where it is and put the SSD in the optical bay.
how to configure things with my MacBook Pro???
I bought an Optibay kit so that I can keep my old drive internal, but I wondered if reducing the heat factor (by using the old drive as an external) might be a good idea. Also, I have read all over the place that it's a good idea to have the Home folder located on the old drive to keep the heaviest use off the SSD, (I'm a graphic designer, heavy Photoshop user) but a Mac specialist said "why do you want to compromise your speed gain?"
So I still have a bunch of questions:
1. Should I have bought a bigger SSD so that everything could be on one drive?
2. Assuming that answer is NO, is it better to put my old drive in the optical bay, or run it as an external? The old HD would need to be hooked up at all times, especially if the home folder is on it, that's why I was thinking "internal".
3. And what about location of the home folder? Is it a huge compromise for speed?
..and one last thing: if both drives will be internal, does it make any difference which drive is in the optical bay? Might be less screws to undo if I just leave the old HD where it is and put the SSD in the optical bay.