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1 Update of HDD to SSD
Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 13" Mid-2010
I bought a Kingston SSD UV300 SSD and unfortunately it's incompatible with my MacBook Pro mid 2010. They told me that I better buy a SanDisk?
The SSD usually it works via USB but when put internally in my MacBook Pro it does not boot.
What do you think? Thank you
Update (06/18/2016)
Dan sorry for inconvenience.
I opted for the SanDisk SSD Plus 120gb - 520mb/s SATA 3. I will have problems with it?
In Technical Specifications of MBP MID 2010 I see:
250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive, or 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB solid-state drive
The SSD I have chosen is the 120GB, the specification shows 128GB as the minimum
Will I have problems because of that?
Thanks!
Ist dies eine gute Frage?
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Your systems specs: MacBook Pro 13" 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid-2010)
Your SSD's specs: Kingston SSD V300 SSD
von Dan
The SanDisk SSD specs: SanDisk Plus SSD
von Dan
Sadly No, the SanDisk drive you've listed here won't work as its too fast! You require a SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) drive.
Look at the spec sheet "Interface: SATA Revision 3.0 (6 Gb/s)" Here they used the Arabic number 3.0 instead of the Roman III number which is how the SATA standards group calls it.
Review your systems specs I posted above. Jump down to the section Standard Hard Drive now look at the Int HD Interface Thats the important number your replacement drive (HD or SSD) needs to state in its specs sheet. Here the speed is listed 3.0 Gb/s instead of showing the full name as I post it as: SATA II (3.0 Gb/s)
Not all drives offer dual SATA speed support many are Fixed at one speed.
von Dan
Think of it this way you're in your car driving down the highway as you do you see a sign at on the side of the road it tells you the speed limit is 55 MPH. Now you're in a car which can hold 4 people but just behind you is a bus that can hold 120 people is it going any faster than you? Of course not, its just a bigger vehicle.
While you pointed to what the MacBook was configured with by Apple, you got lost in the different types & sizes of drives instead of the speed limit of the road here: SATA II 3.0 Gb/s).
The size of the drive could be anything as long as its big enough to hold your stuff so a 120 GB maybe too small were a 256 GB will hold more (Car Vs Bus). I would recommend going with a 256 GB drive as you do need to leave at least 1/4 free (1/3 is better) so the drive wears and runs smoothly.
von Dan
As an example here is two Samsung SSD drives. The older 840 and the newer 850:
- Samsung 840 EVO
- Samsung 850 EVO
Note the difference between these two drives! The newer drive is now Fixed SATA III unlike the older drive which had SATA I/O port speed sense technology so it was able to work across any system ( SATA I, II or III). So you do need to be careful! As you could get stung with a drive that won't work in your system! Many of the newer drives are now fixed as the drive makers are all moving this way. Which does make upgrading older systems harder
von Dan