[Official] SSD/HDD/RAM queries

[DarkAngelAceV2]

ah ic.. thanks mod for changing the title...

am planning to get this, cos getting a ssd is way too ex + max is 320? (costing an arm n leg)

hope they'll solve the issues soon.. my mbp 2009 uni body takes 2 min to load

 

[siegeholler]

[Official] SSD/HDD RAM queries

hi guys,

i have a macbook, bought in early 2009.. 160GB HDD, 2GB RAM

thinking of upgrading both.. can i do it in funan? ask a shop to do it? scared if i open up and change something might go wrong? anyone can recommend a shop + pricing?

think there was a shop that offered this service.. read it somewhere on this forum b4 i think..

 

[djzilch]

I also want to kno this
been thinking of getting WD Scorpion Blue 500GB and installing myself but i dont really have the tools necessary to open my mac - plus i have very sweaty hands and im really worried to touch something and break my macbook pro (2010 model)

Any reputable shop that can do upgrade hdd for us for a small fee?

 

[alpha_kenny1]

SGL, SLS 2nd flr is quite reputable.

 

[Zantesuken]

i can do it for u. at a cheaper cost.

 

[NightFalcon8]

For the Unibody MBPs, it is much easier to replace the HDD. My Pre-Unibody 15" MBP had more than 20 screws! However, I've managed to replace the HDD to a WD Black Scorpio 500GB last month!

I suppose you can purchase the items in SLSQ and take your time to replace the items at home. Just slowly and steadily!

 

[siegeholler]

SGL, SLS 2nd flr is quite reputable.

how much will it cost to replace to 500GB, 4GB ram? thx

 

[wakao82]

MBP Rams

Hi guys,

anyone of u knw where to get strontium rams from funan?

i will be passing there tml so might wan to get rams from there ...

another ques is i knw mbp 2008 only support up to 6gb ... so shld i get 4 + 2 gb ram or 4gb x 2?

any kind souls to reply to my queries?

 

[devilcm3]

Hi guys,

anyone of u knw where to get strontium rams from funan?

i will be passing there tml so might wan to get rams from there ...

another ques is i knw mbp 2008 only support up to 6gb ... so shld i get 4 + 2 gb ram or 4gb x 2?

any kind souls to reply to my queries?

4GB + 2GB

you will be wasting other 2GB by buying 2x4GB

 

[leinad]

Hi guys,

anyone of u knw where to get strontium rams from funan?

i will be passing there tml so might wan to get rams from there ...

another ques is i knw mbp 2008 only support up to 6gb ... so shld i get 4 + 2 gb ram or 4gb x 2?

any kind souls to reply to my queries?

Contact Kaira?

http://www.strontium.biz/company/distributors.htm

While you're at it, could you do me a favour and check for the latest 2x4GB 1333Mhz ones too, for the latest MBPs? Thanks! =)

/Dan

 

[wakao82]

hi leinad,

no problem ... i will check out the pricing for u ...

 

[devilcm3]

Contact Kaira?

http://www.strontium.biz/company/distributors.htm

While you're at it, could you do me a favour and check for the latest 2x4GB 1333Mhz ones too, for the latest MBPs? Thanks! =)

/Dan

hi , i think in the neighbour V forum you can check for cheap BNIB RAMS
i got mine from there

 

[siaoxing07]

its under shipping methods. anw i just ordered mine, with the 5% code! usd93.09 after discount + free shipping.

hi..

can advice how you do that? the utimatecoupon link doesnt seem to work for me

 

[parchiao]

What SSD considerations for MBP 15" 2010?

Need help from the wise MBP users here.

I have a 2010 15" MBP, have no intention of getting the latest version of MBP for the right reasons. Now thinking of upgrading my HD to a 128GB SSD. What considerations should I be looking at when getting one?

I read about performance degradation and and MBP problems with SSDs and all that stuff, but I have no clue as to what all this means.

 

[wakao82]

hi , i think in the neighbour V forum you can check for cheap BNIB RAMS
i got mine from there

it's okay ... i prefer to get my rams on the spot ... nd it a bit urgent

 

[tm.chen]

with the latest SSDs, you shouldn't be facing any of those problems. Performance degradation happens when you used all the cells in the SSD and need to write over new data on it. The SSD need to clean up the cell first before you can do that, slowing down the write times.

 

[dreamer_toons]

I'm using the Intel SSD. So far so good.

 

[devilcm3]

i think its TRIM , a feature that you need to look in buying a SSD for MAC

 

[cHAmy27]

Is strontium ram good?

 

[leinad]

Is strontium ram good?

For their Mac series, they use Hynix chips which are what Apple uses for their machines out of the factory.

/Dan