Russell, I recently installed a 256gb SSD into a MacBook Pro 15" with an i7 processor and 8gb of RAM.
To be frank, the performance increase was substantial - from Power on to a usable Desktop in about 8 seconds however, the cost was also substantial although a lot less than Apple are charging. I sourced a Kingston Unit for the customer - the cost was about £325.00. Considerations. 256gb is not big enough to store all of the detritus we tend to keep on our computers today. Its a simple job to store iPhoto & iTunes libraries on an external Hard Drive that is relatively inexpensive at about £60 - £80 per terabyte. An external backup would have the same cost implications. I guess what I'm saying is, have an iMac with an internal SSD, an external Hard Drive for media storage and another external HD or a TimeCapsule for TimeMachine to use as a destination. Chris Webb . Partner MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: [email protected] w: www.macservice.co.uk On 15 Jul 2011, at 15:06, Russell Brown wrote: > We are thinking about replacing our 5yr old PPC iMac (G5 with inbuilt iSight, > no less) with a new one. Currently drooling over a 27" job. > > Looking at the Apple store, it seems you can have a serial HDD or an SSD or a > combination. I think I understand why you might want both, but is it worth > an extra £400-odd? I suppose you then don't have to have an external HDD for > media storage, but you'll still need one for back up. And if you have two, > how would TimeMachine work, 2 separate backups or some kind of integrated > file? Are there other options? I see comment about RIAD servers (I think), > would that be a more cost effective solution? > > I'm also unsure as to how much benefit we are actually going to derive from > an i5 vs i7 processor. Most of what we do is relatively low power, though we > are doing an increasing amount of photo-storage/editing. Skype is also > becoming a more prominent part of our lives thanks to distant relatives and > can be rather processor hungry we've noticed (not to mention the PPC version > is still 2 compared to 5+ on my intel macbook). Am I right in thinking that > maximising the RAM (prob via Crucial or similar) is just as important a > consideration? > > Of course, if we do go for the 27", we'll also need a new desk. > > Thoughts/opinons appreciated. > > Regards > > Russell > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
