Rick Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm want an iMac. Should I invest in the SSD drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hell yes. Once you start using an SSD for your OS, you will never go back to spinning disk. One of the best investments you can make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 may be worth upgrading after the fact tho... depending on your comfort level in doing that... imac takes 2.5" drives right? you can get a 1tb SSD for under $600 these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hell yes. Once you start using an SSD for your OS, you will never go back to spinning disk. One of the best investments you can make. This...soooo much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks for the help. Here are my choices for an iMac adding SSD. 256GB Flash Storage [Add $200.00] 512GB Flash Storage [Add $500.00] 1TB Flash Storage [Add $1000.00] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks for the help. Here are my choices for an iMac adding SSD. 256GB Flash Storage [Add $200.00] 512GB Flash Storage [Add $500.00] 1TB Flash Storage [Add $1000.00] It's all about your budget, and how much storage you need. As Go said earlier..if you are comfortable updating your drive after the fact, you will save tons of cash. If not just get as much as you need/can afford. you can always attach an external drive to it too, if you choose one of the smaller ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 It's all about your budget, and how much storage you need. As Go said earlier..if you are comfortable updating your drive after the fact, you will save tons of cash. If not just get as much as you need/can afford. you can always attach an external drive to it too, if you choose one of the smaller ones. Exactly. And keep in mind, with Apple laptops and Time Machine, switching out the HDD and restoring the OS and files is easy as hell. If you don't have an immediate need for the extra space, buy just what you need, then upgrade later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron~Popeil Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 With a lot of components you can save serious money by buying them from alternate sources. I won't pay apple store prices for components I can install myself. That being said there is nothing like having the speed and reliability of an SSD drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I also have a MacBook Pro Spring 2011 running Mavericks. It has an HD drive. Can I take it to an Apple store and have them put an SSD in and move all my field over to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I also have a MacBook Pro Spring 2011 running Mavericks. It has an HD drive. Can I take it to an Apple store and have them put an SSD in and move all my field over to it? Sure but it'll cost you. The unibody MacBook Pro is easy to swap the HD out of; why not just buy a new drive from Crucial or the like and restore your backup? You simply boot off of your Time Machine backup and choose to restore it. Unless you're horribly uncomfortable with that sort of thing, then by all means have the folks at Apple do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Sure but it'll cost you. The unibody MacBook Pro is easy to swap the HD out of; why not just buy a new drive from Crucial or the like and restore your backup? You simply boot off of your Time Machine backup and choose to restore it. Unless you're horribly uncomfortable with that sort of thing, then by all means have the folks at Apple do it for you. this. i have upgraded my drives dozens of times.... it really couldnt be easier to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I guess if I could watch someone doing it once before I did, I would do it. I have too many files I would not want to lose. I just know Apple prices are always higher, but Apple has the best buyer protection in the world for computers, iPhones, iPads, iPod, Apple TV, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I guess if I could watch someone doing it once before I did, I would do it. I have too many files I would not want to lose. I just know Apple prices are always higher, but Apple has the best buyer protection in the world for computers, iPhones, iPads, iPod, Apple TV, ... there are 1,000's of youtube videos showing it being done. a 1tb SSD is under $600 on amazon. also, i THINK the imac has 2 HD slots, so you can put your old one in as a secondary drive and not even have to transfer the data if you dont want to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 there are 1,000's of youtube videos showing it being done. a 1tb SSD is under $600 on amazon. also, i THINK the imac has 2 HD slots, so you can put your old one in as a secondary drive and not even have to transfer the data if you dont want to.. :39: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 :39: ifixit.com has teardown videos or photo sets too, showing every step of taking it apart. youll be able to see if its still got two slots and how easy it is to open up, etc. if it has two slots, you may wanna get a smaller SSD to save $$ and use the SSD for mavericks and apps you install, and use the other drive for other storage... just another option... but running everything from ssd would be awesome.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Thanks for all the help guys. [attachment=1264:image.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorclaws Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hijacking this old thread since I have more questions on using a SSD. I got a new laptop and immediately switched out the HDD for a 240gb SSD. Are there any settings with the computer itself I should change also to optimise performance? I read online about turning on the TRIM command (?) and disabling defrag. I read somewhere else the windows 8 will optimise a SSD automatically and you shouldn't do anything. I'm completely new to SSD so any tips are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hijacking this old thread since I have more questions on using a SSD. I got a new laptop and immediately switched out the HDD for a 240gb SSD. Are there any settings with the computer itself I should change also to optimise performance? I read online about turning on the TRIM command (?) and disabling defrag. I read somewhere else the windows 8 will optimise a SSD automatically and you shouldn't do anything. I'm completely new to SSD so any tips are appreciated. Modern operating systems (W8, OS X 10.9, Linux kernel 3+) will take care of any SSD needs automatically, both in regard to performance and longevity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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