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onehandle

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2. Drop a solid state drive into it and make it better than new.

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Sat May 17, 2014, 09:36 PM

May 2014

Last edited Sat May 17, 2014, 10:11 PM - Edit history (1)

I have a 2009 17-inch MBP. It was starting to choke about two years ago.

I put a $500 SSD into it and it keeps up with everything, runs as fast as a new machine.

The same drive is now $303 including an external enclosure for the old drive.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/Y3SSDMP480

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Ok, what should I do? [View all] 47of74 May 2014 OP

Depends on how you use it. NV Whino May 2014 #1

Drop a solid state drive into it and make it better than new. onehandle May 2014 #2

Depends tsites May 2014 #3

I love my MBP, but if I were traveling a lot, I would opt for the air. cbayer May 2014 #4

In a perfect world, a MacBook Air with Retina. Ah, dreams! Stinky The Clown Jun 2014 #5