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Need advice on putting a Kingston SSD in my old '06 MBP
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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1185198" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>I wasn't sure,looking at your clock speed--mine allows over 3GB. I have 4GB installed and haven't had any problems with Aperture 3 (or anything else I have run).</p><p>Agree HD can be bottleneck, but I would still take my RAM to max (3GB in your case) before I did anything else. And, FWIW I wouldn't invest much in SSDs until they fix the long term performance degradation issues. Apple seems to have engineered a solution. Not so sure from what I have read (haven't researched recently so I could be behind the times) that 3rd party and aftermarket SSDs are there yet.</p><p></p><p>To be more clear on my first comment about extending your mileage--I understand and am not immune to the urge to tinker with and performance tweak. But, I think from a dollars and cents basis, unless you are having real performance issues and you aren't ready to upgrade your entire system, I believe you are far better off saving your dollars, getting a few more years out of your current MbP and then selling it and upgrading to the latest and greatest.</p><p>That way you get faster clock speeds, upgraded processor, better graphics etc. Just my opinion. But you did ask for opinions after all. My is probably worth at least as much as you paid for it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1185198, member: 45350"] I wasn't sure,looking at your clock speed--mine allows over 3GB. I have 4GB installed and haven't had any problems with Aperture 3 (or anything else I have run). Agree HD can be bottleneck, but I would still take my RAM to max (3GB in your case) before I did anything else. And, FWIW I wouldn't invest much in SSDs until they fix the long term performance degradation issues. Apple seems to have engineered a solution. Not so sure from what I have read (haven't researched recently so I could be behind the times) that 3rd party and aftermarket SSDs are there yet. To be more clear on my first comment about extending your mileage--I understand and am not immune to the urge to tinker with and performance tweak. But, I think from a dollars and cents basis, unless you are having real performance issues and you aren't ready to upgrade your entire system, I believe you are far better off saving your dollars, getting a few more years out of your current MbP and then selling it and upgrading to the latest and greatest. That way you get faster clock speeds, upgraded processor, better graphics etc. Just my opinion. But you did ask for opinions after all. My is probably worth at least as much as you paid for it. :) [/QUOTE]
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