MacBook Pro upgrade YES/NO ?

ThomasLentati · Jun 22, 2012, 05:15 PM

Hi, I have a late 2011 MBP @2.4Ghz i5 and 16GB RAM.
I was wonderring (because now there is a new MBP thats faster) if I should upgrade from my 750GB Hd to a 128 OCZ Vertex 4

and put my old HD in the optical drive. I want my MBP to keep up with the new ones. So yeah should I do it or not? And if I do can I sell the optical drive after replacing it with my HD?

Thanks,

Thomas

TheMailMan78 · Jun 22, 2012, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThomasLentati

Hi, I have a late 2011 MBP @2.4Ghz i5 and 16GB RAM.
I was wonderring (because now there is a new MBP thats faster) if I should upgrade from my 750GB Hd to a 128 OCZ Vertex 4

and put my old HD in the optical drive. I want my MBP to keep up with the new ones. So yeah should I do it or not? And if I do can I sell the optical drive after replacing it with my HD?

Thanks,

Thomas

What are you doing that needs the extra speed?

Easy Rhino · Jun 22, 2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasLentati

I want my MBP to keep up with the new ones.

then you will indeed have to buy a new one!

copenhagen69 · Jun 22, 2012, 05:33 PM

I did not know you could take out the optical drive and add and another hard drive??

ThomasLentati · Jun 22, 2012, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

then you will indeed have to buy a new one!

Yeah, well don't wanna blow 1300 bucks again…

Quote:

Originally Posted by copenhagen69

I did not know you could take out the optical drive and add and another hard drive??

You can!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

What are you doing that needs the extra speed?

Well just want to have a fast computer at boot times and stuff, I use Final Cut Pro and Photoshop all the time.

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