Hi again Rob, Like Susan I had a 1TB 840 EVO SSD installed in my 2011 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Intel-Core i7 2.3GHz / 16GB /
Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 11 Sep 2016, at 10:46 PM, Susan Hastings <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Rob, I've recently put a third party 1tb SSD HD in my older 13" Retina > MacBook Pro. The original HD was 128gigs. The new HD was about $500, plus > installation. A cheaper option than upgrading to a new laptop, and 1tb > wasn't much more expensive than the 500g drive. > > My take on this is that the speed of the SSD drives makes up for the smaller > sizes and USB 3 ports mean external drives can be used successfully for my > large database of photos with Lightroom and Photoshop. Also for video > editing. > > Cheers, Susan. > > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 11 Sep 2016, at 9:51 PM, Rob Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> :-( >> >> I'm not sure I can wait so long because my wife's 8-9 yo Macbook is really >> getting to the end of its days, and I was going to pass my old MBP on to her >> before she goes on a long cruise in early October... >> >> Oh well.... :-( >> Rob >> >>> On 11/09/2016 9:40 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> Hi Rob, >>> >>> Hang on for a bit longer as we're expecting the new 15" MacBook Pro to be >>> announced in October, alongside an upcoming iPad. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>> >>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 9:27 PM, Rob Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Ronni for the advice. >>>> >>>> It is time to replace my old Macbook Pro (15" 1Tb), and (last time I >>>> looked) the new MB Pro was only available in 13" and 500Gb. This comprised >>>> less functionality than my current 4yo model. >>>> >>>> I was considering if I could leverage other hardware to provide a 15" 1Tb >>>> solution, but this seems problematic. >>>> >>>> I also now see that Apple provides a 15" 1Tb model, but it's bloody >>>> expensive. >>>> >>>> I guess I could go with the 13" 500Gb model and use it with and external >>>> flash drive and screen, but that's sort of clumsy. >>>> >>>> How have others handled this problem? >>>> >>>> Any feedback welcome... >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 10/09/2016 7:23 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> Hello Rob, >>>>> >>>>> I certainly would not recommend it, or give advice on Hackintoshing. >>>>> >>>>> " Apple designed Mac OS X so that only Macs can run it. If you attempt to >>>>> stick a Mac OS X installation disc into any computer that isn't made by >>>>> Apple, it simply won't work. Unlike the Windows or Linux operating >>>>> systems, Mac OS X normally requires a very specific set of hardware to >>>>> run. >>>>> >>>>> Hackintoshing is the process of overcoming these limitations, by >>>>> installing extra software with Mac OS X that adds support to a wider >>>>> range of hardware >>>>> >>>>> Having compatible hardware in a Hackintosh (a PC running Mac OS X) makes >>>>> the difference between success and failure. If you're interested in >>>>> installing Mac OS X on your PC, it's important to know what hardware is >>>>> compatible and what isn't. Hackintosh compatibility varies, depending on >>>>> whether your computer was self-built or prebuilt, and whether it's a >>>>> desktop PC or a laptop." >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10 Sep 2016, at 6:38 PM, Rob Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Greetings >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm looking at upgrading my hardware. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it still the case that you can install OSX on non-mac intel based >>>>>> hardware? >>>>>> >>>>>> Rob >>>>>> - >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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