A driver set with a small Phillips head screwdriver as well as a Torx 6 driver.īefore you proceed, back up your data.

Other places where you can buy an enclosure include This enclosure holds the drive that fits into the MacBook Pro’s optical drive slot.

Photo: Chris BarylickA hard drive enclosure kit specially made to fit the Unibody MacBook Pro.

If you add a SSD, you’ll breath new life into your laptop, because the speed and responsiveness of the SSD as the primary drive will help your MacBook Pro’s overall speed. You can add a second hard drive so you can have more storage space.

Photo: Chris BarylickA second 2.5-inch SATA notebook storage device.

MOST A1398s will take a standard SSD/HDD '2.5s'.but the Retinas do NOT.the require PCIE (PCI Express) SSD drives.so be mindful of that when pruchasing these computers.

i 1st repaired a 2008 Macbook.i fell in love with it.so i bought my own.that turned into 10 Macs.(i bought 4 Macbook Pros A1278s, i have 3 Macbook 2010s, & i have an A1398).the A1398 has speed that is one i purchased 3 weeks ago has an i7 2.8Ghz Quad Core processor.now even though the A1398s got rid of the CD/DVD drive, it's still the has an HDMI port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, & 2 Thunderwire (Firewire) uses a PCI Express SSD drive.(these are drives that LOOK like a RAM stick).the speed on this computer is so crazy that startup time is like 5 seconds at the most.i got mine for 800 because of no SSD drive (which means no OS).the OS & a 512GB PCIE SSD drive ran me 300.but i'll say something.IT'S WORTH IT!! (laughing).you no longer have to worry about what your computer can/can't handle.this is one of the greatest investments ever.if you're into music (like myself).this is perfect for those modern day programs.i have Autotune/Melodyne in my 2010 Macbook.& i'm putting the identical setup in my 2014 Macbook Pro.the 2010 handles the program decently.but the MBP? it's a monster.& it's TOTALLY quiet.the ONLY time i THOUGHT i heard a fan is when i was installing Sierra.(i may be crazy).LOL.but other than that.you can't hear a sound.the speakers on it are pretty good too.(i often use them (laptop speakers) to gauge if a mix is good or not).i still use my PCs from time to time.but this 2014 MacBook Pro is 'The Bee's Knees'.LOL.it also has 16GBs of RAM.ridiculous speed & power.& lightweight too.Īlright.so there you have it.my thoughts on this great computer.i decided to go Mac because ProTools was ORIGINALLY indegenous to ONLY Mac OSs.i don't think i can use a PC anymore after the 's the greatest MEDIA-oriented computer in the world.Peace.& God bless you & yours.ĭISCLAIMER: be sure that you pick out the CORRECT year & the correct model no# when getting SSDs/HDDs.Mac computer are very picky about these.(e.g. I'll be perfectly candid.i HATED Macs of ANY kind until 3-4 years ago.

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