Return-Path: Received: from mail.austinmichael.com ([64.238.169.36] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4827959 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:30:24 +0200 Received: from [10.0.1.9] ([70.164.195.224]) by mail.austinmichael.com (IceWarp 9.4.2 RHEL5.3) with ASMTP (SSL) id MQT24655 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:43:55 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.0 \(1486\)) Subject: Re: [AE] what good is an SSD? From: Dan Spiess In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:31:10 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <47332EF9-0D4D-4BCA-AA87-BF1B77801B6F@lighthousetv.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1486) Yes, the SSD is the same size as a HD. Getting rid of the optical drive = is just for those that want to have the old spinning disk drive inside = as well as a SSD. Dan On Aug 27, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: > Sounds great. Can you keep the DVD and just swap out the drive for = the SSD if needed? >=20 >=20 > On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Eric James Wood wrote: >=20 >> 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 >=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