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Keeping Macbook Pro

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Arnold F.

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For the moment I'm going to keep my Early 2008 15" MBP Core Duo 2.4Ghz machine as it will play back 4K r3d files at 1/8th, which is fine for the moment. What I'd like to do is optimize it as best I can with both internal and external drives that will continue to serve even after this current MBP is no longer viable. I wish to do the things below but am not entirely sure about them so questions will accompany:

1) Get an SSD as the MBP's primary drive. Question: Will it help to get an SSD that is sized primarily for the applications? I don't plan to get one large enough to hold the files I'm working with.

2) External drives. Two 7200rpm eSata drives that will connect to the MBP via a two-port eSata adapter that will to in the MBP's express slot. I have a few things I'm unsure about here. Is it true that this works best when one is the source and one the scratch drive? Some have said to get a RAID. Does that mean each is a RAID instead of just a normal drive and, if so, is it RAID 1, which I think is slower?
 
Martin Weiss said:
You can replace the dvd drive with a secobd harddrive. That way you can have a ssd as system drive and a larger spinning drive for data.
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What's the best kit for that Martin? I have a Crucial m4 SSD 512GB that I was planning to replace my hard drive with but your suggestion make sense seeing as how I never use the DVD drive anymore and could plug in an external DVD drive if I ever did need one.

-Michael
 
actually have the latest Unibody Thunderbolt, with an SSD 160GB form Intel, very fast, and decided that I will remove the DVD drive and replace it with a large capacity spinning HD for data space.

Just have not done the home work currently to see which is the best option, when I was to do it, Jeff did provide a tone of info, but then I started heavy global traveling and could not do it.

So look forward to see what is the consensus on best option and holder, to fit snappy in place of the DVD Drive... ;)
 
Unfortunately, OWC does not offer the holder for my early 2008 MBP. Can anyone comment on my original post with regard to my questions? Is the proposed set up the right way to to it?
 
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