This walks you through updating the Vertex 4 firmware on a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro using the OCZ Linux-based tool. You can the linux-based tool download here: https://ssd.toshiba-memory.com/en-amer/ssd/
Once you get the SSD installed you optimize your Mac for your SSD: http://blog.alutam.com/2012/04/01/optimizing-macos-x-lion-for-ssd/
You can find the OCZ Vertex here: https://amzn.to/1cTdvsk
This is a 3-4in baby Veiled Chameleon at a local pet store
This a new user account on a 2012 Macbook Pro 13″ with a OCZ Vertex 4 (256GB) SSD (firmware 1.5) running Filevault2 encryption. I selected 139 apps and doubled clicked to launch them. They took around a minute to load. Many are bouncing after they load because they are being launched for the first time. The screen was recorded using QuickTime Screen capture. I looks like the only app that failed to launch was Garage band. The apps I launched include (Address Book, App Store, Automator, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, Calculator, Carbon Copy Cloner, CCleaner, Chess, Chicken of the VNC, coconutBattery, Comic Life, Dictionary, DVD Player, Evernote, EyeTV, FaceTime, FileMaker Pro, Firefox, Font Book, GarageBand, Google Chrome, Google Earth, SketchUp, HandBrake, iCal, iChat, iDVD, Image Capture, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iWeb, KisMAC, LibreOffice, Mail, Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Messenger, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, MySQLWorkbench, NetBeans 7.2 Beta, NetSpot, NovaBench, OmniOutliner, Photo Booth, Preview, QuickTime Player, Remote Desktop Connection, Safari, SeisMac, Skim, Skype, Stickies, System Preferences, Telephone, TextEdit, TextWrangler, Trim Enabler, Twitter, Activity Monitor, AirPort Utility, Console, Disk Utility, Network Utility, VirtualBox, VLC, Xcode).
You can find the OCZ Vertex here: https://amzn.to/1cTdvsk
