Hey dorks. Can you replace a SSD with a traditional drive?
Posted by
spamlet
Jun 11 '12, 10:22
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Our Macbook is getting long in the tooth and I'd love to get an Air but 128gb ain't going to cut it. Can I replace the SSD with a spinny drive (knowing performance will be cut).
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Responses:
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On most computers, yes. On Macs, no. Most of their SSDs aren't really SSDs. They RAM arrays underneath the keyboard. -- nm
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Mop (199 lbs)
Jun 11, 10:29
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Once you go SSD, you never go back, fwiw. (If it's not enough space on the SSD, just get a nice external for more storage.) -- nm
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Don Homer
Jun 11, 10:28
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Yes. SSDs have the same interfaces as regular HD. Just match the form factor (physical size) -- nm
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oblique
Jun 11, 10:26
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the air doesn't have a regular SSD, and the size of it doesn't allow a regular HD -- nm
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Beryllium
Jun 11, 10:24
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