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Message: <blockquote data-quote="7Holly" data-source="post: 1623252" data-attributes="member: 338031">Jake, I very much appreciate your prompt and thoughtful response.  I apologize for my delay.  It's very kind of you to take the time to present different options to me.  I did consider replacing the optical drive, but I think that I will forgo that option for the time being.I have just one question for you: Are OWC SSD's the only reliable option?  Or, are there other vendors and other drives that one might consider as well?I am comfortable getting a <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SSD7E6G480/" target="_blank">OWC 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD</a>, so long as it is guaranteed to avoid this or future pitfalls that Apple might throw our way.  I think that I can return the Samsung drive that I already have since I haven't opened it yet.  I am no tech expert, so the only thing I don't quite understand is why OWC seems to be the only outfit to avoid this new Yosemite/trim issue altogether. I did find <a href="http://www.angelbird.com/en/conf/ssd-wrk-for-mac-929/" target="_blank">this Angelbird drive</a> too.  Is either drive a safe bet?  Are there other drives beyond these two?  I wonder which is the better option...?I went back and found my order confirmation.  The price tag on this machine was pretty nutty.  With a Core i7 processor, 8 GB of memory and the 17" antiglare display, I think that this machine is still worth resurrecting.MBP 17/CTO$2,950.00With the following configuration:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PROCESSOR 065-0240 2.8GHZ INTEL CORE I7</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MEMORY 065-8570 8GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRM - 2X4GB</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">HARD DRIVE 065-8572 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">OPTICAL DRIVE 065-8575 SuperDrive 8X DL</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Display 065-8577 MBP 17"HR Antiglare WS Display</li> </ul>It looks like the best MBP I could get right now would be this for $2,699.00:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intel Iris Pro Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory</li> </ul>I guess that laptop that is 3 years and nearly 10 months old is maybe considered prehistoric, but it was a good machine when I bought it and I am not displeased with it's performance now.  If I really wanted a new Mac, that would be one thing.  As it stands right now, I'd like to hold out and see if they don't reintroduce the 17" MacBook with retina display.Just as an aside, I don't feel like scrambling to throw money at Apple right now bcause I do feel let down.  While I am very pleased with the quality of their products, I do find some of the manipulation, control and crazy prices to leave me wanting.  I guess that there is no perfect solution to some dilemmas.  If I enjoy Apple products, and I do, then I will continue to sell my soul, so to speak.  Am I being too dramatic?Maybe I should have went to the Apple Authorized Service Provider for the HD swap, and called it a day, eh? ;-)</blockquote>

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