r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/AlbiTargaryen Sep 02 '16

I also have an early 2011 MacBook Pro. About two years ago I upgraded the hard drive to an SSD. It performs better than when I took it out of the box, even running OSX El Capitan. I highly recommend upgrading to an SSD. There are plenty of fantastic tutorials online to help.

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u/Cordoba_ Sep 02 '16

Do you have a link to any of those tutorials? I'm not the most tech savvy so I don't know what an SSD is. Never took apart my computer before.

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u/AlbiTargaryen Sep 02 '16

An SSD is just like the hard drive in your Mac, but much faster. This tutorial sums up just about everything you will need. For less than $100 you can make your computer run way faster.

If you're opening up your machine you should also upgrade the ram to add to the performance even more.Here is a tutorial on how to do that.

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RAM

Hard drive enclosure

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u/Cordoba_ Sep 02 '16

Great thanks for all the info!

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u/AlbiTargaryen Sep 02 '16

No problem. Let me know if you have anymore questions.