New Macbook Pros: SSD's upgraded to SATA rev3.0?

I have searched tech specs all over Apple's site; I cannot find a thing about the SSD's of the new MacBook Pros. In some of the 2011 releases, SATA 3.0 connections started appearing—even though their drives were not 6Gbit/s per se. Does anyone know if they've progressed to faster SSD's?

Since this post I've checked the retina display notebooks at my local Apple store, and discovered that they are equipped with 6 Gb/s solid states. Also, all of the new MacBook Air SSDs are 6 Gb/s link-speed.

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I have just moved to a new MacBook Pro. I migrated Aperture 3 from my Macbook. This was originally an upgrade from Aperture 2.
When opening Aperture 3 on the MacBook Pro I am asked for the serial number. I enter the upgrade serial number which is rejected.
I am really struggling to find the Aperture 2 box and don't know whether that serial number would be the solution.
Has anyone else come across this issue and know how it is resolved?
Assume I will not be able to find the Aperture 2 box. Can Apple help given that I will have previously registered Aperture 2 and 3 in the past? I really don't want to have to splash out on another couple of hundred quid for a lost box.
Please help.

Red,
Yes, assuming that you legally purchased the original version of Aperture from Apple, they will have the serial number on file. When you call they can provide you with the original serial number.

Can retina macbook pro ssd be upgraded in any way?

so can 13 inch models ssd be replaced with bigger storage option? are there any apple or third party replacements available? if yes then what is aproximate cost for each and how fast can replacement drive be(can it measure up to original) ?

For late 2013 MBPs, only Apple could do any repair in the situation that you describe. Exactly how they would do it, I cannot answer with authority, but if the SSD was the only issue, I would think only that would be replaced, not the whole logic board. The SSD is held in place by one T5 Toex screw.
Ciao.

Cannot access Time Machine backups on new MacBook Pro

Hey, I'm new to the forums, just wanting to throw it out there.
But to the point- Yesterday, I purchased a new MacBook Pro. I upgraded from a regular MacBook. I want to keep my Music, Pictures, and other Documents, so I used Time Machine to make an image of the old machine. I want to copy those specific folders over individually, so I didn't use the option to restore from the Time Machine backup. When I copied my Music folder into the location I wanted it, I tried to open the folder, and received an error message saying:
"The folder "Music" could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges."
I went through Get Info and changed Permissions to Read and Write for Everyone. I don't really know what to do from here... It also does this when I try to access the backups on my external hard drive. Please help me!

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
You need to Restore the files from the backups, not copy them via the Finder. Time Machine, as you now know, uses special "deny everybody everything" permissions on it's backups to keep us mere mortals from moving, changing, or deleting them, which can hopelessly corrupt them. Restoring one Mac's backups to another one takes a few extra steps.
TM keeps the backups for each Mac separate, and normally only shows the ones for the Mac it's running on, even if there are other Macs' backups on the same disk/partition.
Since you're on a different Mac, you need the (badly named) +Browse Other Time Machine Disks+ option to see the old backups. Start with a normal Finder window, then hold down the Option key while selecting the TM icon in your Menubar, or by control-clicking (right-clicking) the TM icon in your Dock.
You'll see a selection screen showing all the disks/partitions that have TM backups on them. Select the one you want, and you'll be taken to the normal TM "Star Wars" interface, where you should see all the backups on that disk/partition.
You can then navigate to a backup (presumably the most recent one), in the "cascade" in the center of the display (the first, lowest one, represents "now"). Navigate to the folder you want to restore, select it, click the "gear" icon in the Finder window's toolbar and select the +Restore to ...+ option. Then you'll get a prompt for the destination.

New Macbook Pro with a SSD. Can it be upgraded in the future?

The new Macbook Pro with retina display has a 250 GB hard drive. My question is: Can this drive be upgraded in the future (using a standard off the shelf SSD) or are you stuck with the 250 GB drive that it comes with?

The Retina MBP is a totally closed system that cannot be hardware upgraded. Ever. Besides the fact that they used custom components, furthermore those were glued on so disassembly is close to impossible as per the teardowns carried out by IFixIt.com and others. Got a score of ZERO in terms of serviceability.
So if you are gonna be beguiled by just a fancy screen, be sure to buy as much Mac as you can cause that's all the hardware you're gonna get.

Need Help, Upgrade or Not? Do I just WANT or really NEED a new Macbook Pro?

Good day everyone, I love these forums, so much valuable input and information from you all.
My question is, *should I upgrade* to a new 13" early 2011 Macbook Pro, from my present computer, an early 2008 white Macbook 4.1 with 4gig RAM, 180g SSD Vertex 2, new battery, and with Applecare till Oct-2011.
My questions are whether *spending almost $1,800 cdn* for a new 13" Macbook Pro, + Applecare, + 8gig ram, + various display adapters, and hopefully keep my sata II OCZ 180g Vertex2 SSD are going to be worth the upgrade? I could sell my older Macbook 4.1 for @ $700 cdn, so the difference is @ $1,100.
*The male ego* in me has a NEED for SPEED...but my realistic rational side says ...$1,100 buys lots of other things...
My present Macbook does what I need, *but is limited* because of the SATA 1.5 bus, however I love my new 180g Vertex2 SSD. It gave my older Macbook a new speed boost. Unfortunately I went to see the new Macbook Pro's and fell in love... Do I NEED, or do I WANT????
The *new Macbook Pro's specs and features* are very appealing, as I love the aluminum body, the SATA III bus, the future potential of Thunderbolt (5 gig Super Duper CCC clones...), and the 5,900 Geekbench scores, my current machine is 2,900 Geekbench (imagine with a sata-II Vertex SSD...) My current xBench specs are below:
*My present computer usage* consists of a 24" external monitor, three external HD (Super Duper, CCC, T/M) and I always have running at the same time programs like Mail, Safari (12 tabs open), VM Parallels Desktop running XP SP3, iPhoto, iTunes, aMSN, iCal, Youtube, VNC, Skype, HTML software, Time Machine, basic photo editing, etc...
*My present setup* works fine, and naturally I read the forums about the new Macbook Pro's, and there appears to be lots of issues, heating, monitor, fans, noise, wifi, etc..... hmmmmm... maybe I should wait for the next incremental Macbook Pro upgrade?
*Decisions, Decisions... :)* Keep what I have, or spend $1,800 and than sell my old Macbook...?
Thanks for reading my long post, and looking forward to *any of your thoughts,* IAN...
My CURRENT Macbook 4.1 early 2008 xbench scores
Results 233.21
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.6 (10J567)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBook4,1
Drive Type OCZ-VERTEX2
Disk Test 233.21
Sequential 141.82
Uncached Write 180.37 110.74 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 202.31 114.47 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 73.64 21.55 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 241.65 121.45 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 655.69
Uncached Write 870.11 92.11 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 341.78 109.42 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 2242.11 15.89 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 633.19 117.49 MB/sec [256K blocks]
BENCHMARK RESULTS "before /// after" my Vertex SSD upgrade.
Time in seconds: Before /// After
Temperature
(with VM, ext HD, 24” monitor) @150-155 F /// @131-138 F
Boot w/ext HD, monitor, etc... 75 /// 53
Boot (no peripherals) 45 /// 25
VM Parallels XP 61 /// 26
VM Parallels XP shutdown 21 /// 12
Copy 353 MB folder 20 /// 10
iPhoto 10 /// 2.7
Neo Office 25 /// 8.7
Open Office 10.8 /// 3.2
Word 2008 10 /// 2.7
Excel 2008 9 /// 2.8
Powerpoint 2008 10 /// 2.9
Firefox 5.7 /// 2.9
Safari 9 /// 2.4
iTunes 5.5 /// 2.8
Shutdown 16 /// 4.2
early 2008 Macbook 4.1, Core 2 Duo
2.1 Ghz, 4Gb Ram, Sata 1.5, OSX 10.6.6
before - 500g HD 7200rpm Seagate
after - OCZ Vertex 2 SSD 180g FW 1.28

Eww, thanks for your reply, as it makes good sense, and common sense is practical when you walk into an Apple store.
I guess all the reviews and great specs of the new MB pro's made me want one...
I should probably use my current setup till it is totally outdated or simply is beyond repair.
I could ask Santa Claus for one, but by than, the 2012's will be coming out..:)
Thanks Eww for your reply, IAN....

Questions about buying a new MacBook pro with SSD

Hello, I am about to buy a new MacBook pro. I'm going to get the 13 inch 2.8 dual core i7. I want a solid state drive also. I was going back and forth between the 128 gig or the 256 but I will probably get the 256. My computer will ship with lion but i am so confused about the TRIM support. Does lion take care of this? Dop I have to do anything like run a command or program to take care of TRIM? Also, are solid states reliable? Should I get apple care? ( i really don't want to. Lol)

I suggest you buy the notebook with the standard drive and the standard RAM, if you were thinking about upgrading the RAM.
You can replace the original drive with a SSD at a lower cost then what Apple charges You can also buy RAM for a MUCH lower price.
TRIM:
Lion only supports TRIM natively when used with a Apple SSD. BUT, REALLY BUT, You can enable TRIM support yourself on the SSD you install. I have a SSD in my MBP that I installed and I have enabled TRIM support on it.
Are SSDs reliable? As far as I can tell Yes they are. I have one in my Win 7 desktop PC for the last 9 months, No Problems. I have a SSD installed in my Dell Win 7 Notebook for the last 1.5 months, No Problems. I have a SSD installed in my MBP for the last month+, No problems. There are reports of SSDs failing but there are also report of standard hard drive failing all the time.
I used Intel 320 series SSDs in my 2 Windows PCs and a Kingston V200 SSD in my MBP. I switched to the Kingston because of the price and it runs on the higher SATA III bus speed, 6GB, where as the Intel 320 series only run at the 3GB speed, SATA II.

Does the new Macbook Pro 13 2011 work with the Intel SSD?

I've been trying to upgrade my macbook pro to an ssd (using stock original 5400 rpm 320 gb HDD) but so far I've been reading for like 2-3 hrs and came to a conclusion. Intel is the most reliable and most highly recommended. However, Intel SSD doesn't work with the new Macbook Pro 13" & 17" because of some cabling SATA III issues. Does the issue still remain or has it been fixed? If it hasn't been fixed, what is the current most highly recommended and reliable and best in terms of speed, reliability, and just...best SSD available that works best with the 2011 MBP? Can anyone help me out? Ive been reading that OCZ and others are faster than Intel but less reliable (higher failure rates) and MBP can't take advantage of faster 6/Gbps RAID III or something. help me!!! Should I just wait?

If you search the web, you will predominately read about problems, not good experiences.
I don't believe Intel is any less subject to issues, than the Sandforce SSD drives.
Buy from a reliable source with a good return policy and warranty.
OWC is well regarded.

What kind of longevity can I expect from the SSD in a new MacBook Pro with Retina Display?

Hi all,
I recently ordered a new MacBook Pro with the Retina Display. This will be both my first computer and my first Mac that uses a SSD as the primary storage device. As the title of this post suggests, what I would like to know is what sort of lifespan/longevity can I expect to get out of it? My current MacBook Pro was manufactured in 2007 and has a stock 160GB Fujitsu hard drive that has been fantastic for me over the past 4-5 years. It continues to run like a champ, and I would hope that a brand new SSD would be able to last at least that long. Given that the new retina MBPs cannot be upgraded or (easily) user-serviced, I am somewhat curious to know whether or not Apple's new proprietary SSD modules will give out/slow to a crawl before/after my new machine becomes completely obsolete. I have been searching for articles published within the past few months on whether or not the current crop of SSDs on the market are more reliable than those introduced a year or two ago, but alas, I haven't had much luck. Perhaps it is still too early to tell?
I found a few discussion threads on here somewhere where some users indicated that their original MacBook Airs, or other SSD-equipped MacBooks, were still performing quite well and responsively after a few years of use. Can anyone substantiate this for me? How long have you been using your SSD(s) in your Mac(s), and do you think the newer models will be able to last several years? I would greatly appreciate any insight.

ARealMac(PPC)User wrote:
...I found a few discussion threads on here somewhere where some users indicated that their original MacBook Airs, or other SSD-equipped MacBooks, were still performing quite well and responsively after a few years of use. Can anyone substantiate this for me? How long have you been using your SSD(s) in your Mac(s), and do you think the newer models will be able to last several years? I would greatly appreciate any insight.
While I think your concern is legitimate (it was mine too), I think to some extent, how long they last will be up to you. The individual cells in the flash media in an SSD have limited life spans, and SSD controllers have a variety of techniques to spread that wear around evenly (wear leveling). That wear is exacerbated by the controller having to erase a whole block of data when even just one page needs to be changed, and if not all the data in the block is still valid, more data than necessary gets moved (write amplification). To provide some extra room for all this reshuffling of data, SSD manufacturers build in extra space that's inaccessible to the user (over-provisioning), but it typically runs about 7%. (This is a good discussion of the inner workings of all this)
If you stuff your SSD full of files, so that there's very little room to do all this rearranging, I think you'll experience the slowdown you're concerned about. TRIM, which Apple's SSD's support, will help, but you can too. Allow plenty of free space on your SSD and perhaps partition it so that there is free space outside the partition (check this out to see what a difference it can make). You can't use it but the controller can as an extension of the built-in over-provisioning.
You also mention that you "will most likely use it to record several tracks and store my growing library of songs and videos." Why not instead use an external SSD connected via USB 3.0 for storage? They're relatively cheap, very fast, and keep the space on your internal working drive free. A BootCamp partition would also take up space, so you might consider using Windows in a Virtual Machine instead. VMware Fusion or Parallels would be installed on the internal SSD but the virtual machine files could go on the external.
In any case, your data is more important than your SSD, so back up, back up, back up.

SSD & New Macbook pro i7

I have had my 13" macbook pro for over year year. I replaced the original hard drive with a Crucial M225 256gb SSD and its been working fine.
Just upgraded to a new macbook pro 17" i7 and put the crucial drive into the i7 and all i get is a black screen. Pressing D, apples hardware tester, makes no difference.
Ive gone into Crucials website and appears other i7 users have the same problem.
A frmware upgrade makes no difference.
So ive decided to sell the crucial and am looking for another ssd.
Can any i7 owners reading this post,that have a non-apple toshiba ssd drive, let me know what make of ssd they use.
im currently awaiting a reply from OWC.

For faster boot and shut down times and faster response in resource intensive applications you will lose 500 GB storage. For web browsing, emails, text editing and the like, there will be no noticeable difference in the operation of the MBP with a SSD.
For the faster speeds that a SSD affords, I personally am more interested in having the extra storage. If you really think that speed is important, install a !TB SDD. For the average user, speed is not a critical factor. The fiscally prudent thing to do is keep what you have, use it for a while and make a decision based on actual use rather than on the opinion of a person who may or may not have the same views as you.
Ciao.

New Macbook Pro - 8Gb or SSD??

Hello, everyone! I´m about to buy the new Macbook pro 17-inch and really need help deciding wich upgrade is best for me: SSD or 8Gb?
Ok, so this is what I need this computer for: run an intensive graphics application under Windows 7 64-bits via Paralles 6, windows installed after Paralles and not in bootcamp (I didn´t want to partition my drive).
This is exactly what I have now in my 2010 i7 Macbook pro 4Gb RAM and it´s struglling to run the program... I need to shut down any other application and still get that annoying spinning ball all the time.
*So what I want with my new mac? To run this Windows program smoothly as if it was installed directly on my macOS system! So I thought of an upgrade, either 8Gb RAM or an 128Gb SSD, as I can´t afford both at the same time.* Which upgrade would be best for my needs, any thoughts?
Thanks for your help! Cheers!
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I'm using mac for 4 years, and my major filed is graphic rendering on 3dsmax. my suggest is run your windows via boot camp. parallel or VMware is not a good option. i got my parallel but its useless after released of bootcamp (i need 100% of RAM, Graphic and processor for graphic rendering) . bootcamp is the best way if you wanna do something "heavy" on windows. what i'm doing is after i have done my works, then i run OSX for others job, keep restarting your machine isn't that bad. Also, you dont have to worry about RAM has been shared by 2 OS.

Can I replace the ssd drive to a regular hhd drive on the new macbook pro retina display?

I want to get a new macbook pro with the retina display but I want to replace the ssd drive it comes with and put in a 1tb hhd drive but I heard this isn't possible is that true?

Trife831 wrote:
I heard this isn't possible is that true?
You heard correctly, the Retina's are all sealed up and non-upgradable.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/opinion-apple-retina-displa/

Memory upgrade on new macbook pro without Retina display?

Hello,
I was wondering if the memory on the new macbook pro's without the retina display be upgraded still or is it soldered on?
Thanks,

1TB HD upgrade $69
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-1TB-MQ01ABD100-HDKBB96A1A01-2-5-5400RPM-Laptop-N otebook-9-5mm-HDD-/171120091488?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item27d78d6 160
16gig of Crucial memory $170
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook%20Pro%20%2813-inch%20a nd%2015-inch%2C%20Mid%202012%29&Cat=RAM
Total $240 (do it yourself)

New macbook pro upgrades for iwork 08

I just got a new macbook pro and transfered all my files from my old mac. Was able to upgrade iworks but still seem to have the old version of iworks 08... Should i reset my computer? Thanks a million!

That is up to you; personally, I am continuing to use the older versions as the new ones have several functionality losses (and am ignoring the new versions for now until some of the functionalities are added back in). Having choices is a good thing. You don't have to reinstall - you can simply delete the old versions if you like.

How can I clone my old macbook to my new Macbook Pro 768GB SSD

Hi,
I have a 2 year old macbook and have just received my new Macbook Pro Retina dispaly with a 768gb SSD.
How can I clone my old drive to my new Macbook as the unit is sealed so I cant ge the drive out.
thanks.

Bootable clones can only be used with the same model machine as there are machine specific hardware drivers involved that are different between different models of Mac's.
Probally the fastest way would be to clone the old Mac boot drive to a external drive using Carbon Copy Cloner, then connecting it to the new Mac and booting the new Mac (first time) into Setup Assistant and then use that to "migrate" accounts and programs over. Takes a few hours.
Transfering via Wifi does take FOREVER. like several days in some cases.
If you have the new Mac already setup, then use Migration Assitant in the Utilities folder.
However Setup Assistant and Migrations are not perfect and tend to fail badly if you had problems on the older Mac, sometimes these problems are unseen and only until you try to use the new Mac afterwards do they appear.
You might want to opt instead of installing the same name account on the new Mac, installing 10.8 compatible programs from original sources and then use the external clone of the old Mac drive to transfer just user files manually into the same Pcitures, Movies, Documents etc., folders.
Since you have a SSD, you can load programs later, it's hard drives that you want to install programs before user data to run them faster.
Get a cleaner machine doing it manaully that way and you know there is nothing nsaty hidden, like what Setup Assistant and Migrations often transfer.

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