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I use VM's on a MacBook Pro circa 2006 and they worked fine - a little slow on harddrive intensive operations (e.g. startup, building large applications) but us

I use VM's on a MacBook Pro circa 2006 and they worked fine - a little slow on harddrive intensive operations (e.g. startup, building large applications) but useable. Then I got an SSD harddrive. It's like I'm using a new (much faster) machine. The VM's seem like they're native. SSD HD's are still pretty expensive but worth every penny IMO (and way cheaper than a new MBP).

ashleyw 16y ago
Really, does it make that much difference? I've been thinking about getting an SSD for my 2006 MBP, but wasn't sure if it'd be fully utilised. Though, I still need an upgrade, the 2GB RAM limit is getting pretty annoying now. If only I had an extra £1650 laying around.
- fierarul 16y ago
  Using an SSD is clearly noticeable compared to the normal laptop hard drive. Login is faster, normal applications launch instantly (the icons in the dock almost don't bounce). After enough RAM is the best upgrade you could get. Well, technically it's also the only other upgrade you could get to your laptop, but it should make it snappy enough to delay a new laptop purchase for a while. BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? 4GB of RAM is probably £100 max, an Intel 160GB SSD another £400 max.
  - evo_9 16y ago
    Yeah an ssd on a laptop would be a great tweak for a vm oriented laptop. Excellent idea.
  - petercooper 16y ago
    BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? 4GB of RAM is probably £100 max The early 2006 MBPs that were Core Duo (rather than Core 2 Duo) could only support 2GB memory max. If he has one of the later 2006 ones, though, they were sold as supporting 2GB max but can actually take 4GB with 3GB then being usable.
  - ashleyw 16y ago
    BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? As Peter's already mentioned, the early 2006 MBPs can only support 2GB max, so the £1650 would be for a new MBP (or actually, maybe an iMac.)
  - bestes 16y ago
    His MB is limited to 2GB. I was in this situation and was able to put off an upgrade for a while with an SSD. I also moved the SSD to the new machine, so it was/is a good investment. Swapping wasn't even too painful with the SSD. Highly recommended (SSD, that is)

ashleyw 16y ago

Really, does it make that much difference? I've been thinking about getting an SSD for my 2006 MBP, but wasn't sure if it'd be fully utilised. Though, I still need an upgrade, the 2GB RAM limit is getting pretty annoying now. If only I had an extra £1650 laying around.

fierarul 16y ago
Using an SSD is clearly noticeable compared to the normal laptop hard drive. Login is faster, normal applications launch instantly (the icons in the dock almost don't bounce). After enough RAM is the best upgrade you could get. Well, technically it's also the only other upgrade you could get to your laptop, but it should make it snappy enough to delay a new laptop purchase for a while. BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? 4GB of RAM is probably £100 max, an Intel 160GB SSD another £400 max.
- evo_9 16y ago
  Yeah an ssd on a laptop would be a great tweak for a vm oriented laptop. Excellent idea.
- petercooper 16y ago
  BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? 4GB of RAM is probably £100 max The early 2006 MBPs that were Core Duo (rather than Core 2 Duo) could only support 2GB memory max. If he has one of the later 2006 ones, though, they were sold as supporting 2GB max but can actually take 4GB with 3GB then being usable.
- ashleyw 16y ago
  BTW, what would the £1650 be for ? As Peter's already mentioned, the early 2006 MBPs can only support 2GB max, so the £1650 would be for a new MBP (or actually, maybe an iMac.)
- bestes 16y ago
  His MB is limited to 2GB. I was in this situation and was able to put off an upgrade for a while with an SSD. I also moved the SSD to the new machine, so it was/is a good investment. Swapping wasn't even too painful with the SSD. Highly recommended (SSD, that is)