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Re: SSD in Older MB Pro?

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Davoud:
> > The internal HD on my "17-Inch Early 2008" MacBook Pro has failed...
> > Can it use an SSD?
> > ...

David Empson:
> Yes. The only catch is likely to be that OS X doesn't enable Trim
> support by default with third party SSDs, and that feature might not
> exist unless you are running a new enough version of OS X.
> 
> You need to use "Trim Enabler" (free unless you want the advanced
> features) to turn it on, and will need to run it again after any OS
> update because OS X restores its default settings.
> 
> http://www.cindori.org/software/trimenabler/
> 
> I see they have an older version which supports Snow Leopard. The
> current version requires Lion or later.

Currently running 10.8.5 Mountain Lion. Software Update wants me to
upgrade to Mavericks. I assume it would not present that message if the
machine could not run Mavericks?

I've never heard of "Trim Enable." Is "Trim Enable" a necessity or nice
to have due to a speed advantage?

> The Crucial M550 has the advantage of protection against data corruption
> on power loss. That might be an issue for an older MacBook Pro which
> might have a battery that is wearing out or cannot be replaced (unless
> you bought a spare battery before Apple stopped selling them - probably
> too late now as that model was discontinued more than five years ago;
> you might still be able to get one as a service part in California,
> where the support limit is seven years).

Luckily, I have two pretty good batteries. In any case, I don't run
this machine from battery; it's a desktop machine.

> In your position, the other one I'd consider is the Samsung 840EVO
> series, which if I remember right has performance advantages (possibly
> not achievable on an older Mac which doesn't have SATA III).
> 
> http://www.anandtech.com has useful technical reviews of SSDs, including
> those two series.

Thanks for taking time to post a most helpful reply.

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SSD in Older MB Pro? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-05-22 19:22 -0400
  Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-05-23 13:03 +1200
    Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-05-22 21:24 -0400
      Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-05-23 19:38 +1200
    Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 02:52 +0000
      Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 04:50 +0000
        Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 07:05 +0000
          Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 12:07 +0000
    Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-23 04:20 +0000
      Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? billy@MIX.COM - 2014-05-24 00:38 +0000
  Re: SSD in Older MB Pro? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-23 02:51 +0000

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