Today we will be taking a look at OWC’s complete upgrade kit for a MacBook Pro user, that is considering to upgrade their system with an SSD, but also keep their current hard drive as a storage device for their files and documents. SSDs are still quite expensive, however, many are starting to consider upgrading because of the performance the latest SSDs can offer with recent systems.

This is equivalent to about 750MB/s throughput performance.Ī few years ago, when Solid State Drives (SSDs) were introduced to the market, they were not affordable to the majority of people, and were not significantly faster then current hard drives. With the latest chipsets, like the one used in current MacBook Pro models, systems can support up to a 6Gbit/s data throughput.

Because the processor and other components in a system heavily rely on data stored on a storage device, having a faster storage device means better overall system performance. It is possible to achieve much higher performance in everyday tasks like booting to OS X or Windows 7 through Bootcamp, surfing the web, opening up applications, reading massive video files during editing, or even loading multiple images with the proper storage device upgrade.Ĭurrent systems come with updated chipsets and controllers that can handle much higher Input/Output (I/O) operations than previous chipsets. Users that still run 5400RPM or 7200RPM hard drives in their system do not realize that their storage device is a major bottleneck for their system. However, the storage devices used in the latest MacBook Pros are nothing to brag about. As a matter a fact, with the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors, users can achieve double the performance of previous 2010 generation MacBook Pros, especially in media related tasks and rendering.

There is no doubt that the early 2011 MacBook Pros built with the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge architecture processors and AMD’s HD6xxx discrete graphics are a great combination to boost overall system performance. We’ll take a closer look at OWC’s Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB SSD, along with their Data Doubler Adapter and Value Line SuperSlim Optical Drive External Solution for Early 2011 Macbook Pro users.

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