750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm or 128GB Solid State Drive?

Ok so im probably going to get the MacBook Pro 15 inch non retina 2.6 GhZ. it comes with 750 GB Serial ATA Drive and im trying to see if it is worth upgrading to the SSD im going to be using it for a lot of video editing (Final Cut Pro/YouTube) as well as streaming videos and using it for class work give me your opinions on what you think would be best to get if im using it for this thanks! (also ahould i upgrade to 2.7 GhZ.??)

I agree with Bimmer 7 Series. I did the same SSD update of the 2.5" Hard Drive. i went from a 750GB 5400 RPM to a 512 GB SSD and used the 750 for additional storage (put in a chassis) and a 4x improvement on performance on the SSD vs. the typical HD.
Boot time went from 50seconds to 10 seconds.
Loading Parallels 7 load of Windows XP Pro was 1:33 minutes to 40 seconds.
Excel 2010 load time was 25 seconds, now 7 seconds
iMovie with 40 minute move added to edit/preview- 40 seconds, now 14 seconds.
These are just a few examples. I have the 2012 13 MBP (2.8Ghz 8GB RAM).

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Can you upgrade a MacBookPro hard drive from a "750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm" to a Solid State Drive easily? The info seems to say that it's as easy as plugging the new drive into a drive slot?

I am about to buy a new MacBook Pro, but want to try out the Serial Drive 7200rpm before taking the plunge to use the SSD....Can you upgrade a MacBookPro hard drive from a "750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm" to a Solid State Drive easily? The info seems to say that it's as easy as plugging the new drive into a drive slot?

shldr2thewheel wrote:
Fmaharg wrote:
I am about to buy a new MacBook Pro, but want to try out the Serial Drive 7200rpm before taking the plunge to use the SSD....Can you upgrade a MacBookPro hard drive from a "750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm" to a Solid State Drive easily?
Yes
Fmaharg wrote:
The info seems to say that it's as easy as plugging the new drive into a drive slot?
It's easy, but not that easy. You need to copy all the info from the drive currently in the mac to the new one before you install the new SSD. You can do this by downloading cloning software (I use CarbonCopyCloner because it's free)
Not to be picky but CCC is donationware, if you use it because of its quality you should send a little bit of money in appreciation, and as a bonus you get to turn the banner off.

Customising hard drive options - solid-state drive?

Can someone explain to me what the difference between a solid-state drive and a Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm is? I am deciding between going with the 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 for $141.00 or the 128GB solid-state drive for $329. Clearly the solid-state drive is more expensive, but yet is only 128GB. Can anyone help?

They're actually both SATA. That's just the interface to connect to the computer. The 5400 rpm HDD works like a record. There are platters that spin (thus the rpm stat) and a "needle" reads it. The SSD stores your info on chips. The cheaper one is much slower and more susceptible to damage since it has moving parts, but it's what most people use b/c of the price. SSD prices are getting cheaper though and may become more popular b/c of it.

Question about the E 15 solid state drive

I just got this laptop during Amazon's Prime Day, and so far I love it. However, it supposedly has an 8GB SSD in addition to the 1TB HDD, but I can't find any evidence of its existence. No other drive shows up anywhere that I can see, including in Disk Management. My exact model is an Aspire E5-573G-59C3.

1 TB / 500 GB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM self-pinning solid state hybrid hard drive with 8 GB Flash memory the 8GB SSD is part of the 1TB HDD managed as cache, so you can't access, even on Disk manager.

Solid-state drive v.s 500GB @7200

Core i7, 8 ram, 128GB solid-state drive, 7200 rmp drive... will you help me to prioritize this list... put it in an most money worth order?
I am planning for a new 15" pro. I do graphic design... multiple applications open... CS5 (photoshop (manymany layers), ill, id), and some ms applications as well. No video editing.
Thanks!

Purely with respect to "perceived" performance, the single biggest thing in your list would be the SSD. The i7 will give you slightly better performance than the i5 options... but they are all excellent processors. However, with the size of the files you'll likely be working with either now or in the future, a larger rotational hard drive may be a better option than a faster SSD. After installing CS5, your Microsoft apps, and what ever projects you may be working on... 128GB can fill up quickly. Mind you... an SSD will make your system seem super fast. Another option would be to go with the SSD and keep your work on an external hard drive. However, this would sort of defeat the purpose of having an SSD as your largest (and longest loading) files will still be on a slower hard drive.
If you're set on an i7... then there isn't much debate there. 8GB would be a great option for the work you're doing. The only issue is the drive and you really just have to weigh the benefits of each and consider how you'll be using it.

Uprading a solid state drive

Hello All,
I have a Macbook Pro currently with a 128GB Solid State Drive. I was wondering if it is possible to add to the drives for larger memory or do I just have to completely buy a new Solid State drive which would be the 256 GB I am guessing? If that would be the case is it hard to switch everything over from the drives?

No, there is no way to increase the capacity of a drive. You will need to buy a new one.
Replacing it on a MacBook Pro is pretty simple. Take the bottom cover off, and between the HDD and logic board there is a small retaining clip with two PH00 screws in it. Take that off, then carefully lift the HDD up and disconnect the data and power cable. Be careful not to tear that cable, or it will have to be replaced. Then you need to transfer the 4 pins sticking out of the old drive to the new one, those are usually T6 Torx screws, and just put everything back like you found it after that. That retaining bar will only fit on one way, so if the screws don't line up, flip it around.

What are the advantages of a solid state drive?

I was considering upgrading to a solid state drive in my Mac Mini, but was wondering what all the advantages are. Does it mainly deal with boot times, or does it actually make programs run faster? The reason I ask is most videos I see only show boot times, and also I was under the impression that once a program is up and running it uses RAM to operate more than it does the hard drive.
So is a Solid State Drive worth it in terms of speed, beyond just boot times?
Thanks in advance for any insight.

The Fusion Drive that came in my Mac Mini from the factory is a combination of a 128GB SSD and 1TB HD, but OS X treats the two as a single device. OS X has long had a feature where the most active files are moved to that part of the drive that has the fastest access times. That offered some improvment in disk I/O. In the case of the Fusion drive, the fast part of the drive is de-facto the SSD portion of the combination. In theory the Fusion Drive provides the speed of an SSD with the relatively low cost capacity of the HD. In practice, and after some runtime experience where the OS measures file activity and moves the most active files to the SSD there is an obvious improvement in overall system performance and the cost is bearable.
Kevin Fromcamarillo mentioned the OWC upgrade and IMO it is a good one. There are articles around that will tell you how to format and configure an SSD and HD to be a Fusion drive. I have not tried that so I cannot say whether it is as good as the Apple factory Fusion drive or not. Personally I think the Fusion drive concept is like a hybrid automobile. An intermediate step until technology brings the cost down and capacity up enough to make them fully competitive. That time is coming sooner rather than later. Notice Appe is not even offering HDs on some models and instead going to all SSD. I don't think it will be too long before I am tryng to move my Fusion drive into an external enclosure and replacing it with a high capacity SSD.
A caveat with the Fusion drive. If you use third party volume repair and maintenance utilities, be absolutely sure the version you hvae is certivied compatible with a Fusion drive. Even when apps are certified compatible, that compatibility may not indlude all of their functions.

Solid state drive without trim using time machine

hi guys,
Due to hard drive failure I got a solid state drive. Samsung 850 pro. I read online about trim support and some have it on and some have it off. Once I installed my ssd i used a memory stick to boot with the Yosemite installer on it and i was up and running. I used time machine to transfer the information from my previous built in hard drive.
My question is - how do I know wether trim is on or off. My mac is working perfectly so I'm at a loss. is my computer safe?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
ps - I'm using a mid 2012 macbook pro.

Well, it depends what applications - if they are part of the system, it's best to simply use the latest copy included already. As for third party, you have to check if a) they are compatible (you did not say if you are upgrading to a new OS or not), and b) do they have any registration number/key that needs to be entered. If you downloaded them, it'd be better to download them fresh. The difference between drag 'n drop and a clone is that a clone copies your entire system including the little bits and pieces which may be in obscure places, so a drag 'n drop method will work with an app that was installed by simply dragging it into the Applications folder - but, if it employs an installer, you don't know where all the pieces are. So, you can try it, but be prepared for some unexpected behavior.
Make sure you put everything in the same spot it originated from...

Is it possible to upgrade from 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm to ssd on the new 13" 2012 macbook pro?

is it possible to upgrade from 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm to ssd on the new 13" 2012 macbook pro?

New non-retina 15" MBP, I just replaced the 500 gb HD with a Samsung 830 256 gb SSD from Amazon, $255 for the kit (includes a USB cable). Wow. What a difference. Yes, there was a learning curve for some of it, but was so worth it. Let me know if I can help. I'm using the 500 gb in 2 partitions - one for a clone of the SSD, and one for Time Machine.

Is it possible to run 2 2.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm together to get a better system

I want run 2 2.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
Would it be worth while or better to get a full spec i7 quad core server

Just go for the > Mac Pro - Apple Store (U.S.) instead.

Does anyone know where I can buy a 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm for the new mac mini??

There is a mac mini teardown for the new model at this site: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac-Mini-Mid-2011-Teardown/6131/1. Here it says that the user can easily upgrade their own mac mini hard drive, but does any place sell a 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm for mac mini that you know of???
Thanks in advance.

My source for hard drives has, for years, been newegg.com. They have good selection, good prices, and speedy delivery. Also, a broad selection of user comments. You can find their 2.5" laptop 750GB serial ATA 7200RPM drives at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007605%2060003059 9%20600003340&IsNodeId=1&name=7200%20RPM

750gb serial ATA drive vs. 128gb SSD

Hey I'm looking to buy a 13 in. macbook pro and I don't know the difference between the 750gb serial ATA drive and the SSD. I know the SSD will make the computer operate faster, but that's pretty much it. Any information on these two would be greatly appreciated.

I was in the same position a month ago. Its basically a pro and con list.
SDD is much more expensive, to upgrade from a 500gb HDD to a 512GB SSD is $1000 dollars!!!
SDD is more energy efficient, so you will get about an extra half hour of battery life(on average). It is faster to load from, and it has no moving parts so is supposed to be have longer life.
I however went with a 750GB 7200rpm HDD as I didn't want to worry about running out of space. I use a lot of photos and videos and I didn't want to have to worry about bringing external hard drives around with me.
Right now I don't think the SSD is necessary for your average person. My 15" is flying with my HDD and I am very happy with my choice!
Hope this helps

Solid state drive vs a serial ATA drive?

What is the difference between a solid state drive and a Serial ATA drive in the MacBook Pro's? And why would I choose one over the other?

If your going to go SSD you need to go large as you can get, like 750GB or more and it's going to cost plenty.
SSD's are shock resistant as they have no moving parts, should last longer and cause less problems that hard drives, but they can wear out faster than hard drives if your moving around a lot of data.
Drawback to SSD's is you can't securely erase them, and with their "wear leveling" placing your data on the least used cells, you basically have to enable Filevault 2 to encrypt the whole thing all the time to protect your data, this results in a performance loss a bit as your CPU has to encrypt and decrypt everything on the fly before using it.
A skilled person can break the password, or you have to provide it to Apple for repair purposes or Customs officials/law when ordered by the courts. There are devices for iPhones, iPods, iPads and even GPS that can image the whole SSD in mere minutes and gleam the password, apparently in cooperation with these major companies like Apple. So it's safe to assume the newer SSD on the closed boxe MBP-Retina's will also be accessible this way via the Thunderbolt port.
So if you want the option to "scrub" your boot drive, then your going to want to go with a SATA hard drive and not a SSD. Also you want a MBP other than the MacBook Pro-Retina, so that you can open the machine and remove the internal storage for destruction.
How do I securely delete data from the machine?

Can i change the serial ATA Drive to solid state drive easily ?

I just Bought a MacBook Pro , With Hard Drive (500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rp) .
Is it easy to Change it later to to (Solid State Drive) ?

An SSD is simply going to provide much, much, much faster access than a standard hard disk drive. Your machine has a SATA II controller, meaning that it can have negotiated speeds of up to 6Gbps. You'll get very near that limit with a SSD but you won't be even close with a standard hard drive.
I've had a SSD in my late 2011 15" MBP since about a month after I bought it. I've also increased the RAM to 16GB. My machine flies - and so can yours.
Clinton

1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive

Hi,
How do I confuger my iMac if I select the "1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive"?
Thanks.
Ed

Hi Ed,
Your new iMac will come with OSX Lion.
What you want to achieve is to have all your user accounts on the hard drive and your OS and Applications on the SSD.
The way to go about this is to create your User Account/s on the SSD. (Do not migrate your data at this point).
You will need to create a temporary User Account that you can login with, so that you can either replace or create the User Account that you want to migrate from your MacBook Pro.
Now, clone your SSD to the hard drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!. (Migration Assistant will not migrate data to a HD without a System folder, I believe).
Bootup from the SSD, change the path to your User Account/s in System Preferences>Advanced Options. Reboot and then migrate your User Account, Applications and Settings from your MacBook Pro using Migration Assistant.
That is the configuration I have working on my MacBook Pro with dual drives, an SSD and HD.
Good luck.
Sam

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