ssd upgrade on macbook pro, best thing i have ever done!

[MaLicE]

my mbp is a mid 2010.

to be honest i haven't used it in a long time, then when i did need to use it, it ground to a halt it was un useable, i was about to buy a new mbp however decided to try a ssd, purchased a 1tb sandisk pro, wasn't cheap but all online reviews gave it pretty much the best reviews....

anyway, its in and working and wow, its genuinely like i have purchased a new mbp its that fast, just waiting on a sata to usb connector so i can grab a few files off of my old drive and I'm 100% happy, honestly if you aren't running a ssd you genuinely need one its astonishing how good they are!

I've gone from thinking i needed a new mac, to really can see this one lasting me another 2-5 years!

 

[Sash]

I was thinking I might need to replace my mbp as it's silly slow with not much actually on it. Is it easy to replace the hd? I.e can a girl do it!?

 

[banther]

I've done it more than once with sausage fingers and the same comprehension level of IT as a dog. You'll be fine. Youtube is your friend.....

 

[Jay_A]

Upgraded my wife's 2011 MacBook Air SSD last year. Made a very noticeable difference for sure.

 

[jesus]

My Dell came with a SSD. Massive difference on there too. (Genuine post - not Apple slating)!

 

[MaLicE]

I was thinking I might need to replace my mbp as it's silly slow with not much actually on it. Is it easy to replace the hd? I.e can a girl do it!?

If you can unscrew 12 screws without losing them, un clip a cable and put the new drive back in place it's that easy... If you want a fresh install you don't even need a disc or sub drive with OS X on it, you can just power on the Mac and install over the Internet following the on screen instructions, it's very very easy

 

[ChrisR]

Still using my early 2011 Macbook Pro 13inch after I stuck an SSD in it and it's been fine, hopefully last me a long while yet.

 

[Ben]

As above I put a 240gb SSD and 16gb RAM into my early 2011 and its perfect. Grinds a little when opening a 64 page catalogue in InDesign but that's to be expected. It was like having a new laptop once I'd done the upgrade, I moved over my current HDD into the CD drive as I never used it.

 

[shiftspark]

Interesting as my 2009 mbp has been crap since I put Yosemite on , this maybe the answer.Where did you get the sad from, linky ?

 

[Robiniho77]

+1 for where you got the SSD from...

I got my 8GB of RAM from amazon which greatly helped my 2011 MBP

 

[MaLicE]

Ebuyer is where I got it from, Samsung drives are very good also.

 

[MarcB]

I have a Late 2011 Macbook Pro 13"

I already have 16gb of Crucial RAM and I'm now looking to put a Crucial SSD in, Has to be a 500gb SSD.

Where is the cheapest place to buy one from as i have just had a look at the crucial website, I don't want any cheap copies or sh*t

 

[Gus]

I have a Late 2011 Macbook Pro 13"

I already have 16gb of Crucial RAM and I'm now looking to put a Crucial SSD in, Has to be a 500gb SSD.

Where is the cheapest place to buy one from as i have just had a look at the crucial website, I don't want any cheap copies or sh*t

I always check www.hotukdeals.co.uk and then search for SSD , they have deals everyday on SSD's. You can then also read peoples comments to see if they are any good or not.

 

[MarcB]

I always check www.hotukdeals.co.uk and then search for SSD , they have deals everyday on SSD's. You can then also read peoples comments to see if they are any good or not.

I might be getting this wrong but that site took me to Amazon and its just as cheap to buy direct from Crucial