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Macbook late 2008 ssd and optical drive upgrade youtube. With durable aluminum construction, a pleasantly backlit keyboard for lowlight conditions, and the highquality retina display, the 2008 macbook pro gives you the. How to add second ssd to replace optical drive macbook pro 2012 ssd case. The easy part will be the physical exchange of drives since the hard drive on this model is easily accessable by lifting off the battery cover. The apple usb superdrive is compatible with mac models from 2008 and later that dont have a builtin optical drive.
Transfer speeds of up to 540mbs let you save and share larger files easily, and the lightweight design fits into your pocket or bag. Currently shipping macs additionally may be of interest. Complete technical specifications for every apple mac released in 2008 are listed below. What would be better to replace the superdrive by the ssd or to replace the hd by the ssd and the superdrive by the hd. I upgraded my macbook pro by replacing the superdrive with an ssd. To connect your superdrive to a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on your mac, you can use one of these adapters. This drive uses a sata connector interface as opposed to the previous pata interface. Because you can now mount two drives into your macbook pro unibody with this adapter, you can create different configurations. In the process, the company quietly put to bed the last remaining mac computers that include an internal superdrive.
Power your macbook pro up and, using finder, navigate to your new drive and bask in the glory of massive macbook storage without paying apples hefty asking price. Macbook pro ram memory, ssd storage upgrade and superdrive. How to replace your macbooks optical drive with an ssd. Late 2008 mb470lla macbookpro5,1 a1286 2255 all macbook pro 15inch models all 2008 models dynamically compare this mac to others. Long time prior, i purchased an outside apple usb superdrive for my macbook pro 17. I have an october 2008 vintage macbook pro 17inch, which had been running fine from its factoryfitted customisedtoorder 128gb ssd.
This is a dual layer replacement apple superdrive dvdr burner for the macbook unibody and macbook pro 15 unibody and macbook pro 17 unibody. To use your superdrive, connect it to a usba port on your mac, then insert a disc. Im planning on upgrading my 120gb hdd to a 128gb ssd but im not sure which ssd will be compatible with my macbook. Hddssd sata iii caddy for apple macbook pro replaces. The 2011 macbook pro also benefits greatly from an ssd. Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook pro. It is the higherend model of the macbook family, sitting above the consumer range macbook air, and is available in and 15inch screen sizes. Anyone have success with a ssd that is currently on the market with this laptop.
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Sata optical drive superdrive enclosure for unibody macbook mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro, imac, iphone or ipad. If your macbook has a superdrive, swapping it for an ssd is quite easy. With durable aluminum construction, a pleasantly backlit keyboard for lowlight conditions, and the highquality retina display, the 2008 macbook pro gives you the computing power you need in apple style. If you would like to replace your superdrive with a second sdd or an additional harddrive, you can do so with this adapter. Finding an ssd thats compatible with a late 2007 macbook. Not compatible with previous macbook or macbook pro models, only late 2008 unibody revisions.
Please list the last three figures of your serial number. Crucial mx500 however, the 2008 mac pro will not be able to use these drives at anywhere near their full speed when using the normal sleds. Apr 01, 2011 any unibody macbook or macbook pro is pretty easy to get into. This hard drive caddy replaces the internal superdrive of your unibody macbook, macbook pro,15,17 with a it can be made part of raid array and bootable. Alternativ kann mittels eines adapters auch eine ssd oder festplatte eingesetzt werden. To view each mac released from 1984 to the present on a dynamic, interactive timeline, you also may find s ultimate mac timeline useful. Plus installing an ssd on a macbookpro is a really good way to boost performance, its a bit dated but you can see for more on ssds and macs. Hardware coverage for your mac computer, battery, included accessories such as the power adapter, apple memory ram, airport and apple usb superdrive software support for using macos and icloud get direct access to apple experts for quick howto questions about apple branded apps, such as photos, imovie, garageband, pages, numbers, keynote. Produktinformationen macbook pro 20082012 15 17, nur adapter caddy.
Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook. Macbook pro retina 15 late 20mid 2015, mac pro late 20, imac late 20late 2015, mac mini late 2014. Replace hdd with ssd in macbook pro late 2008 model. I have read that on many of the 20089 macbook pro models, if you put a sata iii drive in it will slow down to 1. How to replace optical drive with hhdssd hard drive macbook pro. Smart new features like sidecar, powerful technologies for developers, and your favorite ipad apps, now on mac. Just to discover, in the same way as other individuals, that apple keeps the superdrive to be used with mac models that initially accompanied an inherent superdrive. Equipos macbook pro compatibles macbookpro5,2 2,66 ghz, 2,8 ghz, 2,93 ghz, 3,06 ghz. I want to upgrade memory slot as well as put in a ssd as it is being slow despite multiple interventions. Make sure that the aluminum enclosure of the superdrive is facing up. Back up your system or move data between computers with this 500gb samsung portable solidstate drive. I placed the optical drive in an external slim usb enclosure so i could continue to use it, and i also have an external bluray drive for any dvds or cds that i. Say goodbye to internal superdrives with the latest macbook. My question is how to best optimize my setup for speedperformancelifetime.
Upgraded my wifes late 2008 macbook pro with a 120gb solid state drive. Ssds for macbook pro early and late 2008 hard drives. As i dove for the couch cushions in search of spare change to add to my computer. The cradle has the external dimensions of the superdrive including the socket to plug what was the superdrive cable into the new data doubler cradle. I have seen the performance boosts firsthand, a friend of mine recently added a 160gb intel x25 ssd to his macbook pro as the main disk and it absolutely screams. Also scorpio 7200 rpm 300 gb notebook drive, usb 2. Sep 01, 2014 full tutorial on how to replace your macbook pro optical drive with a second hhd or ssd hard drive. A thenatural2020 product 1 x hddssd caddy for apple macbookmacbook pro replaces your superdrive for an additional 2. I quickly transferred all my files over to it, installed all my applications and started. Install an ssd into the optical superdrive slot on a.
Aug 14, 20 can this usb superdrive be used by an early 2008 mac pro. Only recently had the imac gained an aluminum enclosure, and the mac pro. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for only. Apple does not intend for the unibody macbook pro models which consist of the late 2008, early 2009, mid. Hddssd sata iii adapter kit kompatibel mit apple macbook pro. Sata optical drive superdrive enclosure for unibody macbook. Find out which macs can use the apple usb superdrive and how to connect it. Can this usb superdrive be used by an early 2008 mac pro. A 17inch version was available between april 2006 and june 2012.
Get everything you need to upgrade your mac pro 2008 ssd for a total system performance and capacity boost. The 2008 macbook pro introduced a number of features to the apple macbook lineup. Hddssd sata iii caddy kompatibel mit apple macbook pro. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. Nov, 2018 find out which macs can use the apple usb superdrive and how to connect it. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Sep 29, 2017 if your macbook has a superdrive, swapping it for an ssd is quite easy. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for. Dec 9, 2012 flag as inappropriate will superdrive work with early core 2 duo intel mac mini asked about. Re using the superdrive in the supplied caddy means my mac loses no functionality.