Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4826764 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:19:42 +0200 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=VGmeJxNrU7TilapsoAlb60ZFvYZwEb9N4eAQ8Z7DbIFq3orvjgK2j+EsgXc5qjvT; h=Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:References:To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [98.234.231.236] (helo=[10.0.1.3]) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1T62zD-00070O-Qd for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:20:28 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] what good is an SSD? From: Lou Wirth In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:23:23 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <74D1C9E2-957A-407B-B69C-87C3FA446214@mindspring.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: f7c94f4255116fd8d4c20f6b8d69d888b7f3a87d4e9c50f19d62164a45b211c907203229161f8947350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 98.234.231.236 Sounds great. Can you keep the DVD and just swap out the drive for the = SSD if needed? On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Eric James Wood wrote: > Yes, pulled the dvd drive i never need, put in a cage and moved the = 750GB stock drive there. Put the SSD into the HD bay and it works like a = champ. >=20 > I have 750GB available for media and assets, and then pretty much live = on the SSD drive. So, a new larger one is going to be really nice and = have plenty of space for cache files along with my work projects. >=20 > On 2012.Aug.27, at 10.16, Lou Wirth wrote: >=20 >> Eric >> Did you swap out your MBP drive with the SSD? Didn't know you could = do that with those models. >>=20 >> Lou >> On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Eric James Wood wrote: >>=20 >>> So i have been working on an AE project with about 50 3d layers, = nothing crazy. 2011 MBP with 2.2GHz i7. It has been a little painful = waiting on previews, etc. >>>=20 >>> my internal SSD is pretty small at 120 in 2 partitions, 40 and 80GB. = 40 for the system and apps, 80 for some work. So i moved my cache to the = SSD to try and see if it would help. >>>=20 >>> CRAP! Made working much much more acceptable. Things that were = taking 1-5 minutes, now take seconds. I am ordering a 512 SSD for this = machine today and moving some stuff around! >>>=20 >>> -- >>> Eric James Wood >>> Helium14 >>>=20 >>> +1.714.254.5042 | mobile >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >> Lou Wirth Productions >> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 >> Corte Madera, CA 94925 >> www.louwirth.com >> 415-924-9411p >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > -- > Eric James Wood > Helium14 >=20 > +1.714.254.5042 | mobile >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to Lou Wirth Productions 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.louwirth.com 415-924-9411p =20