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- Nov 28, 2012
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- Motherboard
- HP ProBook 4530s
- CPU
- i5-2450M
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
First of let me say I love the forum and all the support and great documentation you guys put into this.
I'm looking into the 4530s notebook model for putting OSX 10.8 mountain lion on it. They are not easily found in my country (the Netherlands), but I did found one here (translation to english here): the model LY471EA. Although the notebook is a bit below what I was looking for specification-wise (was looking for a good graphic card and full HD screen), I read nothing but good things about it.
A few questions remain though:
I'm looking into the 4530s notebook model for putting OSX 10.8 mountain lion on it. They are not easily found in my country (the Netherlands), but I did found one here (translation to english here): the model LY471EA. Although the notebook is a bit below what I was looking for specification-wise (was looking for a good graphic card and full HD screen), I read nothing but good things about it.
A few questions remain though:
- Obviously I want WiFi to work optimally. Does this model contain the Atheros 9285 wireless adapter? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Not even on the website of HP.
- I want an SSD in it. It's not clear to me, does the SSD drive run ALONGSIDE the default HDD or does it REPLACE it?
- I saw people saying the Crucial m4 SSD is a great drive. Is this still the case at this moment? Are there better/faster solid state drives these days?
- Do I have to look for a model that has a mSATA connector? Anything else I should know when searching for a good SSD drive?