I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.
I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)
I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?
Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?
Thanks in advance for you input.
== Update ==
I broke down and upgraded.
I got a ssd drive. It seemed easier then replacing the CPU.
I might still consider CPU upgrade if I can find one cheap enough.
I got a Corsair Force 3 @ Newegg. It had good specs. I got the 120gb version but regret that I didn't get the bigger one.
For a comparison I did a xbench before and after.
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xbench with 7200rpm WDC HD was (Disk test)64.43.
'''xbench with ssd was (Disk test)243.85'''.
sequential w/HD 101.94
'''sequential w/ssd 148.85'''
random w/HD 47.10
'''random w/ssd 673.98'''
Night and Day the difference.
I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.
I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)
I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?
Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?
Thanks in advance for you input.
I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.
I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)
I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?
Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?
Thanks in advance for you input.
I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.
I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)
I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?
Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?
Thanks in advance for you input.