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Remove the hard drive cable by pulling the hard drive straight away from the connector. Keep the connector steady. If pulled by the connector, it can be pulled too far and accidentally tear the hard drive cable. You'll need to transfer these screws to your new hard drive if you're changing drives. If you are installing a new hard drive, we have an OS X install guide to get you up and running. Cancel: I did not complete this guide. Badges: Piece of cake!
Didn't have the 5-point, so I left the battery alone. Finder says I have G of free space! Evy Raelison - Jan 29, Reply. I hope someone can answer soon. Fernando Beltran - Dec 14, Reply. Fix Your Stuff Community Store. Difficulty Moderate. Steps Time Required 15 - 30 minutes. Sections 4. Flags 1. Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff.
Introduction Upgrade your hard drive for more storage space. Tools Buy these tools. Parts Buy these parts. Step 1 Lower Case. One comment. Add a comment. Add Comment. Step 2. Step 3 Battery. Tool used on this step:. Step 4. Step 5. Hey Ogelthorpe, thanks for the great input, I appreciate it.
From my understanding the rpm SATA drives and the hybrids are nearly identical in performance. As far as price goes I'd probably end up getting something like the gb Electra, but I'm still debating which one will be better in the long run and help with the short run performance issues. I'm also thinking about upping the RAM, currently at two 2gb 4gb total , thinking this will help with the heavy application running.
I'm also thinking about upping the RAM, currently at two 2gb 4gb total , thinking this will help with the heavy application. I suggest installing 8 GB rather than 4 GB. The price difference is not that great and that then will never be a future concern. Having had both in my MBP, I have to disagree. As far as SSDs are concerned, I personally believe them to be overpriced for the benefits that they offer. However they are the future and the HDD will eventually be replaced by them.
When the price drops some more, then I will opt for one. I claim no experience with SSDs but based on what I have read, OWC makes a good one and is backed by a company with a good reputation and an excellent technical staff. They are all still spinning. I'm looking at getting a "supercharged" macbook air for school and traveling.
I'll probably get 8gb ram and gb ssd in that for my photo and video editing, along with safari and microsoft office use. I'd like to keep my macbook pro though, I'd just like it a little snappier. With that in mind what would you recommend that I do for this macbook pro? Jul 13, PM in response to Ky C. Jul 13, PM. Hey Ogel, thanks for the replies, sorry to bug you one more time, but I'd like a quick user opinion.
I think I'm going to opt for a hybrid drive in order to save money to pick up a nice air like I was talking about. As far as the hybrid drives go, would you recommend a seagate or toshiba? Jul 14, AM in response to Ky C. I have found the performance to be quite good but I have no reason to expect the Toshiba not to work as well.
I suggest that you search for reviews for both on the Internet and see if you can find if there may be material differences between the two or not. If indeed they are essentially the same, let price be the final determinant.
Jul 14, AM. Question: Q: Macbook pro mid 15 inch hard drive replacement More Less. Community Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: Ky C. Question: Q: Question: Q: Macbook pro mid 15 inch hard drive replacement Hey everyone, I just thought I'd ask people who know a little bit more than I do about replacing the hard drive in a macbook pro.
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Finder says I have G of free space! Evy Raelison - Jan 29, Reply. I hope someone can answer soon. Fernando Beltran - Dec 14, Reply. Fix Your Stuff Community Store. Difficulty Moderate. Steps Time Required 15 - 30 minutes. Sections 4.
Flags 1. Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. Introduction Upgrade your hard drive for more storage space. Tools Buy these tools. Parts Buy these parts. Step 1 Lower Case. One comment. Add a comment. Add Comment. Step 2. Step 3 Battery. Tool used on this step:. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Step 7 Hard Drive. Step 8. Step 9. Step 10 Hard Drive. Almost done! To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. You're Finished!
Author with 10 other contributors. First of all I the reason I want to do this is because I have never replaced anything in my macbook since I bought it in Same gb Hitachi hard drive and memory, etc. My macbook pro has really slowed down especially over the past few months, It take a lot of time to boot up, open applications, run heavy applications final cut, lightroom and it is even taking forever with word and excel now.
After doing some research I've come to the conclusions that a hard drive upgrade may speed this machine up significantly, anything else I should be thinking about? I would love to hear suggestions of which replacement drive to buy, suggestions, warnings, etc for this mid unibody 15in macbook pro. Thanks in advance for all your help! Posted on Jul 12, PM. Your money, not mine. Posted on Jul 13, PM. Jul 12, PM in response to Ky C. In response to Ky C. It will help your battery life be a bit better and your applications would work better and be snappier.
You can also consider Gb or smaller drive, but it would be a step down from what you currently have in terms of disk space. Jul 12, PM. Jul 13, AM in response to Ky C. Any 2. As a start, here are the offerings from OWC:. You will have to decide if the benefits are worth the significant price difference. It is priced at a very modest increase over a traditional HDD.
If the budget is limited, consider one of these. I can recommend it based on my experience. Jul 13, AM. Page content loaded. The OWC ones are good too. I have not used them personally, but most of reports I have read have been positive. You should also get a good warranty on these. If they have used ones, it may save you a bit of money. Hey Ogelthorpe, thanks for the great input, I appreciate it. From my understanding the rpm SATA drives and the hybrids are nearly identical in performance.
As far as price goes I'd probably end up getting something like the gb Electra, but I'm still debating which one will be better in the long run and help with the short run performance issues. I'm also thinking about upping the RAM, currently at two 2gb 4gb total , thinking this will help with the heavy application running. I'm also thinking about upping the RAM, currently at two 2gb 4gb total , thinking this will help with the heavy application. I suggest installing 8 GB rather than 4 GB.
The price difference is not that great and that then will never be a future concern. Having had both in my MBP, I have to disagree. As far as SSDs are concerned, I personally believe them to be overpriced for the benefits that they offer. However they are the future and the HDD will eventually be replaced by them. When the price drops some more, then I will opt for one.
I claim no experience with SSDs but based on what I have read, OWC makes a good one and is backed by a company with a good reputation and an excellent technical staff.
Photo Booth, Mac OS X' fun webcam program, allowed us to record video clips of ourselves, snap photos using a variety of filters such as Sepia, Thermal Camera, and X-Ray , and even fire off four quick photos in succession like a traditional photo booth.
Our configuration included a 2. This translated into to a pleasurable computing experience, where windows and programs opened quickly without the spinning pinwheel which indicates that applications are loading slowly rearing its ugly head. That's a whopping 14 MBps faster than the average Vista notebook. Users can jump between the two by clicking the battery icon and selecting either "Better Battery Life" or "Higher Performance," which automatically signs you out and back in with the other GPU.
Using the lower-end GeForce M chip, we were able to zoom onto our midtown Manhattan location quickly and smoothly using Google Earth, and stream HD content from Hulu with only the occasional hiccup. It performed smoothly when we fired up Far Cry 2 ,: In auto-detect mode x pixel resolution, DirectX 9 the inch MacBook Pro maintained a steady 59 frames per second, which was nearly double the 33 fps category average; with the settings maxed out x pixel resolution, DirectX 10 enabled , the frame rate dropped to just 15 fps.
Clearly, the MacBook Pro is more than capable of handling games with this configuration, although not the most demanding titles at its highest resolutions. Still, we quickly transcoded a 5-minute-andsecond MP4 file to AVI using Handbrake in just 6 minutes less than Vista faster than the mainstream notebook average.
The computing power truly sparkled when we transcoded the clip again while compressing a 4. Performing the same transcoding tests within OS X using Handbrake and Apple's own compression utility netted radically improved results. Although the GPUs performed very similarly when compressing the file by itself, the M GT's extra muscle kicked in with simultaneous intensive activity, proving it to be a valuable multitasking tool.
Apple has redesigned the inch MacBook Pro to include a lithium-polymer battery, which is touted to achieve 7 hours of battery life. We're happy to report that on our LAPTOP Battery Test continuous Web surfing over Wi-Fi , the notebook lasted an excellent on a charge, which is more than double the mainstream notebook average of we'll update this review to include discrete graphics endurance scores.
Apple says that its adaptive charging technology, which alters the voltage going into the battery depending on the current-charge level, will enable the battery to last for approximately 1, charges the typical notebook lasts for close to and give the battery a five-year life span.
We surfed the Web at a decent clip, courtesy of the The former is nearly 5 Mbps faster than the category average, whereas the latter is slightly higher than the typical mainstream machine. As with every Mac, Apple includes the intuitive OS X Leopard operating system, the Safari web browser, the forget-it-and-go Time Machine automatic backup solution, and the fun iLife '09 entertainment and multimedia suite.
Check out Apple's performance in our Tech Support Showdown to see howthe manufacturer's supportstacks up against the competition. In future, we'd like the ability to switch between graphics modes without logging out, as well as an integrated mobile broadband option, but this machine gives power users everything they need, designed in a package you'll want to show off.
Laptop Mag Laptop Mag. Home Reviews. Buy these tools. Buy these parts. Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case. Remove the two 5-Point Pentalobe screws along the top edge of the battery. You do not necessarily have to follow steps to remove the battery in order to replace the hard drive. However it is recommended to remove all power sources from electronics before working on them.
Use the tip of a spudger to bend back the finger of the "Warning: Do not remove the battery" sticker while you remove third five-point Pentalobe screw hidden underneath. Lift the battery by its plastic pull tab and slide it away from the long edge of the upper case. Pull the battery cable connector away from its socket on the logic board and remove the battery from the upper case.
If you're installing a new battery, you should calibrate it after installation. Remove the two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case. Lift the hard drive by its pull tab and pull it out of the chassis, minding the cable attaching it to the computer.
Remove the hard drive cable by pulling the hard drive straight away from the connector. Keep the connector steady. If pulled by the connector, it can be pulled too far and accidentally tear the hard drive cable. You'll need to transfer these screws to your new hard drive if you're changing drives. If you are installing a new hard drive, we have an OS X install guide to get you up and running. Cancel: I did not complete this guide. Badges: Piece of cake!
Didn't have the 5-point, so I left the battery alone. Finder says I have G of free space! Evy Raelison - Jan 29, Reply. I hope someone can answer soon. Fernando Beltran - Dec 14, Reply. Fix Your Stuff Community Store. Difficulty Moderate. Steps Time Required 15 - 30 minutes. Sections 4. Flags 1.
Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff.