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    Samsung 850 EVO alternatives for 2011 MBP

    I have an early 2011 MBP 13" right now and would like to upgrade with an SSD. (The RAM upgrade didn't seem to have any noticable changes) I have heard many issues regarding 850 EVO installation on Macs, thus OWC is more recommended for us I guess? Since the 850 EVO has the best value, what...
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    Issue with iMac SSD upgrade

    I recently upgraded my mid-2010 27" iMac with a new Samsung 850-Evo SSD and am running into a weird problem. The install was easy with the adapter I used from OWC with the thermal sensor, nothing out of the ordinary occurred, no breaks, no broken display cable. SMC and PRAM all reset. When I...
    • RobotMan
    • Thread
    • apple hardware test el capitain error imac imac 27 mid-2010 reboot ssd upgrading white screen
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  3. Sam Leach

    Mid 2010 13-inch Mbp slow SSD performance

    Hi, I have a Mid 2010 13-inch MacBook Pro that I upgraded with a OCZ Vertex 2 120GB (SATA 2) in late 2012. I also put 8GB of RAM in it at the same time. After more than 3 years of use I ran Blackmagic Disk Speed Test today and I am not getting over 100MB/s on either read or write (below). Is...
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    Old Hard Drive wont eject

    So i just installed an SSD into my 2012 Macbook pro (non retina) cloned it using super duper and put the old HD in a portable enclosure. now when i plug that HD into the usb I can't eject it because it says its being used and can only shut down.. Does anyone have an idea why or a fix? let me...
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    MBPr water damaged, how do I get data out?

    So my cat knocked over a glass and poured water right on to the keyboard of my MBPr 13". My bad, should not have had any liquid in a container without a lid near the laptop. Now the MBPr would not boot and I'm not sure how I can get my data out. I used to have all of my data synced to other...
  6. jdolan

    Why is my 2009 iMac making a clicking sound?

    My 2009 iMac is making a faint clicking (or knocking) sound. I thought this was the sound of the hard drive was going bad, so I replaced it with a solid state drive. It is still making this sound after installing the SSD. You can hear the regular click in this video...
    • jdolan
    • Thread
    • clicking sound hdd imac ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  7. Papa Goose

    late 2009 iMac SSD upgrade

    Hell guru's I have a 27" that i upgraded to 16gb ram and it's running ok. I'm now thinking about changing the existing 1TB hard drive for a Scan Disk 960gb SSD. Anyone done this and what was the result? Some say it will speed up the machine, other say unless I change the motherboard it wont...
  8. kcorbbrock

    Resolved Resize Internal SSD

    I recently upgraded my original internal 750GB disk drive to a new SanDisk Ultra II 960GB SSD. Before installing, I cloned the original drive to this new SSD. After install, I realized there was an unallocated amount of free space (209.91GB) that I unintentional partitioned. I've tried to resize...
    • kcorbbrock
    • Thread
    • disk utility el capitan hard drive partition ssd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    iMac 1TB Fusion & iMac 2TB Fusion Compared

    About a week ago I purchased a Late 2015 iMac with the following specs... 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB DDR3 Ram AMD R9 M390 2048MB 1 TB Fusion Drive I loved the screen, but was honestly a little underwhelmed with the speed. I was not surprised at all when I read that Apple had switched the SSD...
    • wepiii
    • Thread
    • 1tb 2tb fusion imac speed ssd
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iMac
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    External or internal SSD to run iOS on iMac late 2009

    Hi I need expertise here. I want to boost my old 21,5 iMac late 2009, 1 TB 5400 rpm with a SSD drive to run iOS from. a. Would you recommend replacing the internal drive or buying an external SSD with thunderbolt? b. What do I need to run iOS if I go for an external solution, 128, 256 or...
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