If you have an old macbook pro with one foot in the grave, the single best thing you can do to breathe new life into it is replace its traditional spinning hard drive with a solidstate drive. The macbook pro unibody early 2011 memory maxxer ram upgrade kit includes all the parts and tools you need to upgrade to 16 gb of ram. Best ssd upgrade for old macbook pro 3 great choices. I owned the early 2008 15 macbook pro, and late 2011 15 macbook pro. Godshark pcie ssd enclosure for 2010 2011 macbook air, usb. How to upgrade a 15inch macbook pro 20112012 hard drivessd. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple macbook pro inch early 2011 unibody with model id. Once youve bought your parts and tools, check out ifixit s macbook pro unibody for early 2011 repair guides for stepby. How to add second a ssd to replace optical drive macbook pro. The apple macbook pro, 2011 release has two versions.
The macbook pro unibody for early 2011 requires a tripoint y0 screwdriver to remove the battery. How to upgrade your 20092012 inch macbook pro with an ssd. Internal solid state drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. How to add second ssd to replace optical drive macbook pro 2012 ssd case. The most common repairs with the macbook pro unibody for early 2011 are replacing a dead battery or upgrading the hard drive or ram. Data doubler in the apple macbook pro inch mid 2012 present with model. Ssds solidstate drives designed for the macbook pro. Apple refreshed the entire macbook pro line on october 24, 2006, to include intel core 2 duo processors which was the first macbook pro model to be 64 bit. This report focuses on another bto macbook pro, a inch 2. I used the intel x25m, which has worked wonderfully. We buy and sell used macs, apple computers and refurbished macs. Hard drive hdd cable for apple macbook pro a1278 8211480a 2012. Solid state drives ssds have come way down in price over the last few. Upgrading ram was a relatively cheap way to increase the speed of your mac it did so by making your mac run smoother if you have multiple applications open at the same time and generally allowing your mac to do more without.
How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for only. Macbook pro inch early 2011 ssd upgrade hi, i am currently looking to upgrade the hdd in my mbp early 2011 running os x 10. Memory capacity was doubled for each model, to 1 gb on the lowend 15inch and 2 gb for the highend 15 and 17inch models. Also when removing the screws from the case take careful note of their. Store raw camera footage on this portable 1tb gdrive solidstate drive.
This gdrive solidstate drive is resistant to water and dust, which makes it ideal for travel. The late 20 mac pro was the first mac pro to have a solid state drive standard, the first to natively use pcie storage, and to the dismay of many power users, the first to support only a single internal storage device. Add an expresscard solid state drive to some macbook pros. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for. Unlike regular hard drives, a ssd does not have any moving parts. Ssds for macbook pro early and late 2011 ssds for macbook pro early and late 2011 sort by. Use your fingers to pry the lower case away from the body of the macbook near remove the lower. This video was shot during a recent macbook pro upgrade. How to install second hard drivessd into a inch macbook pro. Owc 480gb aura pro x2 ssd for macbook air mid 202017, and macbook pro retina, late 20 mid 2015 computers owcs3dapt4mb05 4.
Macbook pro unibody early 2011 hard drive replacement ifixit. The video displays a inch nonretina macbook pro but the process will be. The macbook pro unibody for early 2011 requires a tripoint y0. Regular hard drives have spinning plates that the data is read from. Main results apple macbook pro display with touch bar intel core i5 8gb memory 256gb ssd space gray. Back when i had a late 2008 15 unibody macbook pro, i had it outfitted with the intel x25m 80 gb ssd and it was awesome. Macbook pro inch early 2011 ssd upgrade apple community. When i upgraded to an early 2011 15 macbook pro, i carried that drive over but soon had it replaced with a crucial m4 51. State hybrid drive sshd for apple macbook pro inch, early 2011, 15inch. Macbook pro 15 inch, early 2011 solid state drive more less apple footer this site contains user submitted content, comments and. How to install second hard drivessd into a inch macbook pro mid 2012 present. Macbook pro early 2015 mid 2015 the 2015 releases of the macbook pro laptops were also relatively minor upgrades, but. A complete ssd upgrade kit for macbook pro early 2011 peter kapas november 1, 2011 hardware. The rion pentalobe 6 pentalobe 5 phillips triwing screwdrivers is a great choice.
Both 2011 versions of the macbook pro have the same battery setup. Owc 250gb aura pro 6g ssd for 2012 to early 20 macbook pro with retina display. This instructable explains one method for updating a macbook pro to use two solid state disks ssds and using bootcamp to partition one ssd to support windows 7. Late 2012 early 20, macbook pro 10,2, jetdrive 720. In case you missed it in the previous step, shut down your computer. Hard drive capacity was increased, although video card. The ultimate guide to apples proprietary solid state drives. It may seem like ssds have been slow to take off, but they. What type of battery does the macbook pro 2011 have. Pro enclosure for macbook air mid 202017 and macbook pro retina.
Shinestar pcie ssd enclosure for macbook air or macbook pro with retina. Macbook pro 15 unibody early 2011 ssd installation crucial. The hard drive bracket may be firmly seated against the upper case. Ssds for macbook pro early and late 2011 hard drives. The macbook pro laptop is a computer designed by apple inc. Rob griffiths talks about his experiences adding an expresscard solid state drive ssd to his 15inch macbook pro, and then using it as the system boot drive. Silicon power 1tb ssd 3d nand a55 slc cache performance boost sata iii 2. These screws will remain captive to the hard drive bracket. Atech 16gb 2x8gb ram for apple macbook pro early late 2011 imac mid 2010 quadcore 27inch, mid 2011 21. Macbook and macbook pro nonretina ssd upgrade bundle. One of the more common questions were asked is whether a solidstate drive makes for a practical. This is the main solid state drive that will provide the high performance for data stored on it. Explore the best ssd drive cards for apple macbook air laptop computers.
Transcends jetdrive ssd upgrade kit offers up to 960gb of storage capacity. Macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2009mid 2010early 2011 hard drive bracket. If your macbook has a superdrive, swapping it for an ssd is quite easy. Replace the hard drive in your early 2011 macbook pro unibody. One was released in early 2011 and one was released in late 2011. How to install second hard drivessd into a inch macbook pro mid 2012present. There are lots of advantages to adding a solid state drive to your apple system. Macbook pro unibody early 2011 ssd installation guide id. Bear in mind you have a 2011 mac which if a 15 or 17 will suffer from radeongate at some point the chips are crap, youd be better saving money by buying either 1 tb spinning drive, or a smaller ssd and a larger hd either external or in a caddy in the optical bay. Tkd 2tb ssd hard drive replacement for macbook air pro 11 15 a1502 a98 a1465 a1466 late 20, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 mac pro a1481 mojave 5yr warranty. A complete ssd upgrade kit for macbook pro early 2011. Internal ssds ssd upgrade kits for mac jetdrive 500. Replacing a macs 500gb or 1tb hard drive with a samesized ssd required.
Following on from the previous post on upgrading your macbook pros ram, today we have a tutorial on how to fit your mac with a speedy solidstate drive ssd. I replaced my 2011era macbook pros 500gb hard drive with the. This sturdy aluminum case is ready to house your original ssd for use as a new external drive. Installing dual ssd drives and bootcamp in macbook pro. Apple has determined that a limited number of 128gb and 256gb solidstate drives ssd used in inch macbook pro non touch bar units have an issue that may result in data loss and failure of the drive. Smart battery case replacement program for iphone xs, iphone xs max, and iphone xr january 10, 2020. Bear in mind you have a 2011 mac which if a 15 or 17 will suffer from radeongate at some point the chips are crap, youd be better saving money by buying either 1 tb spinning drive, or a smaller ssd and a larger hd.
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