Posts Tagged: solid state drives

 
Early Mac Pro 2008 vs The MacBeast: Disk Speed Benchmarks

How fast is the disk access speed for MacBeast (my custom built Hackintosh) compared to my early 2008 Mac Pro? Let’s take a look. First the specs: The MacBeast is …

 
After the SSD: Re-evaluating my Apps

It’s been exactly one week since I installed an OWC Mercury Extreme Pro solid state drive (SSD) into my early 2008 model Macbook Pro. As I noted in an earlier …

 
video: early 2008 Macbook Pro with OWC SSD

While my full review of the 115GB OWC Mercury Extreme solid state drive is still being drafted, I couldn’t resist sharing a video showing the improved boot time with the …