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Hard Drives; adding an ssd or replacing hdd with ssd altogether? Which is best?
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<blockquote data-quote="matthewolsen" data-source="post: 1800523" data-attributes="member: 400527"><p>I have a mid 2010 unibody 13 inch macbook 7,1 a1342 and Ive been replacing and upgrading lately and I have a couple questions regarding hard drives.</p><p></p><p>I read that for my macbook using a sata 2.0 ssd is best because my macbook can't utilize the speeds of a sata 3.0 ssd for some technical reason. I currently have 8gb RAM(that i upgraded to a couple years ago) and the original hdd that came with the macbook. I am wondering if it makes a difference, and if so how much of a difference, if I add a sata 2.0 ssd in place of my cd drive or if I just replace my hdd with a new sata 2.0 ssd? Ive read that by using the sata 2.0 ssd I can achieve read/write speeds of upwards of 3gb/s . I have simply been unable to find any information on whether or not adding or replacing is a better idea and why. </p><p></p><p>I am quite comfortable in performing any repairs and/or upgrades myself as Ive been doing it with success since Ive had this macbook. So whether one is more involved than another is of no difference to me. I am simply looking for the most speed, while maintaining stability. Any and all input is greatly appreciated. Furthermore, if anyone has any suggestions as to which make/model of ssd is the best quality for the money would also be helpful, as I am quite poor at the moment. My computer is an integral part of my livelihood and so improving its abilities helps me the most. </p><p></p><p>Thank you very much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matthewolsen, post: 1800523, member: 400527"] I have a mid 2010 unibody 13 inch macbook 7,1 a1342 and Ive been replacing and upgrading lately and I have a couple questions regarding hard drives. I read that for my macbook using a sata 2.0 ssd is best because my macbook can't utilize the speeds of a sata 3.0 ssd for some technical reason. I currently have 8gb RAM(that i upgraded to a couple years ago) and the original hdd that came with the macbook. I am wondering if it makes a difference, and if so how much of a difference, if I add a sata 2.0 ssd in place of my cd drive or if I just replace my hdd with a new sata 2.0 ssd? Ive read that by using the sata 2.0 ssd I can achieve read/write speeds of upwards of 3gb/s . I have simply been unable to find any information on whether or not adding or replacing is a better idea and why. I am quite comfortable in performing any repairs and/or upgrades myself as Ive been doing it with success since Ive had this macbook. So whether one is more involved than another is of no difference to me. I am simply looking for the most speed, while maintaining stability. Any and all input is greatly appreciated. Furthermore, if anyone has any suggestions as to which make/model of ssd is the best quality for the money would also be helpful, as I am quite poor at the moment. My computer is an integral part of my livelihood and so improving its abilities helps me the most. Thank you very much. [/QUOTE]
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