Hard drive upgrade hard or easy? How hard is HD replacement on the white &amp; black MacBooks?
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hi. i was wondering how upgrading the hard drive went for you cuz i was thinking of doing it. also, did u buy ur hard drive off of ifixit's website if you did and does making imporvement dissuade any warranty on the laptop? thanx.
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Yes. I haven't encountered any issues. These are top notch disc's. I've used them in several PC's including my older MacPro and G5 desktops. I don't have a MacBook. I haven't had any bad disc's as of yet. I still have over half of the 200 I purchased... but I think I would've had at least one go by now if the QC was lousy. Remember that the best name disc's can have bad runs, and vis versa. IMO we are at the mercy of luck in many cases. All you can do is find a "currently" high rated product, and get it fast before they rest on their laurels! I hope I didn't get too off subject for you here? But I like these discs! Yes. I haven't encountered any issues. These are top notch disc's. I've used them in several PC's including my older MacPro and G5 desktops. I don't have a MacBook. I haven't had any bad disc's as of yet. I still have over half of the 200 I purchased... but I think I would've had at least one go by now if the QC was lousy. Remember that the best name disc's can have bad runs, and vis versa. IMO we are at the mercy of luck in many cases. All you can do is find a "currently" high rated product, and get it fast before they rest on their laurels! I hope I didn't get too off subject... » Read More Yes. I haven't encountered any issues. These are top notch disc's. I've used them in several PC's including my older MacPro and G5 desktops. I don't have a MacBook. I haven't had any bad disc's as of yet. I still have over half of the 200 I purchased... but I think I would've had at least one go by now if the QC was lousy. Remember that the best name disc's can have bad runs, and vis versa. IMO we are at the mercy of luck in many cases. All you can do is find a "currently" high rated product, and get it fast before they rest on their laurels! I hope I didn't get too off subject for you here? But I like these discs! « Show Less
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I honestly do not know if you can. I believe its a yes, But...I I have never purchased a Apple Care for my Macs or protection for my PC's. If you are handy with maintaining your computers minimal knowledge you can fix things your self. I back up my stuff on external drives regularly you cant go wrong even if a major HD failure. I use "Super Duper" when I hit other snags I google the exact symptoms and always bail my self out every time.I only hit one minor snag in a couple of years and fixed it. The money I do save I use for other cool gadgets.
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I am the current owner of this MacBook. I used it during school but my current job has purchased me a newer version to use so I no longer have a need for it. There is no guarantee other than what Amazon may offer and I can offer free shipping if you would like. I won't sell the machine for $300 as I can get almost $500 for a trade-in through Amazon and they don't account for the new, larger 750 gb hard drive that Apple replaced in year 3 of ownership of this computer owner through AppleCare
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Unless you are skilled in disassembling a notebook, you should not try to change the drive. I changed the drive on my MacBook Pro with great difficulty but it's possible.
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I can't say for sure, but it's a SATA and that model macbook is too, so it certainly should work. I've replaced SATA drives with WD and Seagate drives in Macs in the past and had success with them.
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I have Mt Lion, I am not sure if there are any issues with previous OS's.. I can't imagine it being a problem, especially if you're using it as a sole hard drive.. I have the stock 1TB hdd as a secondary internal in my 2012 Mac mini, and if you pay attention to the OWC instructions on setup, it works like a dream. I can only imagine hardware not being compatible if anything. I really don't know 100%, but I assume you will be safe
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I upgraded mine immediately upon purchase. Otherwise, it hits the hard disk too much. The cost is negligible and it took a screwdriver and 2 min. to make the change. Highly recommend upgrading any modern laptop to 8GB. 4GB doesn't cut it anymore!
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Yes, it's fairly easy and is detailed in the manual that comes with the laptop.One of the reviews (page 3, I think) has a link to some RAM that was used to upgrade, if you'd rather not pay extra and buy it from Apple separately.
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I am not an expert. I believe any Sata 2.5" hard drive should work. I have purchased several WD HDDs and Toshiba HDDs (2 of each) and they are all working perfectly. I use them for external hard drive storage and daily use. You might try to replace wit a Toshiba (but you surely can use either) as Toshiba is what Mac seems to use. The most important thing though is that its Sata 2.5"
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Yes. It should work. But please check out this video first. http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+Hard+Drive+Replacement/5119There may be a cut-off between early 2011 & eary 2012. There are also some kits that allow you to upgrade to Hybrid or SSD.Hope this helps.
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I installed the 500 G into my 2008 MacBook Pro on 3/28/12. It's quiet, fast, and has been excellent. Zero problems. I use the MBP every day running the battery (replaced once) down to 6-15% watching a movie in the evening. AC during the day for full recharge. Does the HD run all the time? I really don't know. I can't hear it. I have four 500 G externals that are used for backups (but not often enough :-( ). They are WD devices and I've have no problems with them either. I like the 500 size over any T sizes for reasons of redundancy. I double info onto the 500s, i.e. two 500s for the same back-up, thus if one goes down, I have a dupe. More than you wanted to know.
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The RAM is soldered on so you can't remove it. When I called Asus support and asked them if the SSD was replaceable, they recommended a 2.5" SSD... Poor customer service because they don't even know what the SSD type is for their own products. After asking them again, they told me that because of the gumstick-style SSD drive, you can't replace it unless it's through them... I'm sure you could try Google searching for gumstick-style SSD drive options. All I can say is: save yourself the trouble of the flaws and headaches of this laptop and go for a Macbook. I'm no Apple fanatic, but the Zenbook's flaws and horrible Asus customer support is what pushed me towards my first Macbook Pro (2012 model, 13") and so far I have had no problems with it while mainly using Windows 7 on a virtual machine. And with a Macbook Pro, you can replace both RAM and HDD. Go for the older model when a newer model comes out to save yourself some money.
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dose it support regular mac book built 2008 ?and how relaiable are these drive ?
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It really can't be easier to do, it's plug and play on any mac. I'm a video editor and this is actually my favorite hdd brand. I have read several bad comments but beside the ones I own @ work we have about 15 of them including raids and smaller discs and it's been about 3 years and no failure so far ( we use them 7 days a week some we never unplug or disconnect)
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html?ie=UTF8&a;=B004Q5VWUWI bought and installed this in my MacBook Pro. Everything is working fine. Fixed my problem. Difficulty of install is about 7 out of 10. 10 being the most difficult. You should be able to find someone in your area to install this. Shouldn't be too expensive. Fixit.com shows you how to do it.
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It would work but it would need to be formatted to Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) in order for it to work properly. Also, make sure to watch a video showing how to replace the hard drive before doing it. The last thing you need is to mess up your macbook in the process. Hope I helped you!