A big +1 to Crucial. I use their SSD drives and memory as well. You can browse to their site and use the system configurator to match the right hardware to the drives you want to upgrade. They also show you what tools you’ll need and provide them at a very reasonable cost.
Big fan of Crucial and Mikron. > On Nov 3, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > hi, > > Most SSD's should work. I like the Crucial ones myself, but there's lots out > there that will do the job. You'll need to take into account the size of > your current HD and decide if you want the same size, smaller or bigger. It > all depends on your usage. It will likely be a matter of cost for you, but > the 512 GB ones would likely do the job. On my machine, I took out the > optical drive, installed my 7200 RPM 750 GB drive into that location and > installed the SSD into where the HD normally resides. With this > configuration, I only needed to purchase a 256 GB SSD as I created a Fusion > array between the old HD and new SSD, giving me a 1 TB Fusion Drive Lots of > storage and very quick. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 3, 2016, at 12:53, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com > <mailto:sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi: > So Sierra shouldn’t affect voiceover on such an old unit? > I’m going to have to buy the SSD and battery on my own. How do I pick which > SSD to purchase? If I can get more years out of this Mac then I’ll be happy. > When finances change, then I’ll upgrade. > >> On Nov 3, 2016, at 12:41 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com >> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> The SSD will actually make a huge difference. Since you already have 8 GB >> RAM, that's a good thing as well. I've put SSD's into quite a number of >> 2012 MBP's lately and the users have noticed huge improvements. With >> respect to installing Sierra on that machine, it's kind of your call. It >> will add some features, but some new features require newer hardware. It >> certainly shouldn't hurt your machine or slow it down that much with the >> installation of the SSD and with 8 GB of RAM on board. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Nov 3, 2016, at 11:31, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com >> <mailto:sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli> >> >> Hi guys: >> I found an authorized service center that will replace my MBP battery, but I >> have to order it from the Internet. I’m also thinking about letting them >> replace my 7200 rpm 500 HD with an SSD. My question is is it worth the hard >> drive upgrade? Will my MBP work faster? It has 8GB RAM right now with cor i7 >> processor. Also, is it worth having him install the latest Os, Sierra on a >> machine this old? I don’t want to sync a lot of money in to this machine, >> but I really cannot afoard to buy a new one. >> Battery will cost $99 $25 to put it in. He said it would cost $150 >> alltogetehr to put in SD. OF course, this doesn’t cost the price of the SSD. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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