I second this. When I purchased my MBP I planned to immediately replace the stock drive with a 7200 rpm WD drive. I called Apple to ask about warranty issues and the CSR told me that both memory and the hard drive are considered user-replaceable items and do not void the warranty if upgraded properly. However in the event service is needed, he recommended that I replace the third party drive with the original Apple drive to ensure that it wasn't the issue.

He also mentioned any damage caused by user upgrades would not be covered by the warranty. – Nov 27 '12 at 1:12. I recently abandoned mechanical drives after 2 mechanical drive failures that were too close for comfort.

I went with the series because: • I have never had any trouble with Crucial products (can't say the same for others) • Mac forum searches turned up many success stories where MBP owners installed a Crucial M4 SSD. I'm completely satisfied with the drive after 1 month of use and highly recommend it. Word increase indent shortcut. Watch the prices. They are currently on a downtrend in price. My drive is now 10% cheaper than when I purchased it.

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What you've asked is very difficult to sufficiently answer without a specific price range and more specific performance expectations (what you use your computer for, etc) This is probably not what you want to hear, but you're going to have to do some research to find your own ideal price to performance ratio. Check out as a good place to start and is another good resource to determine what to buy. Each site has reviews and benchmarks on specific SSD models. Both Crucial and OWC are great recommendations for notebook SSDs, but there are also other great brands such as Samsung, Kingston, Corsair, Intel, and more.

In my own research Samsung 830, 840, & 840 Pro series seem to be a top choice for notebooks due to their lower power demands while also providing good speeds, but they cost more. OCZ seems to have good performance, but also generally with higher power demands better suited to desktops. SanDisk Extreme SSDs also seem to be a good value, but you have to be careful as some models have had firmware issues. But that is just scratching the surface.there is no easy answer. However if price isn't an issue for a 512GB:.