![]() I did that with my MB and got an external optical drive for the rare occasions when I needed one (connected and powered via USB). And possibly a little bit of performance boost (not too much, though), in case you keep your system on one drive and other data on a secondary one. Well, more disk space without having to connect an external drive. ![]() Thank you for the tip - I can see it online for sale.I have never swapped out a HDD on a laptop before so can I ask - sounds like I need to find/watch an online tutorial on how to do these things? How do I know the SSD will physically fit into my MBP where the HDD once was? Is it the right size do you know - or any dimensions listed anywhere for this operation? They're extremely well received by users and reviewers. Personally, I can recommend one of the Samsung 860 EVOs. You can basically buy anything in case the size is correct. I don't really use my MBP for anything else except Logic Pro, aside from viewing the odd tutorial video on things related to music, so I am not worried about updating those other things.From what you have said I think I will just stick with Snow Leopard and LP9 in my little time-capsule, as it functions OK. ![]() I don't know how to 'quote' from previous message-replies to reply to sections ( I did try but could not get it working) so I have just copied/pasted after your replies and added my replies in italic. ![]() Hasn't been too much of an issue but especially in terms of web surfing things got a little awkward during the last 1-2 years on my 2008 MB, simply because several websites require up to date browsers - but their latest updates won't work with OSX 10.6.8 anymore. The only reason you might think about an OS update (if the latest suitable one for your machine even available from the App Store any more.) could be that you'd like to update some things such as your web browser and what not. Well, you could always create an image of your current OS version installation and keep that safe while checking out an OS update - but in case El Capitan is the latest you can install on your machine (without applying some unsupported patching - which should be possible, but I probably wouldn't recommend it), you should perhaps just stick with 10.6.8 and Logic 9 (which is a really great combination, been working with it for almost a decade). Is this the best advice (for me to avoid upgrading the OS)? The official Apple support website states the latest compatible OS is OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 which is different from the ones you mention, but some people say to never change up your Apple OS if your existing one is trouble free, which it is, because you are expected to encounter problems with speed reductions from the upgrade! So this previous advice deters me from upgrading the OS unless there is proof that doing it will not create problems for me stable system. What is the benefit of swapping my optical drive for a second SSD? I know the cost will be I will lose the possibility of being able to burn CD’s, which I do ocassionally. If I am to upgrade to an SSD, how will I know if I am buying the correct one for my system? Is there a compatibility list somewhere? Is this the best advice (for me to avoid upgrading the OS)? Will an SSD function properly within Snow Leopard? Regarding hardware upgrades, it sounds like you are saying an SSD to replace my HDD will be beneficial for my mid-2009 MBP Model 5.3, and possibly also for me to upgrade the OS too. I am aware there are things I can do in the operation of LP9 to reduce the processor overhead and will experiment with those. Thank you both for your most helpful comments and suggestions.
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