Can I use this, with a 128gb SDHC card, as an alternative to an expresscard SSD on a mid-2008 MacBook Pro?
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It won't be as fast as an ssd drive in the slot. You might look into moving your optical drive external and putting a drive in the optical bay.
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I've done this a couple times. The best way is to get a cheap usb external enclosure from macsales.com or newegg, then put your new SSD into it. Use a program for your mac like Carbon Copy Cloner and create a mirror image of your current hard drive. Then I usually search Youtube, or find step by step installation instructions on ifixit.com for my specific model of MBP. Good luck!
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Sure you can use the 250 gb ssd, but just make sure your ultrabook is upgradable And you can remove the harddrive
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No to both questions. It is theoretically possible to do the SSD thing if you are an knowledgeable disassembler, because there is not removeable panel for the hard drive. RAM is out of the question, because it is soldered in, not in a clip. Sounds like you want a different product.
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I just opened mine to put 2x4GB SODIMMs into it ... nope. It is NOT user-upgradeable. Memory chips are soldered on. SSD is mSATA so in the future you could presumably upgrade it to 256GB, but the memory is not upgradeable in this at all. Live and learn.
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I see no reason why it won't work. There are faster connection options (thunderbolt) but they are a LOT more expensive. This is an inexpensive drive with lots of storage.
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No one has responded. My tech expert son believes that we will be able to do it. We will try this afternoon. I will hopefully be able to update you on our progress. Only other issue is that I do not have sufficient memory on my MacBook Pro right now...so we will try to transfer "through" the Mac to an external hard drive.
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I am using 512MB SSD by this adpater. any SATA 2.5" Disk drive can use. if do you have Macbook, It's good choice.
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I am using a PNY 4 GB SDHC card. They are very inexpensive. About $5 to $10.
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No reason why you shouldn't use this along side a standard SSD. I would use the SSD as the boot drive though.
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You can. I have been using in MacBook Pro for last 6 months runs much faster.
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Yes. But the capacity will be a little smaller and SSD drives a alot more expensive than disk drives. So you can upgrade it if you wanted to.
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I wouldnt! I think it is used for cache and is software and hardware based. You would probably waste it. You need to look further but I though about buying a 256GB SSD for $120 on sale and replace the 500GB spinning drive with the new SSD and let it still cache if it likes I guess??? not sure lol.
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It should work short term, but there might be a concern about putting a 7200RPM drive in a 2006 Macbook Pro. The faster drive might run a little hotter than is good for it. Check your MacBooks specs (use the A-number on the bottom with Mr Google) and find out what it shipped with. If it shipped with a 5400 RPM drive, you might want to stick with that speed just to be safe. If it can handle the heat (also a function of what type of surface you are using it on, ambient temp, and how clean you keep the vents) it will probably be a nice performance upgrade to the OEM drive.
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you can use both, depending on the model of your MAC. For instance, I have a MACBOOK PRO 13" RETINA LATE 2012. Its design does not permit to use the 128 GB card because is too long and will not fit in this model. In the TRASCEND website you can find a table that indicates you the card you can use according to your MAC model. Best regards,
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If your MBP has thunderbolt ports, yes. I would run the 2big in its native RAID0 mode to get more speed out of it, and then use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone it out to a RAID1 unit or some other redundant backup plan.
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I'm in the very same situation... got my SSD Sandisk 256GB but would prefer to have the ADATA 128GB if it would be faster. You can reach me at laborges at hot mail . Thanks!