SSD for 2007 MBP 17"

Royal Chewn · 10 Jan 2011 at 13:21

I'm contemplating increasing the longevity of my 2007 MBP by upgrading to a SSD.. Am I right in saying that this drive : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-060-OC&tool=3 will work straight out of the box with a fresh Snow Leopard install?

Thanks in Advance

Shadowness · 10 Jan 2011 at 13:24

NO!!

Thats a 3.5" drive. You need a 2.5" drive.

Royal Chewn · 10 Jan 2011 at 14:16

Thanks for pointing that blunder out lol! Physical size aside the 2.5" version : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-048-OC&tool=3

will work okay?

NickK · 10 Jan 2011 at 14:26

Not sure about the Vertex2E, however I have an original Vertex with my 15" MBP3,1 (Nov 2007).

Shadowness · 10 Jan 2011 at 14:51

I bought the 160GB 25nm version, no problems for me.

Spyhop · 10 Jan 2011 at 21:34

Am I right in thinking the 2007 MBP will have a 1.5Gbit SATA interface thus pricier SSDs with (reportedly) huge bandwidth won't be able to stretch their legs?

NickK · 10 Jan 2011 at 21:52

Yes, correct Spyhop - the 2007 models had SATA 1.5 Gbit. Even still, the MBP is instantaneous.

Royal Chewn · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:57

Closing in on purchase time. Will be writing up a fool-proof guide for people in a similar position to myself.. Just a few points I'd like to clarify with anyone in the factual know:

- Does the drive require a pre-format? I'm assuming SL (Snow Leopard) goes through this on install?
- I've read that OSX doesn't support Firmware updates? Will this really be an issue?
- Are the issues with no TRIM support on OSX going to significantly effect the life-cycle of the SSD.
- Or is it just a case of man-up and make the purchase?

TIA :cool:

OzyOly · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:06

Royal Chewn said:
Closing in on purchase time. Will be writing up a fool-proof guide for people in a similar position to myself.. Just a few points I'd like to clarify with anyone in the factual know:

- Does the drive require a pre-format? I'm assuming SL (Snow Leopard) goes through this on install?
- I've read that OSX doesn't support Firmware updates? Will this really be an issue?
- Are the issues with no TRIM support on OSX going to significantly effect the life-cycle of the SSD.
- Or is it just a case of man-up and make the purchase?

TIA

You just need to format it to HFS+(journaled) with disk utility before running the installer.

Firmware updates can be run using boot camp.

Trim support isn't as important with MacOSX but you can ata-secure erase every 6 months if you really want to.

Buy.

pingwing · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:16

Royal Chewn said:
- Or is it just a case of man-up and make the purchase?

Pretty much the solution to the idea :cool:

Royal Chewn · 6 Mar 2011 at 22:18

Just a little update. I installed an OCZ Vertex 2 120GB on the Friday it took me 25 minutes to install then another 20 or so for SL install. First impressions.. EPIC! Very quick, will be putting it through it's paces with the Adobe CS5 suite. Should speed up productivity for sure! More lengthy report and install guide to come. Cheers