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Title: How to add a fast new SSD to your old Mac or MacBook for only $150 Post by: HCK on October 01, 2017, 04:05:20 pm How to add a fast new SSD to your old Mac or MacBook for only $150
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/ssdreplacement.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1408)</div><p>When I first wrote about using solid state drives (SSDs) to radically improve the performance of older Macs (https://9to5mac.com/2015/02/16/macbook-mac-mini-mac-pro-ssd-swap/), high-capacity SSDs were just beginning to become affordable. Replacing a Mac’s 500GB or 1TB hard drive with a same-sized SSD required at least $250 back then, but the benefits were tremendous: even an aging machine became markedly (5x) faster, silent, and — unexpectedly — more fun to use. All for much less than the price of a new Mac.</p> <p>Today, high-capacity SSDs are more affordable than ever. Replacing your old 500GB hard drive with a same-sized SSD from a reputable manufacturer costs only $150 (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5&ie=UTF8&th=1&keywords=samsung%252Bssd%252B1tb&tag=trust925-20&qid=1506603639), while 1TB drives are under $330 (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRFFAS/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5&ie=UTF8&th=1&keywords=samsung%252Bssd%252B1tb&tag=trust925-20&qid=1506603639), each $100 less than only a couple of years ago. Once unthinkably huge 2TB (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B010QD6W9I/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5&ie=UTF8&th=1&keywords=samsung%252Bssd%252B1tb&tag=trust925-20&qid=1506603639) and 4TB SSDs (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B01G844OOO/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5&ie=UTF8&th=1&keywords=samsung%252Bssd%252B1tb&tag=trust925-20&qid=1506603639) are now commonly available, too, albeit at eye-watering prices.</p> <p>With this week’s release of macOS High Sierra (https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/25/macos-high-sierra-now-available/), Apple has officially made SSDs its preferred Mac storage solution, introducing the new APFS standard to further optimize SSD performance over Fusion and traditional hard drives. So this is a perfect time to revisit the topic of SSD upgrades; if you held out before, now’s the time to jump in!</p> <p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/29/how-to-add-fast-ssd-to-old-mac-macbook/#more-501963" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501963&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501963&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?i=DgwblZNXXms:aRJe8hqRU6c:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?a=DgwblZNXXms:aRJe8hqRU6c:D7DqB2pKExk) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~4/DgwblZNXXms" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: How to add a fast new SSD to your old Mac or MacBook for only $150 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/DgwblZNXXms/) |