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SSD setup for Mac Pro 2008

I've just received a plastic icy dock 2.5>3.5" adapter and am planning to get an SSD later today from PC World in UKs who have models from Samsung, Sandisk, OCZ, and Crucial.

Not sure if this link will work:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/solid-state-drives/715_7553_70705_xx_xx/xx-criteri a.html

Was planning to simply colne the 10.8.2 installation I currently have with Carbon Copy Cloner and give it a whirl.

Probably looking for a 250/256 GB model as the sweet spot price wise.

Any advice on setup?

What's the current state of play/advice relating to TRIM - ignore it on a larger drive?

Thanks in advance.

Posted on Dec 29, 2012 3:57 AM

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Dec 29, 2012 3:15 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Much snappier all round - very little lag, Safari in particular.

Alley_Cat Author

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Dec 29, 2012 3:20 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Oh well, went for Chameleon in the end as I couldn't see an obvious download link for the other.

TRIM enabled.

Dec 29, 2012 3:36 PM in response to Alley_Cat

For future reference, scroll down for the download link for TRIM Enabler. The link is centered just before the comments section.

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Dec 29, 2012 3:41 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Grant - I can't see your reply in the thread - maybe Jive is playing up again.

Alley_Cat Author

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Dec 29, 2012 3:41 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Yep, posting a reply fixed that!

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Dec 29, 2012 3:43 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

For future reference, scroll down for the download link for TRIM Enabler. The link is centered just before the comments section.

Cheers.

Obvious when you know!!!!!

Dec 29, 2012 3:43 PM in response to Atavacron

I agree that Apple's implementation is incomplete when it comes to Third-party SSD drives. They do enable TRIM on their own drives, where they have been able to test them thoroughly. They have traditionally been very conservative when it comes to what drives to allow -- even to the point of refusing to format any drives except their WhiteList of approved drives.

I am old enough to remember a time when not all commercially-available magnetic drives were supported by the Apple Drivers (Mac OS 7 and 8) and it was amazing when Drive Setup 1.7.3 was finally issued with support for all the commercially available drives of the day.

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Dec 30, 2012 6:41 AM in response to Alley_Cat

Alley_Cat wrote:

Oh well, went for Chameleon in the end as I couldn't see an obvious download link for the other.

TRIM enabled.

AC

Chameleon SSD Optimizer seems to have som eadditional options:

Enabling NOATIME would seem useful for SSDs on the face of it if it, wonder if theer are any downsides?

SSD setup for Mac Pro 2008