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By: Onur

Onur — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:46:07 +0000

Thanks a lot !

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:56:53 +0000

It is possible to buy this from the UK. Just click the link and change com to co.uk and refresh. Unfortunately it isn’t quite a cheap as it is in the US

By: William

William — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:40:53 +0000

Here is a wonderful article explaining how SandForce attains it’s speeds.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vertex-3-sandforce-ssd,2869-3.html

Here is another that demonstrates controllers that do not rely on compression technology to attain speed.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/plextor-m3-crucial-m4-octane-performance-pro,3178.html

If you are putting out money to purchase something in a higher price range in an SSD; it’s prudent to understand how the controller will work effectively with OS X.

As for a list of the best SSD’s for OS X, I do not know of one personally that is kept up to date.

By: Andrej

Andrej — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:24:41 +0000

From product details: Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.

By: Onur

Onur — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:04:37 +0000

Very good comment indeed. Is there any document or web page on that to indicate which SSDs are compatible with macs including those controllers you mentioned ? Thanks.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:11:35 +0000

Yes it will definitely fit the 2.5″ drive bay. Check the comments from Amazon reviewers, they say it does work on the MacBook Pro from that year and other years too.

By: james

james — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:11:10 +0000

yes.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:09:43 +0000

Looks like people are having problems with this in their 2007-2011 Macbook/Pro with the Nvidia Sata Controller.

The ‘negotiated link speed’ will be 1.5 Gbps (SATA I) instead of 3 Gbps (SATA II). SanDisk hasn’t released a firmware fix yet, after knowing about it for months.

…Knowing that, I still ordered the 240gb version. I’m willing to give it a go, but I doubt a quick fix will be coming.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:26:29 +0000

Do you guys think that it’ll work on a macbook pro 13″ from the end of 2010?

By: fred

fred — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:01:46 +0000

Only for US

By: William

William — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:36:12 +0000

Don’t be fooled by the transfer speeds; they are using compressed data to get those speeds, because the SandForce controller handles compressed data much more efficiently than uncompressed.

OS X does not have a habit of compressing data like Windows, so you will not see these speeds unless you go with a Marvell or Samsung controller under OS X