Adding a dual drive?
I have a mcb pro 17 mid 2009 and recently I have been thinking on adding a ssd drive by replacing the super drive for performance gains. Is it worth it and if so which is the best suitable ssd drive for it?
Is this a good question?
5 Comments
Thanks for the answer Mayer, can you recommend me a ssd ?
by cellac
cellac I really need to know your storage needs, If you are using large programs like Photoshop or you are just doing word processing and internet browsing. A SSHD could well fit your needs and obviate the need and expense of an SSD and bay adapter. This would possibly allow a RAM upgrade on a limited budget (which may be all you really need).
by mayer
mayer, I rarely use Photoshop or other large programs, I have replaced my hd for a 1 TB and still have the original 4GB RAM config. But when booting and having many programs opened at once that's when the machine really suffers.
by cellac
Yeah, increasing the RAM from 4GB to the maximum 8GB would definitely help, especially if you're shutting down with multiple applications open and they're re-opening at startup. For example, a web browser will attempt to reload every page that was open when you shut down. So there's a drive hit, a RAM hit and a network hit, as the browser attempts to reconnect to all the servers it got the pages/tabs from originally.
iFixit carries 4GB PC3-8500 SODIMMs for $40 apiece; OWC has a matched pair (2x4GB) for $68.
by adlerpe
Your systems specs: MacBook Pro 17" 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid-2009)
by Dan