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| 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 <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote: > 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. >> >> 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. >> >> On 2012.Aug.27, at 10.16, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >>> Eric >>> Did you swap out your MBP drive with the SSD? Didn't know you could do that with those models. >>> >>> Lou >>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Eric James Wood wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> 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! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Eric James Wood >>>> Helium14 >>>> >>>> +1.714.254.5042 | mobile >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >>> >>> Lou Wirth Productions >>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 >>> Corte Madera, CA 94925 >>> www.louwirth.com >>> 415-924-9411p >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >> >> -- >> Eric James Wood >> Helium14 >> >> +1.714.254.5042 | mobile >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > > Lou Wirth Productions > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > Corte Madera, CA 94925 > www.louwirth.com > 415-924-9411p > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
