macbook pro mid 2010 ram and ssd upgrade

Bytes Per Sector: 512 (logical) / 4096 (physical) Link for Complete Macbook Pro (Mid 2010) Specs: Memory: OWC 2 x 8.0GB PC8500 DDR3 1066MHz 204 Pinįirewire: One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cacheĭisplay: NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory I've included as much info as I could about my computer setup, but feel free to request any info I may not have included.You may notice in the specs that I'm actually running only 4GB of RAM, but that's only because I'm waiting on a 16GB upgrade in the mail. Is 5400 RPM not an issue with a SSHD?Īt the moment I will only be using my computer with Pro Tools 10.3.10, but I'd like to have a drive that could stick with in the event that I upgrade to a better MacBook, of which would also allow me to upgrade to PT 11, and 12. One thing that worries be about my current hard drive, is that the specs state a 5400 RPM Spindle Speed, where I know 7200 RPM is the requirement, but the manufacturer claims that it's even faster than 7200 RPM in practice, but I feel that may not be in regards to what I would be using the drive for. Also, maybe using my SD Card reader of which I know very little about, and from the little I do know about it, it will probably not be an effective option for my macbook model at least.īUT, before we get into all of that I'd like to stick with advice under the terms that I will only be using my one internal drive.

I realize I do have some options whether it be installing a second drive in place of my optical CD Drive or using an external drive. Here are my terms: Yes, I understand that 2 drives are essential to the Pro Tools Set up, but I want to be able to run exclusively off of my internal drive if I need to without any problems (to a certain extent at least) I'm trying to determine if I should ditch the 1TB SSHD drive that I already have installed in my Macbook Pro 7,1 (mid 2010) 13' and get either a different SSHD, a SSD, or possibly just because of financial and spatial reasons go back to the 'good' ol' fashioned HDD.

Macbook pro mid 2010 ram and ssd upgrade