The Mac|Life Show: How to Install an SSD in Your MacBook Pro

On December 6, 2011, in Industry News, by Florence Ion

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It’s easy! All you have to do is pop off the bottom part and drop in the solid-state drive! Watch the video to find out how.

Note: in the video, I forgot to mention that you have to take out the screws on the sides of the stock hard drive contained in your MacBook and transfer them to the SSD. More details available here.

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Apple Developing New Hybrid Drive System

On September 29, 2011, in Industry News, by Adrian Hoppel

The United States Patent and Trademark Office today published a patent application from Apple that revealed plans for a next generation Hybrid Drive utilizing both a hard-disk drive (HDD) and a flash drive.Intel will be releasing a hybrid drive system …

How To Move Your Documents Folder

On August 24, 2011, in Industry News, by Cory Bohon

I upgraded my MacBook Pro with a solid-state drive for speed, but it’s too small to hold all of my files. I know how to move music and photo folders to an external drive, but how do I move my Documents folder? I created a Documents folder on an exter…

iFixit’s Mac Mini kit lets you add a second hard drive

On August 23, 2011, in Industry News, by Serenity Caldwell

If you just purchased a brand new Mac Mini and want to add an additional drive without paying $750 for a solid-state drive addition or $999 for a Mini with Lion Server, iFixit has the $70 kit for you.

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Lab Report: SSD gives new 21.5-inch iMac signifcant speed boost

On June 8, 2011, in Industry News, by James Galbraith

In our ongoing effort to provide benchmark data to help you choose the right iMac, we now present test results from a 21.5-inch 2.7GHz Core i5 iMac with a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). You can use these results to compare with the standard-configurat…

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