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    will this SSD fit into a macbook pro 15 inch???

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dmitrip, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. dmitrip

    dmitrip Notebook Guru

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    hey guys, I am looking to buy a macbook pro 15 inch very soon and I decided that I will buy a good quality SSD with it, i know its expensive but I think it will be worth it, anyways I was looking at the following two SSD and it seems that they have pretty good reading and writing speeds:

    http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4365580&CatId=4217

    http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4364406&CatId=4216

    my question is this, which one is the better one of the two? and also I came across the following SSD, which states that it is a mac version!!??

    http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4627557&CatId=4212

    that got me really confused and I was wondering what is the difference between a mac edition SSD and a non-Mac edition SSD and will the above two SSD's fit into the new macbook pros and work properly?

    thank you very much!
     
    dmitrip, Jun 21, 2009
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  2. owais

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    macbook pro 15" uses a 2.5" HDD so any 2.5" SSD will work.

    they will all work fine. there is no such thing as a mac or pc or anything else hard drive.
    its just a hard drive which you format and then use....
     
    owais, Jun 21, 2009
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  3. dmitrip

    dmitrip Notebook Guru

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    even a SATA II SSD?
     
    dmitrip, Jun 21, 2009
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    i aint too good on this but i think sata2 is to do with the speed it can go up to.
    sata connecter is a sata for sata1 or sata2 should both work.

    most ssd's wont be sata1 as it will probably limit how fast they can transfer stuff whenthey are cabale of more.

    i guess how i can put it is is like putting a ferrari(SSD) on a road with a speed limit(sata?) and its being limited to only go so fast

    (unless you want to go quick enough to not yet those camera catch you :))


    EDIT: i think your macbook pro needs a sata 2 connector as well to be cable of using all of it fully and the unibody has sata2 i think
     
    owais, Jun 21, 2009
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  5. ichiban06

    ichiban06 Notebook Guru

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    Any SSD you buy will work on a Mac as long as it has Sata I or II and its 2.5".
     
    ichiban06, Jun 21, 2009
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  6. dmitrip

    dmitrip Notebook Guru

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    kk thanks, except now i am hesitating to buy a macbook pro because for some stupid reason apple decided to limit the SATA cap to 1.5 wow how much that angers me :mad:
     
    dmitrip, Jun 21, 2009
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  7. MrX8503

    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

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    I would not get an ssd if you're getting the new macbooks. Your performance will be cut in half!

    As its already stated..

    - Any 2.5 in will work
    - Mac edition is a marketing ploy, hard drives are hard drives.
     
    MrX8503, Jun 21, 2009
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  8. SP Forsythe

    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

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    I noticed that the first drive has a reported incompatibility with the Mac OS's sleep function. So it would seem that "Mac compatibility" may have some validity.
     
    SP Forsythe, Jun 22, 2009
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  9. WilliamG

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    No, it has zero validity. I'm using a Vertex in my 17" MacBook Pro with ZERO issues, and it's not a "Mac" version. On the OCZ forums, one of the moderators already admitted it's purely marketing.
     
    WilliamG, Jun 22, 2009
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    I think the only computer hardware where "Mac Edition" applies are video cards, and thats only because apple has a propriety connector.

    Sata connectors aren't propriety, they are universal
     
    MrX8503, Jun 22, 2009
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    the problem has been fixed with a software update, people are now getting full sata II speeds.
     
    ichiban06, Jun 22, 2009
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