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Feb 13, 2019 08:59:39   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
An SSD is a fairly easy swap. I put a 500GB Samsung SSD in mine.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=put+an+ssd+into+a+macbook+pro

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Feb 13, 2019 09:06:41   #
alby Loc: very eastern pa.
 
15" ..SSD MacBook Pro..... did it last year .... wonderful.

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Feb 13, 2019 09:39:35   #
DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
 
Make an appointment at an Apple Store. Take your 5-year-old MacBook Pro with you. I've never been disappointed by an Apple Store.
taj334 wrote:
My five year old MacBook Pro hard drive just bit the dust. Wondering what I should go with next. My budget is in the $2000 (or less) range. I use the computer only for photos and photo editing because I have an iPad and an iPhone as well. I am a Grandma with 12,000 photos to play with. Just recently I subscribed to the Adobe Creative suite (jury still out on keeping it). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Feb 13, 2019 11:39:31   #
BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA
 
taj334 wrote:
My five year old MacBook Pro hard drive just bit the dust. Wondering what I should go with next. My budget is in the $2000 (or less) range. I use the computer only for photos and photo editing because I have an iPad and an iPhone as well. I am a Grandma with 12,000 photos to play with. Just recently I subscribed to the Adobe Creative suite (jury still out on keeping it). Any thoughts would be appreciated.


The problem is that that era MacBook Pro may not be upgradable to run the latest OS X Mojave. You must be specific about your year. Under the Apple Menu icon select "About this Mac" to see the exact year of your machine. Then check This Page on the Apple web site. If your Macbook Pro in mid 2012 or later, then an SSD is the be way to go. Get at least a 1 TB drive.

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Feb 13, 2019 11:56:17   #
kishore
 
taj334 wrote:
My five year old MacBook Pro hard drive just bit the dust. Wondering what I should go with next. My budget is in the $2000 (or less) range. I use the computer only for photos and photo editing because I have an iPad and an iPhone as well. I am a Grandma with 12,000 photos to play with. Just recently I subscribed to the Adobe Creative suite (jury still out on keeping it). Any thoughts would be appreciated.


I am an apple user and I had my hard disk (MacBook Pro) conked last year. No need to buy a new MacBook but the hard disk can be changed. u could buy a toshiba or samsung. Only hassle is u cud have to get the OS and other applications installed again.

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Feb 13, 2019 11:57:12   #
kishore
 
Sorry, u WUD have to get the OS...

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Feb 13, 2019 12:09:47   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
BobHartung wrote:
The problem is that that era MacBook Pro may not be upgradable to run the latest OS X Mojave. You must be specific about your year. Under the Apple Menu icon select "About this Mac" to see the exact year of your machine. Then check This Page on the Apple web site. If your Macbook Pro in mid 2012 or later, then an SSD is the be way to go. Get at least a 1 TB drive.




And if you don't already have 16 GB RAM, it makes sense to give that a kick, too.

iFixit.com rates repairability of older MacBook Pros. Model 9,1 is the identifier of my twins' Mid-2012 MBPs. A quick check of iFixIt.com shows 7/10 repairability. I can change the RAM, Hard Drive, Optical Drive, Battery, and many other components. These Macs are already running Mojave. Apple will most likely announce their next OS at the Developer's Conference in June. Then we'll know the target range of Macs supported with that release. I'm hoping it won't change.

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Feb 13, 2019 12:57:04   #
nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY
 
The OP stepped in it by giving a big budget amount. Her computer is five years old. Not old! She only uses it for ONE THING!
Thank you to all the responders who recommended she just replace the hard drive. Sad that so many are eager to spend her money unnecessarily!

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Feb 13, 2019 13:08:15   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
nadelewitz wrote:
The OP stepped in it by giving a big budget amount. Her computer is five years old. Not old! She only uses it for ONE THING!
Thank you to all the responders who recommended she just replace the hard drive. Sad that so many are eager to spend her money unnecessarily!


It's 2019. SSD prices have fallen substantially, to the point where a hard drive replacement with an SSD can make more sense than buying a new computer. I needed a faster machine for video editing, audio editing, and the Adobe CC Photography Bundle. For me, the choice was between putting $475 into upgrades to a 2013 machine, or buying a new computer ($1300 minimum for a new iMac). With two kids in college and me semi-retired, well... no brainer!

If the rest of the computer is in great shape (clean, no drops, spills, dents, or other issues), then simple upgrades are an economical way to extend the life of a machine. My SSD is guaranteed for three years, I back up religiously, and I will probably replace the machine about that time. Problem solved. Your experience may vary.

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Feb 13, 2019 13:23:33   #
scsdesphotography Loc: Southeastern Michigan
 
lsaguy wrote:
What does, "bit the dust mean"? As extreme as the hard drive won't spin, or something more like the operating system won't execute?
With either one a new hard drive is less than $100.
It it's the latter you can get the new hard drive and reload the operating system and you're good to go. Then you can get a case for the old drive that will let you hook it up as a secondary drive and download all you're photos and stuff off it. They're less than $20. Moving the programs is a bit more hassle and requires some technical expertise but it can be done.
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Feb 13, 2019 14:10:45   #
ecurb1105
 
taj334 wrote:
My five year old MacBook Pro hard drive just bit the dust. Wondering what I should go with next. My budget is in the $2000 (or less) range. I use the computer only for photos and photo editing because I have an iPad and an iPhone as well. I am a Grandma with 12,000 photos to play with. Just recently I subscribed to the Adobe Creative suite (jury still out on keeping it). Any thoughts would be appreciated.


Run away from Apple. Get a pc. Look at Dell or HP.

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Feb 13, 2019 14:27:19   #
Larry Powell Loc: Columbus OH
 
The spinning beach ball hmmm. Check the available memory on your hard drive. Click on the HD icon then get info. If you are less than 20% left on available memory then off load files to a back up drive or cloud or delete stuff you really no longer want or need.

Another thing you should do is go to Drive utility and run the repair routine. Somtimes things get a little squirrely and this helps. The advice of getting a solid state drive from OWC is good and will improve the response but your symptoms are not that of a deceased drive. I think it is too full. Your ram may need help too. What size images are you trying to open in PS? How much ram do you have? How many other apps are you running in addition to PS? Lots of variables but I suspect the problem is not component failure.

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Feb 13, 2019 14:47:16   #
BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA
 
ecurb1105 wrote:
Run away from Apple. Get a pc. Look at Dell or HP.


Some people just can't help themself! Hmmm?

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Feb 13, 2019 15:11:40   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
ecurb1105 wrote:
Run away from Apple. Get a pc. Look at Dell or HP.


Can I run Mac OS — without a big hassle — on a Windows PC?

(It’s easy to run Win 10 and earlier on Mac OS!)

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Feb 13, 2019 17:17:51   #
nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY
 
burkphoto wrote:
Can I run Mac OS — without a big hassle — on a Windows PC?

(It’s easy to run Win 10 and earlier on Mac OS!)


No, you can't. A lot of people wish you could, so they could use MacOS on less costly hardware. But Apple doesn't want to allow that.

If you research it, you can find people who have hacked the MacOS so it will run on PC computers. I can't vouch for or comment on that though.

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