[Official] SSD/HDD/RAM queries

[ahleong999]

Just to share:-

Upgraded the following:-

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
- with 2 X 4 GB Strontium (1066) for Mac Ram

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
- with 4 X 4 GB Strontium (1066) for Mac Ram
- enabled 64 bit kernel and extensions

Been running for the past 5 days. All works great and of course experienced a performance increase.

hihi..how much did u buy for the 4GB MBP RAM? can pm me? thx alot

 

[guanyu158]

owc also switched to 25nm. the new 115gb drive is us$230.

 

[jetpack1976]

hi guys, need some help here...

currently having a mid 2009 mbp

2.26ghz, 4gb ram, 120gb hd...

intending to upgrade to a 500gb black scorpion...

but on my harddisk contains both osx and win7 (bootcamp)

so is there anyway to xfer everything over to the new disk

and any shops whom provide such services?

and for the spare 120gb hd after we change, we can buy a HD cover, format it to become a portable external harddisk rite?

You might want to try either superduper or winclone. Heard winclone works well with boot camp. Copy sector by sector to the new harddisk and then you can replace it on a one to one basis. Both softwares are free but winclone is highly recommended but no longer supported. You still can find the old version floating around the net.

For me I am using superduper and carbon copy cloner. However, heard that they have problem cloning the bootcamp partition. I have a mac mini running win 7 bootcamp. Checked around and found that to backup the bootcamp partition is near impossible. Tried various software but no luck. Best way currently is still winclone. However, many reported mixed results when restoring or migrating.

Good Luck.

 

[Joeyian]

hey has anyone bought owc rams from simplymac? http://www.simplymac.sg/home/?page_id=4&category=4
how are the the rams from owc? please advise!

 

[Blackmel]

Hynix chip, working very well so far.

 

[speedzer]

hi guys

is MBP still having problem with SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HDD ?

thinking of replacing current hdd with it.

 

[Stingray72]

hey has anyone bought owc rams from simplymac? http://www.simplymac.sg/home/?page_id=4&category=4
how are the the rams from owc? please advise!

i bought from them the OWC 8GB 1333mhz kit for my mbp2011 15" and its working just fine.

 

[Joeyian]

Oh thanks! Think will be getting the 8gb kit! But I do not know how to install it myself..

 

[Joeyian]

Thanks! But does anyone know where in particular to buy Phillip screwdrivers?

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[sevensomerset]

Thanks! But does anyone know where in particular to buy Phillip screwdrivers?

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isn't it the normal "+" shape screwdriver?

 

[porcu]

Hybrid 2.5inch HDD works well with OSX?

Planning to upgrade my MBP HDD.
Anyone tried the hybrid Seagate HDD?
Will that work well in OSX?

Any advice is appreciated before I take the plunge!

 

[porcu]

hi guys

is MBP still having problem with SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HDD ?

thinking of replacing current hdd with it.

I actually posted any question on this.
Good compatability with OSX?

 

[JuveZzZ]

cannot find any stronium 2X2GB, only have 1X4GB module for my MBW............

 

[tingyuan]

i can't find any pc shop in sls selling strontium, but level 5 1 shop selling strontium and told me it is original mac ram. any shop selling around $140?

 

[leinad]

i can't find any pc shop in sls selling strontium, but level 5 1 shop selling strontium and told me it is original mac ram. any shop selling around $140?

Strontium is not original Mac RAM. Talk about misrepresentation.

They do use Hynix Chips, which Apple themselves use, yes. But from comparing, the original OEM Hynix chips appear to be higher quality.

/Dan

 

[JuveZzZ]

i can't find any pc shop in sls selling strontium, but level 5 1 shop selling strontium and told me it is original mac ram. any shop selling around $140?

Any idea which shop is that ?

Laser or Bizgram?

 

[JuveZzZ]

i think some mac using mircon rams as well.....

 

[000kai000]

You might want to try either superduper or winclone. Heard winclone works well with boot camp. Copy sector by sector to the new harddisk and then you can replace it on a one to one basis. Both softwares are free but winclone is highly recommended but no longer supported. You still can find the old version floating around the net.

For me I am using superduper and carbon copy cloner. However, heard that they have problem cloning the bootcamp partition. I have a mac mini running win 7 bootcamp. Checked around and found that to backup the bootcamp partition is near impossible. Tried various software but no luck. Best way currently is still winclone. However, many reported mixed results when restoring or migrating.

Good Luck.

omg. thx alot for the info~

 

[abuddlah]

Thinking of getting a SSD for my macbook pro 15inch 2.2 Early 2011. Which brand and where to buy is good?

 

[achtungbaby]

i can't find any pc shop in sls selling strontium, but level 5 1 shop selling strontium and told me it is original mac ram. any shop selling around $140?

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