Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Upgrading to Retina Macbook Pro?

  • 21-01-2015 10:35AM
    #1
    Equil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭


    Is it worth upgrading my 2011 Macbook Pro to take advantage of the retina display?

    Also, what is a SSD like compared to a HDD?
    Tagged:


Comments

  • #2
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Equil wrote: »
    Is it worth upgrading my 2011 Macbook Pro to take advantage of the retina display?

    Also, what is a SSD like compared to a HDD?
    • Maybe, depends on what you use your MBP for I guess.
    • SSD is the greatest leap forward in personal computing since forever. :cool:


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    SSD is simply the best upgrade possible on any machine. You could but a processor that's twice as fast as you're current one, and the difference in speed would be nothing compared to swapping from a HDD to an SSD. And they are cheap as chips these days.


  • #4
    Equil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭Equil


    What difference does the SSD make? There was only a 128 GB option for SSD when I was buying my Mac before so I opted for the 500 GB HDD for the space.


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Equil wrote: »
    What difference does the SSD make? There was only a 128 GB option for SSD when I was buying my Mac before so I opted for the 500 GB HDD for the space.

    It's all about speed. Turning the laptop on will now take only a few seconds, rather than a minute, opening applications will appear instant.


  • #6
    Equil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭Equil


    That's awesome, thanks for the info!


  • Advertisement
Advertisement