[geeks] Can't decide on an OS

[Cory Smelosky]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013, Nathan Raymond wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Sep 2013, Nathan Raymond wrote:
>>
>>> If you haven't upgraded to an SSD in your Mac,
>>> it's the #1 upgrade I recommend, followed by at least 16GB of RAM.
>>>
>>
>> I still need to toss in more RAM and an SSD.  8G wasn't quite enough. ;)
>>
>
> Start with the SSD.  Get either a SanDisk Extreme II or a Samsung SSD 840
> Pro (at least 256GB):

Will do in a few months when I have the spare cash for that.

>
> http://www.anandtech.com/show/7006/sandisk-extreme-ii-review-480gb
> http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/samsung-ssd-840-pro-256gb-review
>
> Temporarily move your internal HD to an external enclosure, boot off of it,
> and use cloning software such as Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive to
> the SSD:
>
> http://www.bombich.com/
>
> After the drive is cloned, boot off your internal drive and install Trim
> Enabler to enable TRIM support (improving garbage collection and the
> potential longevity of the SSD by optimizing wear leveling in lock-step
> with the filesystem):
>
> http://www.groths.org/software/trimenabler/
>
> - Nate
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