Hi Adam, to be fair, it's early days yet. I've only created songs with half a dozen tracks (loops and software instruments) and a couple of vocals but it *seems* fine. I get the occasional fan panic but that seems to me to be a good enough compromise to keep the machine going for a bit longer. I've deliberately put nothing else on the old MacBook though. 8-)
----------------- Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> and 101 Things to do in a Shed <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> On 22 April 2016 at 12:48, PHILIP TOMLINSON < [email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to reassure you too. Sam put a 1TB SSD into my 2007 iMac and it > has become like a new computer running the latest operating system. > Phil T > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad <https://yho.com/footer0> > > > On Friday, April 22, 2016, 12:45 pm, Adam Pymble <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Rob, please expand on "just fine" for your Macbook, only... > > I've been worried bout my early 2011 Macbook Pro, and downgraded to > Mavericks again as fans went like mad etc. Do they settle down? Or is there > a compromise? > > If it's ok, I'll update.... I think! > > On 22 Apr 2016, at 12:43, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd second that. On Sam's recommendation I got a Crucial SSD for my late > 2008 Macbook and it's now running El Capitam and Logic Pro just fine. > > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> > and 101 Things to do in a Shed > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> > > On 22 April 2016 at 11:52, Gillian Snoxall <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Many thanks, Adam. That’s a great recommendation. I am looking forward to >> having a faster computer. At present it’s really sluggish. >> >> Cheers. >> >> Gilly >> >> >> >> On 22 Apr 2016, at 11:04, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> FWIW Gilly, at the time I did it, I went with Sam's Crucial suggestion >> and it's worked brilliantly and good value (best value at the time 2.5 >> years ago) and yes, get as big as you can afford. >> >> It's staggering how much of a difference it makes. >> My 5 year old MacBook is as fast (ok, so I'm not rendering Photoshop, but >> for all day email/web/writing work) as anything current. >> >> Enjoy! >> >> On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 7:29:14 PM UTC+1, Gillian Snoxall wrote: >>> >>> Great! Thanks so much Sam. >>> >>> Gilly >>> >>> >>> >>> On 21 Apr 2016, at 16:45, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> He doesn’t have to be a certified technician, it was just a silly joke >>> my mum came up with when she abbreviated the words. Your Mac’s well out of >>> warranty now so doesn’t matter who installs it as long as they know what >>> they’re doing >>> >>> Crucial BX200 or SanDisk Ultra II are very good value, just make sure >>> you get one big enough to hold all your data, 480GB or ideally 960GB. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at <https://groups.google.com/group/smug> >> https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> >> https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > <https://groups.google.com/d/topic/smug/H6_9WklJ5Jk/unsubscribe> > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/smug/H6_9WklJ5Jk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at <https://groups.google.com/group/smug> > https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> > https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
