The Power of Catalyst, Macbook Pro, and Mtron

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I started by using a FireWire 800 external enclosure.
Then I started using an eSATA. The eSATA is probably a better choice.
I want to put the SSD inside to eliminate the liability of extra devices that might possibly fail.
There should be enhanced performance in doing this but the problem would be in loosing capacity for other application.

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I started by using a FireWire 800 external enclosure. Gets about 6 layers SD.
When I started using an eSATA, I got about 9 layers SD.

For HD, 3 layers on the FW and 4 layers on the eSATA.

I have a feeling that if I installed the SSD inside I might get closer to 6 layers HD and 12 Layers SD.

on a laptop?

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on a laptop?

Something to note is that I run my Macbook at 1024x768 and shut the lid so that only the external video port is running. This removes a load from the GPU.

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I have a feeling that if I installed the SSD inside I might get closer to 6 layers HD and 12 Layers SD.

no way- on a laptop.

test a RAM disc- i did - the performance of the computer itself is nowhere near good enough-

faster discs- only shifts the bottleneck onto the cpu.

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Ultimately using a Laptop is a moot point anyway since many of the features and performance require a MacPro. The obvious liability of overloading hardware is always an issue with a laptop.