solid state is a good idea for most things but the price, as you say is pretty high. a 512gb card for the mac is about £800 or so at the moment.
lew On 7 Mar 2012, at 13:40, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Ah! > > I would like a Solid state drive but, they're still a bit too expensive for > me. I'm fairly certain I will have one in my next Mac. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 6:18 AM, Mr. L. Alexander <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> no worries ric. >> >> a little note. when you turn off your mac and disconnect everything, as soon >> as you've removed the base lid, touch the lid as a ground. then start work >> on memory exchange. I probably have the same unit as you. mine is a mid 2010 >> 2.66 500gb model. about to upgrade both ram and HDD. plan is either 500gb >> 7200rpm or 1tb 5400 or 750gb 7200 rpm. the drive upgrade is also the same >> kind of method. except it's not clip based, there's a locator screw. >> >> lew >> >> On 7 Mar 2012, at 11:15, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Ah! Great. I just order my 8GB of RAM which cost $39, and I should be >>> doing this early next week. Thanks. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Mr. L. Alexander >>> <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> no 1 pozi / phillips driver. you can use jewellers screw drivers which are >>>> very cheap or find your nearest computer store who may have micro >>>> screwdrivers. >>>> >>>> it's the best thing to do performing a memory upgrade, especially with >>>> memory prices getting better for certain machines. the memory for my >>>> macbook pro would cost me about 38 including delivery so when I get >>>> chance, that's what's happening. then an HDD upgrade. >>>> >>>> lew >>>> >>>> On 7 Mar 2012, at 08:29, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ah! >>>>> >>>>> Great. BTW, do I need any special screw drivers? I Just ask because the >>>>> screws seem mighty small to me. >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:50 AM, "Mr. L. Alexander" >>>>> <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> the upgrade is very simple in deed. it's a simple case of removing a set >>>>>> of case screws located under the macbook pro. the lid underneeth simply >>>>>> lifts off revealing the HD drive, logic board and ram, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> the ram is held in place by 2 retention clips per stick, so simply touch >>>>>> the two retention clips and gently spread them so that the sticks pop up >>>>>> then remove them. >>>>>> >>>>>> remove the new memory from the packaging and then install. >>>>>> >>>>>> re install the lid with the screws and then reboot the laptop. >>>>>> >>>>>> please note the following... >>>>>> >>>>>> unplug the laptop from the mains and other conections you may have like >>>>>> ethernet cables, USB, etc and ensure your laptop is TURNED OFF. >>>>>> >>>>>> lew >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7 Mar 2012, at 07:02, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello list, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a stock mid 2010 Macbook Pro. I want to upgrade the memory >>>>>>> from 4 to 8GB of RAM. Has anyone on list done a similar upgrade? If >>>>>>> so, How difficult did you find the task? 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