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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Solid State Drives Steven Bisig, Photographer Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 12:39 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Can't afford to upgrade to a new Macbook, so I am thinking of upgrading my older MacBook drive to a SSA (Solid State). Any opinions from you who have been using a SSA drive? I use my laptop mainly for quick edits and transmitting on deadline at various venues. Software used, Lightroom 3, Photoshop, Photo mechanic and process both raw and jpg. Thanks!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Thomas Boyd, Photographer Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 12:51 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Do it. You will not be disappointed. It'll be like getting a new machine. The best, but not the cheapest are here: http://www.macsales.com/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Bisig, Photographer Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 1:01 PM on 03.28.11 ->> I am tempted to check this one out. Reviews are pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SSDNow-Solid-SNV425-S2-128GB/dp/B00378KHV4/r...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Craig Mitchelldyer, Photographer, Assistant Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 1:11 PM on 03.28.11 ->> What boyd said. I did it, and it makes a HUGE difference.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Rogan Taylor, Photographer Orem | UT | USA | Posted: 1:14 PM on 03.28.11 ->> I love mine. It really speeds up processing time. I loaded photoshop on one, as well as the files I am working on. Once I am finished working on them I transfer them to my raid drives. I use the OCZ drives. www.ocztechnology.com. Bought them from newegg.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bryan Kaisk, Photographer Copley | OH | United States | Posted: 1:56 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Steven, if that is the one you are going to buy then look at this link. There's a rebate involved, but will bring the price to $135. Killer price with free shipping... http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-128gb-ssdnow-v-series-sata-ii-2-5-solid-st...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Andrew Nelles, Photographer Chicago | IL | usa | Posted: 2:31 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Just got my first SSD, simply amazing. Significantly faster boot time, photoshop launches nearly instantly.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Bisig, Photographer Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 7:19 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Thanks for the info. At $135, I think I will have to jump on the Kingston drive. Cheers! Steven b~  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Kirby Yau, Photographer, Assistant San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 7:26 PM on 03.28.11 ->> $40 more gets you the highly rated Intel SSD with 160GB capacity and is faster than Kingston drives. http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-x25-m-2-5-160gb-sata-ii-mlc-internal-solid-st...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Kirby Yau, Photographer, Assistant San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 7:27 PM on 03.28.11 ->> after rebates.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brad Barr, Photographer Port St. Lucie | FL | USA | Posted: 8:35 PM on 03.28.11 ->> Is 128 or 160gb enough??? Thats my only concern on this. I have a toshiba laptop and would love to upgrade to ssd. Ideally...to ssd and traditional...but i dont see how. I need a geek  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matt Barton, Photographer Lexington | KY | USA | Posted: 8:54 PM on 03.28.11 ->> I have an Intel X25 SSD and an OWC Mercury Extreme SSD. Both are super fast but the Intel slows down over time. Requires a little work to keep things running smooth. The OWC version is a little more expensive but maintains its speed over time with no extra work or formatting. DigiLloyd is a great resource for this: http://macperformanceguide.com/Recommended-SSD.html Once you start using SSD, everything else will seem way too slow. Lightroom is a total dream on SSD.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Joshua Brown, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 11:12 PM on 03.28.11 ->> New drives with significant speed upgrades are on the horizon. http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2011/20110226_Sandforce--news.html TRIM support seems to be coming to 10.7 Lion, or you can download this at your own risk now to enable it. http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/27/enable-trim-ssd-mac-os-x-10-6-7/ Why TRIM is important: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/27/keeping-ssds-in-trim-doing-the-math/ You can also pull out your optical drive and put a second SSD for your boot drive http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other+World+Computing/DDAMBS0GB/ So all that said...I am waiting till Lion comes out to upgrade to dual OWC SSD's.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jim Comeau, Photo Editor, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | USA | Posted: 1:25 AM on 03.29.11 ->> Or just do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Stephen Brashear, Photographer, Assistant Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 8:13 AM on 03.29.11 ->> Steve - What Matt said and ... Another option might be a Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive. It is a 500GB hard drive with 4GB of solid state memory built in. I installed one on my MBP and it certainly made things snappier. Others don't see any speed improvement, but I've gotten better performance with Aperture. And the hybrid drive is a fraction of the price. If you get a smaller SSD you could always put an HDD in your optibay (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/DDAMBS0GB/)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael McAtee, Photographer Cherry Hill | NJ | USA | Posted: 8:21 PM on 03.29.11 ->> I just installed a crucial 300 256MB SSD in my 2009 macbook pro. I then purchased a Optibay from MCE technologies, and installed my 500 GIG 7200 rpm drive where the super drive was. MCE also gives you an enclosure for the super drive that you can hook up via USB 2.0. I have the OS and apps on the SSD and keep my data files on the regular hard drive in the optibay. So far so good with little problems.  This post is:  Informative (1) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jason Joseph, Photographer Dublin | OH | USA | Posted: 1:04 PM on 03.30.11 ->> Michael - Have you noticed a decrease in battery life with running two drives?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Sauk, Photographer Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 6:26 PM on 03.30.11 ->> I have the X25 SSD and love it. Zero slow down in the few months I have had it so far. I will probably purchase another one in the near future.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Bisig, Photographer Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 11:05 AM on 03.31.11 ->> Well crap, no more deal on the Kingston  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. 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