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^I guess 330 would be the best value, was on sale a few days ago on Amazon. Rebates are what I hate though, $70 rebate on the Intel 330 180gb. $130 AR....
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I don't like rebates either, but $130 for a 180 Intel SSD?
Wow, that's one heck of an attractive deal.
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Agree 100%.
I would put the SSD internally and the spinner in the DVD slot, so if I had to return the DVD to its place, I would still have a functioning computer.
To the OP. I know nothing about...
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Only thing I can think of is having 2 different hard drive with 2 different OS on them right now which would mean I might have to get 2 SSD. I just don't know how the storage will work at this...
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I would recommend going with option 2 as well. Swapping out the optical drive isn't very difficult. Also, I would recommend leaving the HDD in the original spot & putting your SSD where the optical...
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How come I've been hearing the opposite? Putting the Hard Drive in the optical cradle while putting the SSD in the hard drive slot? I heard that the "drop protection" still works or something as long...
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Mine are all X25's and I can't say which would be your best choice today.
I've heard that the new 330 model gives good performance for the dollar, however the more expensive ones are bound to be...
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Very good point.
Sure it will. I do it all the time.
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Also been a while since I've installed Windows 7 but if I remember correctly I had to move the OSX disk to the optibay and the put the bootcamp Disk into the original slot & install bootcamp. After...
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So is it possible to install both OSX and Windows 7 first in the original HDD slot and then just swap out the optical drive for the other hard drive? I don't really know how will boot camp work...
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I concur on all counts.
My fave is the Air 13 and if I had money to toss away, that's what I would buy (running Windows of course).
As it stands, I have a 13 inch Dell Ultra Slim, also made out of...
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Yeah, I've used a SSD in my MacBook Pro before but took it out when I was building a new desktop didn't want to get a new SSD for boot drive so I just swapped out the drives and left the MBP w/ the...
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What SSD would you recommend? So many SSD deals lately, not sure which one is worth getting. The hard drive will be the stock hard drive 320gb 5400 rpm, mainly my concern is storing photos....
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Putting aside that one of them is an Apple OS that I know nothing about, a dual boot on two hard drives can be done, naturally, and the basic way to select which one boots, is in the bios, but that's...
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I won't buy anything but Intels.
I believe them to be the most reliable and long lasting and any claimed superior speed from the competitors, never amounts to anything I can discern.
The Crucial M4...
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Which Intel? 330 or 520? I'm hoping to get at least 60-80gb per partition for the OS. So I think I would want at least 120gb-160gb at the best price possible.
I previously own a few SSD, 2...
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Yup.. Kind of want to pull the trigger right now but not really in a rush. I just want to have it by when school starts again. Feel like I want to gain some speed on my mac, previously didn't have...
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Also, if you want to run windows from the optical bay drive you will need to first install Windows 7 (Bootcamp) in the Original HDD position while you're optical drive is still installed & once...
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I think it is only Mac related, how bootcamp will not install from external optical drive or something. Other laptops/PC will be able to let you install via usb drive or external optical drive etc.
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To my knowledge, you must have OS X installed before you can install BootCamp.
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Hmm.. debating which SSD to get now.. Sandisk Extreme 240gb for $180 (starting tomorrow), Intel 330 180gb for $135 after $70 rebate (from Amazon), or wait for Samsung 830 256gb to go for around $200...
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This is correct. I even modified my OS X Boot Camp Assistant files to enable the USB installation method that they give the MBA by default. It still wouldn't boot from USB, even when I let BCA create...
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^Yeah, that's the main problem if I had to use 2 hard drives. One hard drive dual booting I know how it works, but 2 hard drive, I'm not so sure.
Guess it's time for me to find a hard drive...
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Alright guys, I'm thinking about upgrading the hard drive in my 2010 MacBook Pro 13, giving myself 2 options. 1) Direct replacement: Replace original 320gb hard drive with a Seagate Momentus XT 750gb...
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Option 2 is probably the best way to go. I would recommend going with an Intel drive, they are the most stable and reliable.
Since you have the option of having two hard drives I would go with a...
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Dual boot will be way way better than vmware.
If it were me, I would dual boot both systems on the same SSD and have all the data on a big 7200 rpm spinner in the DVD slot.
You'd get the best...
