More Info on MacBook-Compatible 256 GB SSD

I picked up a unibody MacBook shortly after their introduction in October, before the current 256 GB SDD option was available and now I have a few questions relating to the SDD Apple now offers:
1. What is the exact model of this SSD? I can't seem to find it as a standalone part offered in the Apple store. Does Apple offer it by itself? If not, are there any other shops that do?
2. If I were to end up buying the new SSD with the intention of replacing my MacBook's current hard drive how would I go about migrating the data over? Would I need to purchase another copy of Mac OS X? What about other programs for which I only have single licenses?
Thanks for your help.

lauber1322 wrote:
I picked up a unibody MacBook shortly after their introduction in October, before the current 256 GB SDD option was available and now I have a few questions relating to the SDD Apple now offers:
1. What is the exact model of this SSD? I can't seem to find it as a standalone part offered in the Apple store. Does Apple offer it by itself? If not, are there any other shops that do?
I'm not sure, although I've heard Samsung. There's no benefit to getting an Apple OEM drive in the aftermarket anyways. It would likely cost more and wouldn't really work any better. Apple uses industry standard components that are just labelled as Apple OEM.
Apple doesn't sell internal drives at Apple Stores (retail or online). They seem to stock them at repair facilities as a warranty/AppleCare repair item though.
2. If I were to end up buying the new SSD with the intention of replacing my MacBook's current hard drive how would I go about migrating the data over? Would I need to purchase another copy of Mac OS X? What about other programs for which I only have single licenses?
You should have no license problems cloning your drive. You could use an external (bridge) enclosure or use an external hard drive. Using a separate external hard drive would mean performing two clones. Legally you should be OK provided you only use one of the drives as your system disk at a time.
If you're really considering this, there are very good aftermarket drives available. The Intel X-25M is very, very fast, although currently their largest capacity is 160 GB. The OCZ Vertex 250 GB version is also about $850 now. You could even wait for the prices to fall, which they are steadily doing.

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ayadsufyan wrote:
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