Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Can any 2.5" SATA drive be used in a 13.3" MacBook Pro? Date: 5 Oct 2015 22:47:24 GMT Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <56106305$0$24765$2c56edd9@usenetrocket.com> <6cadndJMYdYtuYzLnZ2dnUU7-VudnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net sGoh+ckJePypU3aJa1LTMQYe1qfwkcUxvzPQPuOO46lrbDGB2g Cancel-Lock: sha1:O309nFECNS/s0WOhB/SdHgufosY= sha1:hFQ2z3jSRbLdgZVHuvvcW6qJgLs= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.0 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:81668 Ant wrote: >>>>>> I put a Crucial SSD into my 2010 MacBook Pro 13", and it made a world of >>>>>> difference. >>>>> >>>>> Funny, that's the same brand too for the 500 GB SSD as of yesterday. It >>>>> was about $200. >>> >>>> Have you enabled FileVault? >>> >>> Yes, that was fast too. It only took an hour compared to HDD that never >>> finished! I guess HDD got stuck during FileVault? Also, we physically >>> destroyed the old HDD. :P > >> So did you end up skipping going to Apple to let them run a diagnostic to >> see if anything else was wrong with it? They would have done that for free >> and given you a quote, I believe. > > No, I did mention it earlier. The waiting to see a person after > checking was long (30 minutes!) in the crowded store. It was confirmed > that the HDD was going bad with its SMART status. Everything else seems > to work even after the drive swap too. That's reassuring. > Also, it would have been free, > but my client still want them to have the drive even if he had to pay > for it. :( That's cool. It's his money! I physically destroy all of my hard drives before tossing them out. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR