macbook ssd

raceway99 · 11 Oct 2010 at 19:50

wanting to put a ssd in unibody macbook

current specs:
2 ghz core 2 duo
2gb ddr3
5400rpm hdd (not sure which make)
nvidia 9400m
running windows 7

what kind of speed increase can i expect? will office 2010/ visual studio 2010 load instantly?

thanks for your help,
raceway99

raceway99 · 11 Oct 2010 at 20:57

thanks also do u know if trim will work under windows? also i was thinking getting an ocz vertex 120gb (indilinx cotroller i think), but just seen corsair sandforce for only £15 more. Would the corsair be worth the extra?

cheers,
raceway99

raceway99 · 12 Oct 2010 at 12:05

oh so do u think its still worth getting? also would the slow processor bottleneck it? sorry for all the questions

thanks,
raceway99

raceway99 · 12 Oct 2010 at 13:43

well just bought corsair force series 120gb next day delivery for £190, can post a mini review tomorrow if anyones interested

raceway99 · 12 Oct 2010 at 18:11

just run xbench on hdd

http://db.xbench.com/merge.xhtml?doc1=474773

not sure if it worked properly though, look at the 256k writes :confused:

EDIT: actually they look fine, just me misreading the table

raceway99 · 12 Oct 2010 at 19:15

yup i cant wait!!! feels like christmas eve

raceway99 · 13 Oct 2010 at 10:46

OMG is so ******* quick!!!!!!!

will post some benchies later

raceway99 · 13 Oct 2010 at 18:21

ok not sure bout these results what do you think?

sequential:
uncached write 4k - 154.41 MB/s
uncached write 256k - 145.03 MB/s
uncached read 4k - 21.37 MB/s
uncached read 256k - 179.34 MB/s

random:
uncached write 4k - 120.45 MB/s
uncached write 256k - 144.79 MB/s
uncached read 4k - 12.27 MB/s
uncached read 256k - 173.21 MB/s

raceway99 · 13 Oct 2010 at 20:07

any ideas on what might be wrong? hope its not a faulty drive...