Re: Mini: Replace Hard Disk w/ SSD (Solid State Drive)

Posted by Owen Densmore on Jul 04, 2013; 3:19pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Mini-Replace-Hard-Disk-w-SSD-Solid-State-Drive-tp7583384p7583392.html

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:

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As Josh pointed out, there are systems for replacing the DVD/combo drive with a HD (or SSD) and plenty of people seem to drop in a 128G or 256G SSD in their primary location and move their existing HD into the location where the DVD/CD was.  I still have enough use for CD/DVD to be willing to move to an external (I have one from when the CD/DVD went out on my first MBPro).  Soon such media will be as obsolete as floppies!  I think it has been 10 years since I tried to read a floppy OR a Jazz or other removeable media from the 90's!

The last use of my optical drive was completing moving *all* our music to digital (well, except for the vinyl!).  Roughly 90GB of music, it turned out.  It now lives happily on iTunes Match and Google Play both, should be safe enough.  I have the optical (in the mini) such a workout it started to fail!  I moved to using the ancient 2006 MBPro, got a "repair disk" for the mini's optical, spun it up and it worked like a charm.

I think you were referring to something like that when you mentioned a hybrid ssd/hard disk strategy.  Move the music (and other large collections .. photos for example) to a HD but have apps and system on ssd.  Sounds good.

   -- Owen

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