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TRIM Support in Mac SSD

I am about to purchase my first Mac and Im so excited. But before I do I have a question about the SSD. I was not planning on buying the SSD, but instead just going to some 7200RPM HDD but realized the price was only an additional $90, a price you can not just go out and buy one at.

My only concern is the lack of TRIM in Mac OSX. Now, their is speculation (and partial proof) that Lion will have TRIM support, but from what I have researched TRIM is also a hardware variable and not just software. Does anyone know if the new MacBook Pro's SSDs offer TRIM support? Also, will my SSD, by Summer hopefully, be negatively effected by the few months of the lack of TRIM?

Thank you so much,

Ben

Macbook Pro (Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Feb 27, 2011 4:54 PM

78 replies

jpcwa

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Jun 26, 2011 4:03 PM in response to bkfraiders7

Csound1 😁 if you are going to level an accusation against me then at least try an be honest.

Jun 26, 2011 4:06 PM in response to jpcwa

guys come on dont fight in the Apple forums... that is just plain dumb like saying Windows 7 is superior to OS X

jpcwa

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Jun 26, 2011 4:08 PM in response to NightNinjaPDX

NightNinjaPDX, I agree. 🙂

Jun 26, 2011 4:10 PM in response to jpcwa

I was in another forum about FCP X and "PROS" were calling people who said they really like the new FCP X "****** bags" That is dumb.

jpcwa

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Jun 26, 2011 4:12 PM in response to NightNinjaPDX

NightNinjaPDX, 😉 I agree. Its very dumb. We should help each other NOT fight.

Lexiepex

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Jun 27, 2011 12:39 AM in response to jpcwa

PLease jpcwa go away, you are distorting the discussions, and you are not helping. You have made 25 entries in 2 threads in the last day, and contributed nothing. Please go away.

Jun 27, 2011 1:56 PM in response to Lexiepex

Lex,

Have you worked with the new FCP X? How do you like no tlike it?

jimthing

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Jun 27, 2011 5:09 PM in response to NightNinjaPDX

Just to re-emphasise what this thread is about:

Non-Apple supplied SSD Lion TRIM support.

Go and talk in a different thread about other unrelated topics please.

Jun 27, 2011 5:09 PM in response to jimthing

Jimthing what does this mean

Non-Apple supplied TRIM support in Lion.?

jpcwa

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Jun 27, 2011 6:29 PM in response to Lexiepex

LexSchellings wrote:

PLease jpcwa go away, you are distorting the discussions, and you are not helping. You have made 25 entries in 2 threads in the last day, and contributed nothing. Please go away.

This post here contributes nothing. 😉

Lexiepex

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Jun 28, 2011 1:20 AM in response to NightNinjaPDX

Hi NightNinja, I don't even know what FCP X is... Did I say I don't like it? The only thing I don't like here is the fool jpcwa. Plse explain FCP X. 😐

dm_dimon

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8 points

Jun 28, 2011 1:35 AM in response to jimthing

Lion does not now and will not at release support third-party SSD TRIM. Period.

You can use trim enabler for enabling that.

jimthing

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Jun 28, 2011 5:52 AM in response to dm_dimon

dm_dimon wrote:

Lion does not now and will not at release support third-party SSD TRIM. Period.

You can use trim enabler for enabling that.

Where did you get that info from please? It's customary to give further explanation on your source when making a claim around here.

(BTW Lex, FCP X = Final Cut Pro X. Again, absolutely nothing to do with this discussion, just sock account trolling; so respond only if you want to waste your own time.)

dm_dimon

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8 points

Jun 28, 2011 6:02 AM in response to jimthing

let it be a well-thought prediction.

There are no third-party trim support in DP1-DP4 and any intermediate builds. There are no any technical problems to enable in since 10.6.6 or 10.6.7. So only possible conclusion - it's Apple policy.

I think for now it's the only way for Apple to get some advantage for Apple-branded SSD's over next-gen aftermarket choices. I'd expect 3-rd party TRIM support coming inline with next iteration of Apple-branded SSD's, not before that.

Lexiepex

Level 6

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Jun 28, 2011 7:22 AM in response to bkfraiders7

Hi All, I propose to end this thread: In a few months we have Lion and then we know what it can or cannot do.Good luck.

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