I spied the Wintec FileMate 48GB Ultra ExpressCard and began to wonder how it works as a boot drive for Mac OS X in a late 2008 MacBook Pro (the model just before Apple replaced the ExpressCard slot with an SD slot). But I didn’t have to wonder too much, as a post to this [...]
Posted November 30, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: apple, mac os X, MacBook Pro, performance, SSD, storage. 2 Comments.
Sure, we can get a MacBook Air with 64GB solid state disk (SSD), but what about upgrading a MacBook Pro? Ryan Block put one in his MBP and got a 20 second startup. Ridata released a 128GB 2.5“ SATA SSD in January that looks compatible with my MacBook Pro. Newegg has it for under $500. [...]
Posted August 26, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Dispatches, Technology. Tags: apple, MacBook Pro, solid state disk, solid state storage, SSD, st, storage, upgrade. One Comment.