Question About Computer Memory & Performance
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If you have budget for a SSD... http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Perfor...5789306&sr=1-7
If you have budget for a standard drive... http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Moment...5789930&sr=1-1
Just 2 suggestions...
If you have budget for a standard drive... http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Moment...5789930&sr=1-1
Just 2 suggestions...
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Earth-bound misfit
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Thank you! I'm still concerned about the degradation of SSD's mentioned. You say I'm likely to replace my system first. The amount of re-writing to my drive is variable, but very significan't. I move large numbers of files on and off at least a couple of times a week, on average, and the amount is increasing steadily. My decision would be based more on that concern than budget. Do you still recommend the SSD?
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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I haven't read all the messages in this thread, so if I repeat what someone else says, please forgive me.
The problem you are having is not necessarily with RAM, rather your HDD is more than likely the bottleneck. Laptop hard drives, both PC and MAC, tend to be slower than a comparable desktop drive. Yes the 7200rpm 2.5" drives are fast, but you still just have one.
My suggestion is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit that you can stuff full of drives, at least 4, in a RAID array, probably RAID 10, or RAID 6. Don't connect to it via wireless, but have a wired gigabit switch. I assume your MBP has a gigabit ethernet card built in. Gigabit networking is faster than single HDD access. So when you have a lot of work to do, hook up to the wired network, otherwise wireless G or N can handle the light duty jobs.
Yes that would be expensive, but you would have two advantages with a NAS. Faster access to your data, and RAID redundancy (which is a whole other conversation). Any photos you need to take with you, just copy them to your MBP. Everything else can stay safe in your home.
Just my
CanopyFlyer
The problem you are having is not necessarily with RAM, rather your HDD is more than likely the bottleneck. Laptop hard drives, both PC and MAC, tend to be slower than a comparable desktop drive. Yes the 7200rpm 2.5" drives are fast, but you still just have one.
My suggestion is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit that you can stuff full of drives, at least 4, in a RAID array, probably RAID 10, or RAID 6. Don't connect to it via wireless, but have a wired gigabit switch. I assume your MBP has a gigabit ethernet card built in. Gigabit networking is faster than single HDD access. So when you have a lot of work to do, hook up to the wired network, otherwise wireless G or N can handle the light duty jobs.
Yes that would be expensive, but you would have two advantages with a NAS. Faster access to your data, and RAID redundancy (which is a whole other conversation). Any photos you need to take with you, just copy them to your MBP. Everything else can stay safe in your home.
Just my
CanopyFlyer
Probably not an option now with the way you're talking, but you should look this way in the future if it's justified
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