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Clone a Mac Book Pro HDD to a SSD?

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    #11
    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    Adding to this - the weirdness happening to my MBP may well be due to a problem with the SSD. They did say that SSDs don't last forever and this one has lasted 6 years.

    But I got the MBP in April 2012 and I'm worried about spending > £200 on a replacement SSD only for Apple to stop supporting MBP 2011's.

    Is it worth the gamble, or do I just buy a new PC?
    Write it off through depreciation and buy a new one though the Ltd. Simples.

    Oh, wait, you can't
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      #12
      Originally posted by cojak View Post
      Adding to this - the weirdness happening to my MBP may well be due to a problem with the SSD. They did say that SSDs don't last forever and this one has lasted 6 years.

      But I got the MBP in April 2012 and I'm worried about spending > £200 on a replacement SSD only for Apple to stop supporting MBP 2011's.

      Is it worth the gamble, or do I just buy a new PC?
      Depends what size SSD you need. The 512Gb Crucial that I put in the MBP was about 120 quid. Not a huge investment for totally transforming the machine. And if you do chuck away the MBP in a couple of years you get to keep the SSD for something else.
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        #13
        Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post
        Depends what size SSD you need. The 512Gb Crucial that I put in the MBP was about 120 quid. Not a huge investment for totally transforming the machine. And if you do chuck away the MBP in a couple of years you get to keep the SSD for something else.
        Ah, that's much cheaper than than the 512 I bought in 2012!

        And you're quite right about pulling it out when I'm forced to replace. I'll do that Fred, thanks.
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          #14
          Originally posted by cojak View Post
          Ah, that's much cheaper than than the 512 I bought in 2012!
          I think the 512GB SSD as a factory fit was something like £750 extra compared to a HDD when my company bought an MBP in 2011.
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            #15
            Originally posted by WTFH View Post
            I think the 512GB SSD as a factory fit was something like £750 extra compared to a HDD when my company bought an MBP in 2011.
            Which is why I trashed the warranty immediately and put a Crucial in it.
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