Is there a noticeable speed boost when upgrading from a factory 256GB to the JetDrive 480GB? (I have a mid 2011 MBA)
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I updated my mid 2011 mba's 256 ssd to JD 480 and didn't notice any significant differences other than gaining more space. If anything, I'd say the JD is a little slower waking up from sleep. But it's a very negligible difference. The extra space is worth it.
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I didn't really notice much of a difference in speed between my factory 128 Gb drive and the 480 Gb drive...and I actually didn't care about that very much---just needed the extra space!
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There appears to be conflicting opinions as to whether 2Gigs of memory will improve performance with this netbook. I was just about ready to order the upgrade until reading these comments.Has anyone here upgraded and if so can you say for sure that it has sped things up at all? I actually just called Acer tech support and was told that the Acer Aspire One A0532h-2588, cannot be upgraded to 2GB. So I don't know what to believe now.
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hello, Asus told me that I can upgrade to 256gb ssd. I am planning to upgrade in the future when the ssd have a better price. I think it's a good buy
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Yes, I actually just ordered a 500 GB drive for mine and will be doing it as soon as it arrives. There are several "how-to" threads on the web that details the steps required. My only caution would be to take your time, take plenty of pictures along the way and keep the old drive in a safe place so you always have a backup. The new SSD will not only shorten your boot time to seconds it will also dramatically increase your battery life. Good Luck.
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I do not see the point of changing the one it has already for the one you mentioned, because both are hybrids and the hybrids have a flaw when we talk about proper speed. Change for a proper SSD (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MZ-7TD250BW-Solid-State-2-5-Inch/dp/B009NHAEXE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1373543806&sr=1-2&keywords=samsung+ssd) than it will make a lot of difference on speed (boot up time and every day use). If you need more space, use an external drive for storage.
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An easy way to test that out is to have a 3.0 flash drive and transfer a 2-4gig file (a movie works nicely) and compare the speed. The 3.0 is noticeably faster. I found that the instructions that came with my laptop were not reliable in that regard. I hope this of some help to you.
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I just received my Netbook and I am not really a "computer whiz", so I'm not sure what all the talk is about the rebate or DVD drive. What do I need to do to take advantage of the offer? Also, does upgrading to 2gb have anything to do with the speed of the computer or just additional memory?
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I have a MacBook Pro (13") Early 2011 and had no issues replacing my old drive with this one. I saw a tremendous improvement in speed both on startup and application opening.
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I cannot talk technicalities here, but I know by personal experience it will be a very noticible difference. If you're strictly concerned with a boot time, SSD will be much faster.
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I'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.
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I haven't done it yet, but it shouldnt't affect your ability to upgrade your ram. If anything it will only help your performance.
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I'm happy with the SSD, but I don't no the write speed compared with the original, for me is similar.
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I own a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13. The RAM works well but I didn't really know much of a speed change but I think this is because it has a standard hard drive and not flash. Good inexpensive RAM and there are video tutorials on the web for how to install. Best of luck to you and your computer!
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about $40. Easy to install. Marginal improvements in speed depending on your usage. Dollar for dollar, an SSD is the best upgrade you can do.
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Mine is installed in my ps4 and it is much faster than the 5400rpm stock. It boots, sleeps, and shuts off twice as fast as my friends with the stock drive. I'm sure you'd see performance boosts in a laptop or pc
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No, unfortunately the RAM on a MBA is smoldered to the motherboard so upgrading isn't possible. If you want to be able to upgrade RAM, get a MBP as those can be upgraded past the 8GB max.
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You can actually upgrade to 12GB with an additional 8GB module, I have done it. works fine.