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Current version by: Mark

Title:

MacBook is slow after upgrading to SSD

Text:

My Macbook is much slower after upgrading to an SSD and performing a clean install.
Troubleshooting tips I have conducted:
* Swapped back the original hard drive which confirmed that the cable is alright
* Updated firmware to the latest available version
* From recovery mode set the SSD as default startup disk
* Reset NVRAM
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To compound matters, the SSD seems to perform as expected when connected externally using USB.
I am well and truly stumped at this point.
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Edit: For the sake of clarification, when I swap in the stock HDD it’s faster than the SSD. When I plug the SSD to a USB port and boot, the difference in performance is significantly noticeable.

Device:

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012

Status:

open

Accepted Answer:

+521896

Edit by: Mark

Title:

MacBook is slow after upgrading to SSD

Text:

My Macbook is much slower after upgrading to an SSD and performing a clean install.
Troubleshooting tips I have conducted:
* Swapped back the original hard drive which confirmed that the cable is alright
* Updated firmware to the latest available version
* From recovery mode set the SSD as default startup disk
* Reset NVRAM
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To compound matters, the SSD seems to perform as expected when connected externally using USB.
I am well and truly stumped at this point.
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+Edit: For the sake of clarification, when I swap in the stock HDD it’s faster than the SSD. When I plug the SSD to a USB port and boot, the difference in performance is significantly noticeable.

Device:

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012

Status:

open

Original post by: Mark

Title:

MacBook is slow after upgrading to SSD

Text:

My Macbook is much slower after upgrading to an SSD and performing a clean install.

Troubleshooting tips I have conducted:

* Swapped back the original hard drive which confirmed that the cable is alright
* Updated firmware to the latest available version
* From recovery mode set the SSD as default startup disk
* Reset NVRAM

To compound matters, the SSD seems to perform as expected when connected externally using USB.

I am well and truly stumped at this point.

Device:

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012

Status:

open