Speed: 16 GB RAM or SSD + ext HDD?

Just look for opinions and thoughts.

I have an early 2011 MBP, OS 10.9.5, with 8 GB of RAM and a 2 TB HARD drive.  He runs a browser, World of Warcraft and... file server.  App switching and loading game is slower than I'd like.  New finder windows sometimes take 5-10 seconds to display the contents of a directory.

I am trying to decide how to speed it up.  I think that access to the constant random file from the backend server (3-6 Mbps permanently) interferes with the browser, finder, then access to the disc of WoW because of most of the delays.   There is little to no virtual memory swap file activity, but the game needs to load data from the disk, and even the browser seems to use for normal operations.

Easy option:

16 GB of RAM for about $70.  I see the Mavericks uses of spare RAM for a Cache of files, but has only 512 MB - 2 GB available.  Maybe if 16 GB of RAM gave me 8 GB of Cache files, eliminating the need for maybe 2 three (game server, browser) applications to continue using the hard drive?

If so, El Capitan using additional memory more efficiently?

COST: $70 for RAM

Hard option:

Make the main drive a 480-512GB SSD...  Take 2 to internal, only use it for music and video files, and making external but always connected.

In addition to the other benefits of SSD, that would make my MBP laptop once again.  The 2 TB ST2000LM003 has the problem of click of 7 seconds and hdapm will not work with it.  So whenever my laptop is off, I start UBUNTU live (from a 4 GB partition), use "hdparm b 254/dev/sda" and then restart in Mac OS.  This is ridiculous and I am so angry at Apple for this bug never-will - asked, much less recognized, major who destroyed hard drives in one year, if you don't know about it.  And why isn't available under OSX hdparm?  I don't understand.

Sigh.  But, in practice, this laptop is a desktop computer and run for months at a time.  Sometimes a reboot or picking up without closing, but I no longer consider at work or at the Café every day.  If I did, I would need an SSD or the old drive 1.5 TB who worked with hdapm, no way around it.

Options:

1 USB 3.0 via TB KENIMBENI adapter USB 3.  I have a USB 3 enclosure 2.5 ".  The cheapest option, but the laptop is attached to the disk and relying on the KENIMBENI adapter.

External storage wireless would be nicer.

COST: $150 for SSD

2. upgrade the router to a Netgear R6400 with NAS integrated for use with the USB 3 2.5 "disk.  Is this router based reliable NASs for storage used continuously?  TPlink is FTP only, but Netgear I think supports SMB and what we call "ReadySHARE.

I know that I have to reformat to NTFS, because I don't think that they exFAT, FAT32 has a limit of 4 GB, and nothing does support Apple HFS.

COST: $150 SSD, $150 for router = $300

3 router upgrade to any type of gigabit (TP-Link C7) and get a good NAS adapter or drive like WD My Cloud.

COST: $150 SSD, $100, $150 NAS router = $400

Or skip the router and NAS go to MBP ethernet port.  Always trendy, but more reliable than the Kanex USB3? Could be.

RAM is obvious speedup... more work space for the busy activities.  El Capitan will use all available RAM, because it must effectively.  MacSales.com sells quality 16 GB RAM for $107.

SSD... faster but more expensive than the HD.  MacSales /OWC sells a good internal SSD.  Your choice if the extra dollars are worth the speed.

CarbonCopyClone (bombich.com, $40) will copy entire partitions with external disks connected with boxes to join new disks.  And makes a good routine of backup-tool.

Can't comment on 'need to restart UBUNTU' or router problems.

Tags: Notebooks

Similar Questions

  • HP Pavilion x 360 13-u009na: HP Pavilion x 360 13-u009na RAM and SSD upgrade

    Is - this model allows the upgrade to 8 GB RAM and SSD adding to existing Sata HDD? If possible please give instructions on how to do it and what model/version RAM and SSD would fit in. Thank you

    Hello

    You can find the manual here: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05147552

    For the SSD: Any disk 2.5-inch should work for you.

    For RAM: the laptop has a single location, if you want to find an 8GB stick (DDR4 2133 GHz) SODIMM.

    Thank you

  • Low PCMark score with extra RAM and SSD

    I put an extra 8 GB of RAM Stick, 1600 MHz Crucial exposé Sport x, in a p158sa HP Pavilion 15, most Samsung Evo 128 SSD for the OS. Of 1.5 TB HARD drive is replaced instead of the optical drive. I used to test the performance of the benchmark of release for consumption at conventional speed - 8 PCMark but the score is only 2370, the clock on the memory Bus is 667, and RAM proved to be two bot 8 GB sticks running at 800 MHz, instead of1600MHz. New on PCMark, don't know what that mean all figures, all welcome advice on why the score is low and the speed of the RAM are listed below it should be. (The speed of RAM said Task Manager is 1600 MHz).

    Hello

    You have TWO sticks, which means that the machine is runing and 800 MHz x 2 = 1600 MHz dual channel architecture. I don't see anything wrong with that. Please read more:

    http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/multi-channel_memory_architecture

    Kind regards.

  • HP COMPAQ 8200 Elite Micro Tow: Can you tell if this system has slots for SSD or hdd adapter necessary - & gt; SSD?

    Can you tell if this system has slots for SSD or hdd-> ssd adapter need?

    WIN INITIAL 7pro

    i5-4-core - 16GB - RAM - fresh install [new 1 TB HDD] 8.1pro win 10pro Win

    HP COMPAQ 8200 Elite Micro Tower

    P / N:XY139EA #AB7

    PURCHASED 07/03/2012

    For w10pro c: / recommend reinstall to ssd or migrate ssd or even is...?

    SSDS all have sons the same size and holes threaded on the bottom and sides.  They all use the same fine metric threads live short (short, so they don't lower).  These screws must come with the adapter, and I live in general using the lateral holes.  Parts of the adapter have threaded, 3 holes and you will use the back ahead and away from those for channels of the drive Bay.  If you look at each side of a standard 3.5 "HDD, you will see the same same spacing holes.

    Some jobs need the SSD to shift to the left so the orientation of the SSD SATA power and data ports match exactly where they would be if the current drive was a 3.5 "HARD drive clutter.  An example is the drive in a Z620 of drawers which accept 3.5 form factor devices "and slides of drawers in the deep part of the case and automatically mesh with ports of power/data SATA back inside.

    Jobs that fuel just a loose cable and the data cable for the SSD is really doesn't matter much if the SSD is an adapter which keeps it more centered or offset to the left.  I've seen cases where a disk HARD 3.5 "given in the lower Bay and a centered SSD is in the upper drive Bay and there was nearly not enough cable length to reach easily shifted left for drives staggered in the Center.  You can see in the photo below that the Garland of feeding on the HARD drive has two unused SATA power below connectors, and there is not a lot of room between them.

    The card you chose seems good... solid metal.  For the HP 8200 Elite CMT I have access to screws 4 total special 6-32 UNC silver HP threaded screw threaded back ahead and away from the screw holes on both sides of the adapter, and then you use the extraordinary end threads metric short screws mentioned above to fix the SSD to the adapter, as shown in the pictures of Amazon.  These HP silver screw 6-32 no metric I'm talking using Torx or flat screwdriver and their leaders are trained to slip into the channels of the drive Bay.

    There are also other designs which are designed specifically for some HP workstations that include mounts insulation rubber with the sliding mechanism.  I don't think you have that... Here is a picture of eBay one of the 8200 Desktop Elite CMT demonstrating the existence of space on the left for 8 of these silver screw to store, which 4 are missing and used on 3.5 "single drive, you see there.  Don't throw those... they are not something, you can go to Ace hardware and buy.

  • HP Pavilion dv6-2120tx: HP Pavilion dv6-2120tx RAM and SSD UPGRADE

    HI guys,.

    I want to improve my ram from 4 GB to 8 GB or 16 and my 500 GB HDD 120 GB SSD.
    The problem is that I'm not sure what RAM and SSD is compatible.

    My current features are:
    CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
    Intel Core i5 430M at 2.27 GHz
    Technology of 32nm Arrandale
    RAM
    4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532 MHz (7-7-7-20)
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 3659 (CPU)
    Graphics
    Monitor generic PnP (1366x768@60Hz)
    1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M (HP)
    Storage
    465 GB Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 (SATA)
    1 GB JMCR SD/MMC SCSI Disk Device (NULL)
    I think about Corsair 8 GB DDR3 - 1333 MHz (CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9) for ram,
    and Adata first Pro sp310 128 GB SSD.
    They will be compatible with my laptop? If not, what are those who do you suggest?
    Thanks in advance.
    Any help is very appreciated!

    It will take 8 gigs. It is aka PC3-8500 SO-DIMM DDR3-1066 and is the part specified in the Manual:

    The modules, PC3 memory, 1066 MHz FSB 4096 MB 579156-001 ■

    http://www.Amazon.com/2x4GB-DDR3-SODIMM-PC3-8500-memory/DP/B00E0TIQWQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&QID=1464985698&SR=8-4&keywords=PC3-8500+so-DIMM

    The memory you chose will likely work, but sometimes the fastest memory will not downclock and laptop computers HP certainly prefer low density memory, 8 blocks on each side not 4.

    The SSD that you selected will be OK, but I encourage you to spring for at least a 240 GB model. 128 GB is a bit of containment in the current environment and SSD prices are low, as is the memory. Never been a better time to upgrade. I just took a 240 on eBay, major brands, for $56 shipped.

    http://www.eBay.com/ITM/301380765684?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

    Let us know if you need assistance more installation or the software or anything like that.

    If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

  • Processor, RAM or SSD upgrade Pavillion dv7 bought 2009

    This is a laptop purchased in 2009, it has a dual-core pentium cpu and amd 4650 video card.

    I think the upgrade with a new ssd and perhaps new ram. I guess that's the Chipset Mobile Intel® HM65 Express, does it support a faster processor? and it is worth the money/possible to do for a noob?

    I did a few pc built, no experience with laptops. But ram and ssd would be rather forward?

    I also thought of a video card, this becomes hot and sound!

    And freakin Vista...

    Hello

    DV7 is a series of hundreds of models, what is yours? Normally the upgrade RAM, CPU & HDD to SSD is a simple task, but the video card upgrade is very hard, costly impossible (or very, very, very expensive). The upgrade will not work unless you same CPU family. The following manual shows you a list of processors supported from day 1:

    http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c01689926.PDF

    Kind regards.

  • x 360 s102nu 13: 13-s102nu replacement of Ram and SSD

    I can't find the maximum installable Ram or SSD specification for this model.

    D and I know if I lose my warranty if I do the replacement.

    Help, please.

    Here is the Service Manual:

    Manual

    See page 29 for HDD and p. 38 for memory access.

    Maximum memory is 2 x 8 gig DDR3L-1600 modules or 16 concerts.

    You can replace the hard drive with a 2.5 inches wide and type of hard drive SSD the SATA 7 or 9.5 mm thick.

    Unfortunately, as you can see on the manual, they are not allowed to the end user while keeping the guarantee in place. Also, your model is particularly delicate to work, espescially that memory which requires removal of the motherboard to access.

    If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

  • SSD and HDD external

    I recently bought an iMac 27-inch with a 1 GB drive/fusion. Are there readers external that I can buy that are as fast as an ssd, or even better, an ssd itself? Apple does it all, and if not, what are some other good brands that are recommended? Thank you!

    Well, if you want to speed as fast as an SSD, you will need to buy an SSD, put it in a box Thunderbolt and connect it via cable Thunderbolt to the computer. The is the best you will do.

  • The distribution of applications and data between the disk SSD and HDD

    I recently installed an SSD in my Macbook Pro (late 2011) instead of the DVD player. I want to install OS X on it, by replacing the current OS X on the original hard disk, I will continue to use for storing files. How should I allocate its use in car? OS X and applications on the data files on the hard disk of 500 GB and SSD?

    The first series of instructions will partition and format the newly installed SSD disk then install OS X on it. The second block will help you configure OS X on the SSD with your data on the HARD drive.

    Clean Install of El Capitan on a new disc

    1. Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime, press Command + Option + R until a globe appears.
    2. The Utility Menu appears in 5 to 20 minutes. Be patient.
    3. Select disk utility, then click on the continue button.
    4. When loading disk utility, select the drive (generally, the entry Out-bumpy) in the list aside.
    5. Click the Partition tab in the main window of disk utility. A panel will fall.
    6. Set the GUID partition scheme.
    7. Define the type of Format Mac OS extended (journaled).
    8. Click on the apply button, then click the fact when it is active.
    9. Quit disk utility and re-enter the Utility Menu.
    10. Select reinstall OS X and click on the continue button.

    How to use an SSD with your HARD drive

    If you want to use an SSD as boot with your existing HARD disk drive, as the disk 'data', here is what you can do.

    After installing the SSD, you need to partition and format the SSD using disc utility disc. Then install OS X on the SSD. Once installed OSX boot from SSD. Startup disk preferences to set up the SSD as the boot volume.

    Open the preferences users and groups. Click the lock and authenticate you. Or CTRL - RIGHT click on your username account list in the sidebar and select Advanced Options in the context menu. You will see a field called "Home dir: ' on the far right, you will see an Edit button. Click on it. In the file dialog box, navigate to the location in house now located on the HARD disk (disk HARD/users/user_name /.) Select the folder, click the Open button. Restart the computer, as shown. When the computer starts, it will now use the home located on the HARD drive folder.

    Another more technical method involving the Terminal and the alias is discussed in depth here: using OS X with a SSD and HDD - Matt Gemmell configuration. It's my preferred approach because I can choose which records of the House, I want to on the HARD drive and I don't want to. For example, I like to keep Documents and library files on the SSD because I frequently access their content.

    Make sure that you keep the bootable system entirely on your HARD drive where you need it.

  • I need to upgrade my Mac (MacBook white unibody mid 2010) with a SSD (and iMac mid-2010) and the RAM and SSD

    I need to upgrade my Mac (white unibody MacBook mid-2010) with a SSD (and iMac mid-2010) and the RAM and SSD: I look to buy upgrades site Crucial and OWC site and there is a little difference, in terms of money: it's better to buy the Crucial site or OWC site.

    MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

    < re-titled by host >

    They have good tools to find compatible parts for your Mac models.  The OWC took is here

    http://eShop.MacSales.com/MyOWC/

    OWC tends to have the most detailed information on the Mac.  If I look to the top of the part to OWC and review specifications.  OWC offers often information based on the Mac-specific tests.  If Crucial offer something similar for a substantially lower price, buy it from Crucial.  I'm sure they have a refund is not political, if a part they say is compatible.  I bought the RAM and SSD both Crucial and OWC.  From my experience, be it high quality.

    For the 2010 iMac, OWC also offers a "kit" (with the tools and support) to replace the hard drive of 3.5 inches with a 2.5-inch SSD.  Eventually, if it's a 27-inch iMac, I think that you can Add the SSD instead of replace the hard drive.  And they have self-produced how-to videos on the process, related to many of their lists of products.  OWC provides a lot of information with added value and service for Mac users.

    OWC also offers kits to replace the optical drive on some Macs (including MacBooks) with an SSD (as a secondary internal drive).

  • Satellite A10 S203: Question about the speed of the RAM

    I want to upgrade the RAM in my A10 S203. I know that there are 256 MB DDR RAM in my pc, and I want to add a little. Nobody knows what the speed of the RAM, to know what kind I need to order. I know that the format of the upgrade of RAM must be 128 or 256 MB or 512 MB, I only need to know the speed of this DDR RAM. anyine can help me?

    Hello

    Well, as far as I know the unit has 2 available slots and you can upgrade memory maximum. 1024MB.
    In addition, the device uses the modules of PC2100 DDR - Ram:
    PC2100 128 MB (PA3126U - 1 M 12)
    PC2100 256 MB (PA3127U - 1 M 25)
    PC2100 512 MB (PA3164U - 1 M 51)

    I studied a bit and it seems that the PC2100 256 MB (PA3127U - 1 M 25) module supports a 266 MHz.

    I hope this helps a little.

  • Missing in ext HDD PH3100U-1EXB Toshiba backup software

    I just bought a Toshiba 1 TB ext HDD PH3100U-1EXB and have only been using it on a USB 2 connection.

    I am running Windows 7 on a computer and Windows professional XP on another machine. I have copied files to and from the drive successfully, but cannot access the virtual CD drive to try installing the backup.

    If I use Windows Explorer, I can not open the virtual CD drive.
    How can I get the backup/restore software?

    Is there a way to reset the CD player to access the software?

    Thanks for any help.

    I'm having a similar problem. Shortly after that I backed up the hard drive of my PC, the virtual CD cannot be opened by Windows and the virtual CD icon disappeared, although the partition still appears as another drive, but when I try to see it I get a message that Windows does not recognize, it's may be damaged.

  • HP pavillion x 360 13-a020nr: is is possible to install m.2 ssd and hdd simultaneously in hp pavillion 360 13-a020nr x?

    Is is possible to install the m.2 ssd and hdd simultaneously in hp pavillion 360 13-a020nr x or I'll have to remove the hard disk to install the ssd?

    @VBenedichuk

    Most of the time in the manual it looks like there are limits.

    Example if SATA and M.2 settled m2 must be the bootable disc.

    Example, if m2 is installed, then the other drive should be an SSD.

    For yours, I see no limitation.

    REO

  • T400 Rams and ssd compatibility

    Hi all

    I'm planing to upgrade the ram and the hard drive of my computer laptop lenovo t400.

    Could u pls help me to know what is the only compatible with lenovo t400 ram and ssd?

    Note: I tried to upgrade the ram for lenovo t400 with bus 1333 pc-10600 but that does not .

    Kindly advice.

    Concerning

    RAM = 1066 mhz 204-pin SODIMM DDR3 (although faster ram is also possible, so 1333 mhz and 1666 mhz DDR3 is also correct). But don't use Corsair ram to avoid problems of incompatibility.

    SSD = SATAII (although SATAIII is also backward compatible), 2.5-inch, 9.5/7 mm thick discs.

  • 8 GB RAM with ssd and ram 12 GB without ssd cache cache

    We are looking to buy a laptop HP Envy 17 t j100 touchsmart for our son.  Which would be better:

    8 GB of RAM with SSD exceleration 24gig or 12 GB of ram without ssd cache memory?

    The cache of WSSD 24gig offers performance very similar to a full SSD drive for a much lower cost. I would buy the unit with the drive cache of the WSSD 24 concert and as little memory as they sell me and then increase the RAM me but 8 GB of RAM it's frankly more than many. In fact, it's probably better than 12 because there 2 identical modules allowing the functioning of memory dual channel. To summarize, the best option is clearly 8 GB RAm and the WSSD of 24 concert disk cache.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Satellite t100-10 x freeze after fashion 'sleep'

    Hello I have the following problem. My laptop is Satellite T110 - 10 X with Windows 7 64 bit.When the computer enters "sleep" mode and after that I wake him with button / stop lights, I type my password and in less than a minute, it freezes. I try to

  • Suddenly Mail asks for a password, but it does not accept

    I didn't mail in three days on my desktop computer.  It keeps asking for my password for aol, but will not accept it.  My password has not changed, but it does not accept it.  On all my other devices, the mail comes, and the password is accepted. Any

  • U2713HM replacement policy

    Hello I bought a new Dell U2713HM monitor on October 23, 2014. He has a dead light in the center of the screen pixel, I called Dell in Slovenia hotline today (November 3, 2014) and they told me I have the right to replace my defective monitor. My que

  • BlackBerry smartphone how to change Pocket firmware to the longer version

    Hello I have a BB 8800 (T-Mobile) and I tried to update the current firmware (4.2.1.101) to the current version of the OS. I went on the website of T-Mobile and found that there was some old version (4.2.1.74) installed on my handheld. So, I did the

  • Update blackBerry Smartphones phone again, forget the BIS account information

    Hey all! I just upgraded my 8330 on a 8530 phone and am trying to transfer all my apps and whatnot. My big problem is now I don't remember what my bis account info, so I can't change settings are so my email will come to the new. Everything I put in