Hi Rob, I've recently put a third party 1tb SSD HD in my older 13" Retina MacBook Pro. The original HD was 128gigs. The new HD was about $500, plus installation. A cheaper option than upgrading to a new laptop, and 1tb wasn't much more expensive than the 500g drive.
My take on this is that the speed of the SSD drives makes up for the smaller sizes and USB 3 ports mean external drives can be used successfully for my large database of photos with Lightroom and Photoshop. Also for video editing. Cheers, Susan. Sent from my iPad > On 11 Sep 2016, at 9:51 PM, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > :-( > > I'm not sure I can wait so long because my wife's 8-9 yo Macbook is really > getting to the end of its days, and I was going to pass my old MBP on to her > before she goes on a long cruise in early October... > > Oh well.... :-( > Rob > >> On 11/09/2016 9:40 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >> Hi Rob, >> >> Hang on for a bit longer as we're expecting the new 15" MacBook Pro to be >> announced in October, alongside an upcoming iPad. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> >> On 11 Sep 2016, at 9:27 PM, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Ronni for the advice. >>> >>> It is time to replace my old Macbook Pro (15" 1Tb), and (last time I >>> looked) the new MB Pro was only available in 13" and 500Gb. This comprised >>> less functionality than my current 4yo model. >>> >>> I was considering if I could leverage other hardware to provide a 15" 1Tb >>> solution, but this seems problematic. >>> >>> I also now see that Apple provides a 15" 1Tb model, but it's bloody >>> expensive. >>> >>> I guess I could go with the 13" 500Gb model and use it with and external >>> flash drive and screen, but that's sort of clumsy. >>> >>> How have others handled this problem? >>> >>> Any feedback welcome... >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>>> On 10/09/2016 7:23 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> Hello Rob, >>>> >>>> I certainly would not recommend it, or give advice on Hackintoshing. >>>> >>>> " Apple designed Mac OS X so that only Macs can run it. If you attempt to >>>> stick a Mac OS X installation disc into any computer that isn't made by >>>> Apple, it simply won't work. Unlike the Windows or Linux operating >>>> systems, Mac OS X normally requires a very specific set of hardware to run. >>>> >>>> Hackintoshing is the process of overcoming these limitations, by >>>> installing extra software with Mac OS X that adds support to a wider range >>>> of hardware >>>> >>>> Having compatible hardware in a Hackintosh (a PC running Mac OS X) makes >>>> the difference between success and failure. If you're interested in >>>> installing Mac OS X on your PC, it's important to know what hardware is >>>> compatible and what isn't. Hackintosh compatibility varies, depending on >>>> whether your computer was self-built or prebuilt, and whether it's a >>>> desktop PC or a laptop." >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10 Sep 2016, at 6:38 PM, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greetings >>>>> >>>>> I'm looking at upgrading my hardware. >>>>> >>>>> Is it still the case that you can install OSX on non-mac intel based >>>>> hardware? >>>>> >>>>> Rob >>>>> - >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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