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    macbook solid state drive question

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mixer5911, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. mixer5911

    mixer5911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    i'm thinking of getting a mac book, either pro or regular, and i wanted to know if i could get the standard SATA hard drive and just upgrade to SSD later on? or do I have to get it with the notebook directly from apple when i buy it?
     
    mixer5911, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. dseo80

    dseo80 Notebook Consultant

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    many posts in the hardware forum have shown mac users successfully installing aftermarket SSDs. (OCZ Vertex, Samsung 256GB from memory, but probably many more)
     
    dseo80, Mar 30, 2009
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  3. RogueMonk

    RogueMonk Notebook Deity

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    Yes, you can. It will upgrade to an ssd just as easily as to a mechanical hard drive.
     
    RogueMonk, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Any 2.5inch SATA SSD will work fine with your MB, just as a regular HDD would. ;)

    EDIT: RogueMonk beat me to it...
     
    Colton, Mar 30, 2009
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  5. mixer5911

    mixer5911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks guys!
     
    mixer5911, Mar 30, 2009
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