I put a Seegate hybrid drive in mine and I'm delighted with it. 4Gb ssd and 500 HDD. On 18 Nov 2011, at 18:16, Mr. L. Alexander wrote:
> I'd advise that only a certified mac engineer do this work. it's a complex > task to remove all casing screws, then get to the hdd. not like windows > machines where access doors are under the machine. It can however be done but > if your notebook is under warrenty, take it to a warrenty approved apple > service centre or retail store. > > SSD though faster is expensive. you're looking at more money for a 256gb as > an example than a 750gb 7200rpm drive. > > If you want extra performance, consider a 7200rpm version of the 2.5in drive > in a maximum 750gb capacity. I use this on my macbook pro. however, the > heatsink on the smaller machines might not support it. let me look into the > technotes and come back to you on that lol > > lew > > On 18 Nov 2011, at 18:12, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hello Lew >> >> Please don't think I'm against the MacBook Air. Not at all, it's a very nice >> little machine. And yes, if you could boot from a thumb drive that would be >> a huge huge plus as you could have multiple drives with different >> configurations. I've often wondered actually whether we could do that with >> our MacBook and MacBookPro's as it would be extremely useful. >> >> Now, a question. I'm toying with the idea of getting an SSD for one of our >> machines. But what I want to know is whether the hard drive in a MacBook Pro >> (Mid 2009) is easy to remove and replace. Also, does anybody happen to know >> whether there is a size limit on the drive you can use? It's an attractive >> prospect for both of us actually as we've seen first hand the difference it >> can make when you upgrade RAM. >> >> This 13' machine I'm using, for instance, came with 2GB of RAM when we >> bought it. We upgraded it to 4GB and then, some time later, we upgraded it >> to 8GB. The jump between 2 and 4 didn't do a great deal to be honest. But >> the jump from 4 to 8GB made a huge huge huge difference. So much so, in >> fact, that we've upgraded our Quad Core Mac Minis which are all server-based >> machines, to 8GB and I'm toying with the idea of putting SSD's in them as >> well. It would be expensive; but I'd rather spend the money on that and put >> it down to business use than give it to the taxman! >> >> Lynne >> >> On 18 Nov 2011, at 17:41, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: >> >> the macbook air is a very attractive proposition, especially where OS >> booting would be handy where a thumb drive loaded with say OS X, Linux and >> windows on a technical only basis would be handy. >> >> The ipad does feel very decent and comfortable. Maybe it would be worth >> taking one on and putting it through it's paces. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> Dónal Fitzpatrick [email protected] <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
