Don’t scrub your feet along carpet and no rubbing balloons on your head. Static can fry your Mac’s internals, so its very important to make sure none of it builds up. A fresh install tends to make your Mac run faster, as it won’t have any unwanted files or apps that you’ve downloaded and forgotten about.īefore you go removing the bottom of your MacBook Pro, make sure that it is turned off and disconnected from a power source - this is very important. Personally, I would recommend that you back up all your important documents to a USB drive or some cloud backup service, and then do a fresh install of Mac OS X. You really have a great deal of choice when it comes down to deciding what you want for your Mac. I recommend that you either do a fresh install, or use a Time Machine backup once you’ve installed the SSD. Tip: Some people suggest cloning data from a hard drive to an SSD, but this is not advisable for multiple reasons. You may also notice that I don’t have a hard drive in my MacBook and it is in fact already an SSD - this is because I have previously upgraded, but the process is exactly the same if you are upgrading from a hard drive or another SSD. Please note that this was performed on a 2011 MacBook Pro, but the installation will be the same for almost all other MacBook Pros. Read on to learn about finding the best SSD for your Mac and a step by step guide to installing it.

Prices have been falling rapidly year over year, and you’ll be able to find plenty of options for less than $1/GB, whereas a year ago they were around double that price. The only major downside to SSDs are their cost. Some SSDs can operate at above 550MB/sec at both reading and writing, whereas you’re unlikely to be able to reach speeds above 200MB/sec with even the best Hard Drives. SSDs have no moving parts, making them much more rugged and less likely to be damaged if dropped - very useful for laptops - and they have incredible read and write speeds that make your Mac significantly faster than a tradition hard drive.

The difference can be so large, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve got a whole new machine. Upgrading RAM was a relatively cheap way to increase the speed of your Mac - it did so by making your Mac run smoother if you have multiple applications open at the same time and generally allowing your Mac to do more without slowing it down - but adding an SSD will be make your laptop run faster than it ever has. Following on from the previous post on upgrading your MacBook Pro’s RAM, today we have a tutorial on how to fit your Mac with a speedy Solid-State Drive (SSD).

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