Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I just don’t want to put a lot of money in to it. > On Nov 3, 2016, at 2:09 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > hi, > > Most SSD's should work. I like the Crucial ones myself, but there's lots out > there that will do the job. You'll need to take into account the size of > your

RE: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-05 Thread Simon Fogarty
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions Hi: Should I upgrade the Ram as well? I didn’t think about that. On Nov 4, 2016, at 2:31 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com<mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: Hi When it comes to SSD I prefer to go to the Samsun

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
ies@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Friday, 4 November 2016 4:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions &g

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-04 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
lf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Friday, 4 November 2016 4:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions > > A big +1 to Crucial. I use their SSD drives and memory as well. You

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-04 Thread Scott Granados
vember 2016 4:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions > > A big +1 to Crucial. I use their SSD drives and memory as well. You can > browse to their site and use the system configurator to

RE: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 4 November 2016 4:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions A big +1 to Crucial. I use their SSD drives and memory as well. You can browse to their site and use the system configurator to match the right hardware

RE: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-04 Thread Simon Fogarty
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 4 November 2016 7:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions Totally agree here. I’ve done similar upgrades myself

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Scott Granados
A big +1 to Crucial. I use their SSD drives and memory as well. You can browse to their site and use the system configurator to match the right hardware to the drives you want to upgrade. They also show you what tools you’ll need and provide them at a very reasonable cost. Big fan of

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Tim Kilburn
hi, Most SSD's should work. I like the Crucial ones myself, but there's lots out there that will do the job. You'll need to take into account the size of your current HD and decide if you want the same size, smaller or bigger. It all depends on your usage. It will likely be a matter of

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: So Sierra shouldn’t affect voiceover on such an old unit? I’m going to have to buy the SSD and battery on my own. How do I pick which SSD to purchase? If I can get more years out of this Mac then I’ll be happy. When finances change, then I’ll upgrade. > On Nov 3, 2016, at 12:41 PM, Tim

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Scott Granados
Totally agree here. I’ve done similar upgrades myself and experienced a massive improvement in performance. My understanding is you could be talking 80X or 80 times faster on the disk access which is a huge improvement. > On Nov 3, 2016, at 1:41 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >

Re: Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The SSD will actually make a huge difference. Since you already have 8 GB RAM, that's a good thing as well. I've put SSD's into quite a number of 2012 MBP's lately and the users have noticed huge improvements. With respect to installing Sierra on that machine, it's kind of your call.

Macbook Pro 2010 Hardware Upgrade questions

2016-11-03 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli Hi guys: I found an authorized service center that will replace my MBP battery, but I have to order it from the Internet. I’m also thinking about letting them replace my 7200 rpm 500 HD with an SSD. My question is is it worth the hard