SSD upgrade on Macbook pro 13

Im upgrading my drive in my macbook and im wondering if the patriot siqnature series 128gb would be a good choice. I have read one review that said a "macbook"(didnt say which series)didnt read the drive, is this ture?
thanks

I haven't tried the SSD route yet, but I would imagine the procedure would be the same for any drive.
I would connect the SSD to my desktop USB SATA dock, then run Disk Utility, select the SSD drive and partition (reformat) to Mac OS X Journaled (HFS+). Once done, I'd run Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer the contents of my current internal HDD to the SSD.
Once complete, replace internal HDD with SSD and you should be good to go.

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Yes you need to install and run TRIM Enabler after your OS X is installed or reverse cloned onto the GUID/OSX extended Journaled formatted SSD from a external boot clone drive of the previous internal drive.
Also you need to run it after some OS X updates and of course upgrades, you'll notice the immediate performance drop if you don't.
It's available over at MacUpdate.com, you'll have to right or control/alt key click to "Open" it to bypass OS X Gatekeeper.
Read these user tips, you can clone your present internal drive to the new SSD using a SATA to USB adapter/Carbon Copy Cloner (not Superduper) and then reboot and hold option/alt key down on a wired keyboard to boot from it and test before making hardware switch.
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Best SSD upgrade for macbook pro 2011 13"???

Hello all, I have a early 2011 macbook pro with 8gb ram, my question is what is the best ssd to upgrade the hdd from, I know the samsung 830 series is good and is the preferred choice for some people, and the crucial m4 is a good choice too, but has anybody had any hands on experience with these drives and any problems with firmware, lockups etc? I also know about the Intel drives too they are some of the most relaibe, I want it to be as trouble free as possible haha !
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Samhp007 wrote:
I want it to be as trouble free as possible haha !
Then purchase one of these:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/

I want to upgrade my hard drive from Standard 500 HHD to a SSD on my macbook pro non-retina mid 2012

I have two choices I'm going to install the hard drive internally and I want someone who has an idea about this now money isn't a problem and they are both close to each other. I want to buy one of these two can someone please tell me which is best.
1- http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Micron/C400512G25/
2- http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT480M500SSD1 and http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Crucial/CT480M500SSD/
By the time I do this of me I am also going to have a 16 GB RAM instead of the 4 Gb
Now remember my MacBook Pro 15" non-retina mid 2012 i7 2.3 Hz

First, see my one and only user tip -> Upgrading your MacBook Pro with a Solid State Drive. It has some tips that may be of help.
Secondly, either of the drives that you've chosen should work well in your MacBook Pro. "Micron" is also the manufacturer of the Crucial SSD. I'm just a bit skeptical about the first because of the unknown nature of the beast... and I doubt that it has the most recent technology built into the Crucial M500 480GB.
You can buy from Crucial or through OWC - I would just pick the one with the cheaper price but I would definitely get the M500 series over the somewhat 'older' (based upon m4 technology, I'm betting) Micron drive.
Good luck... call back should you have any questions.
Clinton

Recently upgraded my macbook pro 13 late 2009 to an ssd but only getting a quarter of the speed

Hi, i recently upgraded my macbook pro 13 inch to a OCZ VERTEX 3 240gb ssd. The drive is supposed to be able to have write speeds of 500mb/s and read speeds of up to 550 mb/s but when i run a speed test on the disk im only getting a max write speed of around 105 mb/s, and read speed of 137mb/s ish, now the negotiated speed is only 1.5gb/s I have trim enabled, and i have tried changing the link speed but with no luck. The drive is rated for 6gb/s also. The drive is not in the hard drive bay because my hard drive cable is broken, i have it in the optical bay right now, could someone please help me or tell me how to make the drive at least go up to sata 3 speeds,

The 2009 MBPs were built with a very cheaply made HDD to LB cable. So I bet if you change that cable you will see more speed from that SSD.

What's the best SSD for a Macbook Pro 13" Mid 2010?

Hello.
I will upgrade my 2010 Macbook Pro. I need to know what's the best SSD for my Macbook Pro. I was thinking about those:
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- CRUCIAL SSD M4 128 GB
- CORSAIR SSD Force Series GS 128 GB
- SAMSUNG SSD 840 Series Basic 2.5" - 120 GB (MZ-7TD120BW)
- CRUCIAL SSD interno Crucial v4 - 128 GB
Those are the easiest to find on Portugal.

It is my understanding that SATA III is backwards compatible to SATA II so that should not be an issue for your selection process.
As an aside, you might be interested to know that your MBP can now have 16 GB RAM installed.
http://blog.macsales.com/16353-owc-announces-maxram-memory-upgrades-to-16gb-for- 2010-mac-mini-macbook-and-macbook-pro
Ciao.

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hi im using macbook pro early 2011.
now i want to upgrade my macbook pro.
can i use 7.5 mm SSD harddisk on my macbook ??
is 7.5 mm SSD fit for macbookpro ??
Best Regards.
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If you want to provide a link to the specific drive, we can let you know for sure. Only a few manufacturers are making 7.5mm 2.5" drives and they should all fit without a problem. You may be paying a premium for the thinner form factor however. They're really designed to take up less space letting manufacturers make their machines even thinner. If you don't need a 7.5mm drive, you may be able to get an equally well performing, but possibly higher capacity 9.5mm SSD instead.

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I am looking to upgrading my Macbook Pro 2009 2.53 GHz processor and 8GB RAM.
The planned upgrade this time is an SSD.
I think I want a 120-128GB SSD. It will fit the Lion OS and applications and some application content as well. May be my photos and Aperture and my documents folder which I access the most frequently.
Question I have and one that I have not managed to answer after some research even, is that SSD is the best one for the Mac. And what SSD is the best bang for the buck.
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I am not eager to do anything that tinkers with the OS settings etc. Opening the machine and installing this in place of the CD ROM will be enough of an adventure for me
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Hi,
I would like to know if it's normal, as I don'T find the results on Xbench and Blackmagic satisfying.
I just upgraded my macbook pro 13" mid 2010 2.66ghz dual-core, 8gb ram with a OWC mercury electra 6G 120gb SSD. I swaped my optical drive for my old HDD WD 500gb and I connected my SSD to the SATA (both are pluged on SATAII 3gb). I did a clean install of maverick onto the SSD and I installed most of my apps like aperture and FCPX on it to benefit from the speed.
Here is the last Xbench test :
I resetted the SMC and the pRAM, but I get the same results.
I find them pretty low compared to the advertised results even though I am on SATAII...
Do you find this normal?

Thank you clintonfrombirmingham, I contacted OWC through their Live chat technical support. The technician sent me a copy of Quick Bench to run my tests and it seems to be a lot more accurate. Here are the results :

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How would you upgrade my MacBook Pro 15" to maximize performance? No dollar limit.

I love my MCB, but am not technical.
Spend my money, theoretically -- If you had an unlimited budget to upgrade this system to make it fast and more efficient, what would you buy or do to it?
I'm deciding if I should scrap it and get a new MacBook Pro 13" instead. I like my MCB 15", but it seems to be getting hung up alot with the spinning rainbow, everyday apps freezing or crashing, and just slow when I have multiple windows open in Safari and Firefox at same time. I realize that the sites I browse to are more graphic intensive than they were when I got the MCB in 2008, but I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to spend some $$$ to upgrade whatever I can and save my pennies for a newer Mac in a year or two. Safari and Mail crash or get hung a lot, Photo Booth folder is mysteriously empty,
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MacBook Pro 15"
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GeForce 8600M GT:
Chipset Model:          GeForce 8600M GT
Type:          Display
Bus:          PCIe
PCIe Lane Width:          x4
VRAM (Total):          256 MB
Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:          0x0407
Revision ID:          0x00a1
ROM Revision:          3212
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
Vendor:          Intel
Product:          ICH8-M AHCI
Speed:          1.5 Gigabit
Description:          AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2834
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x1a
BRCM2046 Hub:
Product ID:          0x4500
Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:          1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
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I would like more USB port options (maybe a high grade extendor???) for Logitech laptop cooler, external HD, VOIP device, wired mouse, wired keyboard (I prefer wired).
Thanks again.

Hello Neville,
Thanks for looking in to this and alerting me. I don't know how to interpret all the data in the descriptions of the USBs in your post (or mine, for that matter) Which descriptive line/codes show a USB 1.0 and a USB 2.0. I would like to understand how to read that.
Here's how I determined both are 2.0.
1. I checked my serial number at this Apple link and confirmed it is MacBook Pro 15" Early Version.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4132
2. Then I looked up the technical specifications at this Apple support link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP4
3. .Then I double-checked and looked up tech specs at this EveryMac link:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2 .4-15-santa-rosa-specs.html
Both links say two USB 2.0 ports. I just took it for granted that they are both correct.
Much appreciation for your help.
M
Here's exactly what is listed in my About This Mac under USB:
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2834
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x1a
Hub:
Product ID:          0x2046
Vendor ID:          0x0451 (Texas Instruments)
Version:          1.25
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Location ID:          0x1a200000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
BRCM2046 Hub:
Product ID:          0x4500
Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:          1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
Bluetooth USB Host Controller:
Product ID:          0x820f
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.80
Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a110000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
Hub:
Product ID:          0x2046
Vendor ID:          0x0451 (Texas Instruments)
Version:          1.25
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Location ID:          0x1a200000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
BRCM2046 Hub:
Product ID:          0x4500
Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:          1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
Bluetooth USB Host Controller:
Product ID:          0x820f
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.80
Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a110000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
Bluetooth USB Host Controller:
Product ID:          0x820f
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.80
Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a110000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2830
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x1d
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2831
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x3d
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2835
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x3a
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2832
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x5d
Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:
Product ID:          0x0230
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          0.70
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple, Inc.
Location ID:          0x5d200000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          40
IR Receiver:
Product ID:          0x8242
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          0.16
Speed:          Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Computer, Inc.
Location ID:          0x5d100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          100
Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:
Product ID:          0x0230
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          0.70
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple, Inc.
Location ID:          0x5d200000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          40
IR Receiver:
Product ID:          0x8242
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          0.16
Speed:          Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Computer, Inc.
Location ID:          0x5d100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          100
USB High-Speed Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBEHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2836
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0xfd
Built-in iSight:
Product ID:          0x8502
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.60
Serial Number:          8T82D00GB0003L00
Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0xfd400000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          500
Built-in iSight:
Product ID:          0x8502
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.60
Serial Number:          8T82D00GB0003L00
Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0xfd400000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          500
USB High-Speed Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBEHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x283a
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0xfa

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Hi there,
I've tried to use two different SSDs in my MacBook Pro 13" (early 2011). The first one (Samsung 840 Series, 500GB) crashed after two days: the beachball appeared and after a restart there was this question mark-symbol on my screen: no system found. Had to send this SSD back to Amazon. A few days later I've bought a new one, a SanDisk Extreme with 450GB. I've used it for two days, then my system crashed again and after a restart of my Mac I couldn't get any further than to the grey apple-symbol. Even the recovery partition didn't work anymore. Does anyone of you have the same problem with his (or her) MacBook Pro 13" (early 2011) - and any ideas for a solution?
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