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Review on Samsung 860 PRO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (MZ-76P1T0BW) by Robert Gilbert

Revainrating 5 out of 5

No more buying a new $3,000 MacBook Pro

So I wanted to buy a new MacBook Pro and thought after 150 bucks try SSD Pro. (If I do that, it might be a better one). And what a big surprise, this thing works like an absolute beast. What I didn't expect is that my graphics are much sharper. (also 16 grams before this purchase). Worth every penny. I did a few extra things to make it work even better. First, I didn't save the time machine. I reinstalled the operating software after a hard reset to have a clean version of the latest Mac OS Mojave. However, this is a bit tricky. Apple doesn't let you upgrade to OS Mojave right away. You must first download your Mac's original operating system (mine was mid-2012). So I started with the lion. then had to go to the High Sierra. Then perform a hard reset again and completely erase the SSD. Then reinstall Mojave OS to get a clean OS with no layers. It took me a while to figure this out, so I hope this helps. Also, to sign in to iCloud, you need a two-part ID (sends a message to your phone), but the old OS doesn't support two-part ID. Therefore, after entering the cloud password, you must enter the verification code without spaces. so you can log in. It took me forever to find out. I hope this review helps you save time. And this SSD saved me 3k. Buy it!

Pros
  • INCREASED READ/WRITE SPEEDS: Sequential read and write performance up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s respectively
Cons
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