Hard drive upgrade hard or easy? With the iBook, upgrading the hard drive required taking apart the case, removing the circuit board cover, etc. The silver PowerBooks had a lid on the bottom for replacing the hard drive. How hard is HD replacement on the white & black MacBooks?---15 minutes later, after some research: It looks reasonably easy. Remove the battery, unscrew a little cover, and it slides out. Here's the link:http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook/Hard-Drive-Page-2-Hard-Drive Hard drive upgrade hard or easy? With the iBook, upgrading the hard drive required taking apart the case, removing the circuit board cover, etc. The silver PowerBooks had a lid on the bottom for... » Read More Hard drive upgrade hard or easy? With the iBook, upgrading the hard drive required taking apart the case, removing the circuit board cover, etc. The silver PowerBooks had a lid on the bottom for replacing the hard drive. How hard is HD replacement on the white & black MacBooks?---15 minutes later, after some research: It looks reasonably easy. Remove the battery, unscrew a little cover, and it slides out. Here's the link:http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook/Hard-Drive-Page-2-Hard-Drive « Show Less
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Um, if you're talking about a MacBook, I haven't upgraded, just thinking about what it would be like if I wanted to.With the iBook, it went okay given that I knew I was in for a lot of headachy, scary detail work when I started. I only broke one connector (speakers) and managed to reconnect those wires. I get my hard drives from http://www.macsales.com . I have bought other replacement parts from iFixit.The iBook fix definitely voids your warranty. The MacBook drive replacement is so easy I'm sure it does not void the warranty.
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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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I have upgrade both versions of the iBook and also the new MacBook. There is no comparison, the MacBook is the easiest Mac laptop ever for upgrading the hard drive. (The iBook being the worst!) You might need a Torx 8 (??) screwdriver, I can't remember now, but it was in my standard Mac toolkit. :-)
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It did not work for me. My advice is do not take a chance on it. I downloaded the FREE EaseUS ToDo Backup application and cloned my entire hard drive to a smaller solid state drive as easy as copying files in windows. Then I just plugged the new drive and it started the computer just like the old one. I can't imagine it can be easier than this.
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Turn the lock on the bottom of your macbook and pop out the battery. Under the battery you should be able to find the factory installed RAM with a simple locking mechanism that differs for each model, there should be picture instructions showing how to pop those old cards out and replace them with the new ones, exactly as they were arranged. There are probably 4 slots arranged like so:ABCDThe 2 new RAM sticks will work @ maximum potential in slots A and B (There might only be A and B anyway). ALSO BE SURE YOU ARE GROUNDED, don't do it on the carpet or else you'll completely fry your new RAM and/or hard drive to death with the static. Serious business. If you don't know how to ground yourself, look that up first. Turn the lock on the bottom of your macbook and pop out the battery. Under the battery you should be able to find the factory installed RAM with a simple locking mechanism that differs for each model, there should be picture instructions showing how to pop those old cards out and replace them with the new ones, exactly as they were arranged. There are probably 4 slots arranged like so:ABCDThe 2 new RAM sticks will work @ maximum potential in slots A and B (There might only be A and B anyway). ALSO BE SURE YOU ARE GROUNDED, don't do it on the carpet or else you'll... » Read More Turn the lock on the bottom of your macbook and pop out the battery. Under the battery you should be able to find the factory installed RAM with a simple locking mechanism that differs for each model, there should be picture instructions showing how to pop those old cards out and replace them with the new ones, exactly as they were arranged. There are probably 4 slots arranged like so:ABCDThe 2 new RAM sticks will work @ maximum potential in slots A and B (There might only be A and B anyway). ALSO BE SURE YOU ARE GROUNDED, don't do it on the carpet or else you'll completely fry your new RAM and/or hard drive to death with the static. Serious business. If you don't know how to ground yourself, look that up first. « Show Less
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Yes, it is very easy. You can go on youtube to see a video on how to install a internal hard drive.
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Western digital customer service can give you a better answer. Call them: 1 (800) 275-4932. I have had my hard drive running for some time now. It arrived quick, installed easy and runs like the machine was new, only with more drive space. Highly recommend buying it from Amazon. It was much cheaper than what the local computer guy tried to sell it to me for.. Good luck
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The later model 360 cannot be upgraded because the hd is internal. Unless you know someone who can mod it for you or you can do it yourself, there may be a cheaper route. The earlier models had external hard drives you could swap out. Sorry for the let down
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It fits any unibody MacBook Pro, ***With a total enclose height of 9.5 mm. Which is = Most common bare HDD's. I added a 1TB To mine. Be CERTAIN you A . Are very comfortable opening up your MBP, , Follow Directions of Web EXACTLY. B. Format a USB recovery drive, I got the 3Beeps indicating bad RAM. Since I had installed. 8G of RAM only 2 months ago.i knew it want that, but it took all day to find out on certain MBP's if Battery isn't fully charged it won't boot w/ option key down. So remember to disc battery & reconnect b4 closing up, & as soon as you attach power it starts so be prepared w/ option key,(Allowing boot drive selection) at the ready . It fits any unibody MacBook Pro, ***With a total enclose height of 9.5 mm. Which is = Most common bare HDD's. I added a 1TB To mine. Be CERTAIN you A . Are very comfortable opening up your MBP, , Follow Directions of Web EXACTLY. B. Format a USB recovery drive, I got the 3Beeps indicating bad RAM. Since I had installed. 8G of RAM only 2 months ago.i knew it want that, but it took all day to find out on certain MBP's if Battery isn't fully charged it won't boot w/ option key down. So remember to disc battery & reconnect b4 closing up, & as soon as you attach power it starts so be prepared w/... » Read More It fits any unibody MacBook Pro, ***With a total enclose height of 9.5 mm. Which is = Most common bare HDD's. I added a 1TB To mine. Be CERTAIN you A . Are very comfortable opening up your MBP, , Follow Directions of Web EXACTLY. B. Format a USB recovery drive, I got the 3Beeps indicating bad RAM. Since I had installed. 8G of RAM only 2 months ago.i knew it want that, but it took all day to find out on certain MBP's if Battery isn't fully charged it won't boot w/ option key down. So remember to disc battery & reconnect b4 closing up, & as soon as you attach power it starts so be prepared w/ option key,(Allowing boot drive selection) at the ready . « Show Less
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Question: What is the battery life on this battery, more or less?Counter Question: More or less then what?Recommendation: Check with manufacturer. I selected this battery for its price.This as the Macbook it went into was going up for sale. (and was sold with no difficulty)I would add that the certain MacBooks which Apple suggests batteries can/may only bereplaced at/by Apple is whooey. I replaced battery with no difficulty. Indeed, there areVideos on the web (YouTube, OWC) which demonstrate the ease of replacement.Regards,Richard Miller Question: What is the battery life on this battery, more or less?Counter Question: More or less then what?Recommendation: Check with manufacturer. I selected this battery for its price.This as the Macbook it went into was going up for sale. (and was sold with no difficulty)I would add that the certain MacBooks which Apple suggests batteries can/may only bereplaced at/by Apple is whooey. I replaced battery with no difficulty. Indeed, there areVideos on the web (YouTube, OWC) which demonstrate the ease of replacement.Regards,Richard... » Read More Question: What is the battery life on this battery, more or less?Counter Question: More or less then what?Recommendation: Check with manufacturer. I selected this battery for its price.This as the Macbook it went into was going up for sale. (and was sold with no difficulty)I would add that the certain MacBooks which Apple suggests batteries can/may only bereplaced at/by Apple is whooey. I replaced battery with no difficulty. Indeed, there areVideos on the web (YouTube, OWC) which demonstrate the ease of replacement.Regards,Richard Miller « Show Less
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I is extremely easy to replace. It will take you only a minute or so. Just open the back cover a take out the old, then put in the new. Easy as that...
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According to the YouTube videos I watched(and you should, too), yes. Google search "MacBook Pro mid 2012 replace hard drive" to get several videos to show the way. Replacing a spinning drive with this SSD should bring new life to your MacBook.
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I did install SSD drive in mac book, to replace old drive, using duplicator/recovery machine to copy the drive. I would pick any other slim drive, and avoid the Seagate. The Seagate is NOT Compatible with most systems.
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I received mine new in June of this year and I believe it is the Oct. 2013 release. Part #ME293LL/A, model# A1398. It is the 15.4" with Retina Display Macbook Pro. There is no DVD drive. I got the iPearl McCover hard shell case and it is a perfect fit and went on easily, just need to be careful so as not to break the small clips. I would be surprised if it doesn't fit but can't guarantee that. Also did not realize they released a mid 2014 one? Not having that particular model listed may exclude it or it is very possible it will fit. Hopefully others might chime in for you. Good luck!
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Yes we can upgrade the HDD to a 1 TB hard drive. We are a Microsoft Certified Refurbisher and regularly upgrade thousands of Toughbooks for our clients! If you need any assistance or custom configuration please contact us! - Tough Rugged Laptops
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Put this battery in my wife's 2009 Macbook (the white one). This one is hard to answer, because you'd have to be using it continually to get a good read on battery life, and she doesn't use it that way. She can charge it, and with moderate, intermediate use, it won't need a charge for maybe 8 hours. We suspect if she were to use it continually, it would be more like 3, maximum. Generally, we expected much better performance from a new battery, but it is better than the nearly dead one it replaced. Oh, we also did follow the instructions for cycling it from full charge to fully drained several times. Put this battery in my wife's 2009 Macbook (the white one). This one is hard to answer, because you'd have to be using it continually to get a good read on battery life, and she doesn't use it that way. She can charge it, and with moderate, intermediate use, it won't need a charge for maybe 8 hours. We suspect if she were to use it continually, it would be more like 3, maximum. Generally, we expected much better performance from a new battery, but it is better than the nearly dead one it replaced. Oh, we also did follow the instructions for cycling it from full charge to fully drained... » Read More Put this battery in my wife's 2009 Macbook (the white one). This one is hard to answer, because you'd have to be using it continually to get a good read on battery life, and she doesn't use it that way. She can charge it, and with moderate, intermediate use, it won't need a charge for maybe 8 hours. We suspect if she were to use it continually, it would be more like 3, maximum. Generally, we expected much better performance from a new battery, but it is better than the nearly dead one it replaced. Oh, we also did follow the instructions for cycling it from full charge to fully drained several times. « Show Less
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It is a pain to change. You must remove the bottom. There are 8 or so screws and they are not the same size. Then you turn it over and pry it apart being very careful not to break the three ribbons {keyboard, power button, and touch pad} Then you must disconnect the ribbons to replace the battery. Hard drive replacement requires removal of a few more screws . If the battery dies and you can't replace it your self you might just want to toss it.
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Yes, I bought this drive a year ago and have been very happy with it. Rather than use the software that came with it I did my backups manually, just the folders I wanted saved such as photos and documents. I've updated it regularly and never had any issues other than the cord can easily come out of it so I suggest when you do a backup to place both your MacBook Pro and the drive on a table and leave them alone after the backup starts to take place. I also make sure I have the power plugged in and have the screen set to remain on rather than hibernate so I can take a quick look to check the progress. Yes, I bought this drive a year ago and have been very happy with it. Rather than use the software that came with it I did my backups manually, just the folders I wanted saved such as photos and documents. I've updated it regularly and never had any issues other than the cord can easily come out of it so I suggest when you do a backup to place both your MacBook Pro and the drive on a table and leave them alone after the backup starts to take place. I also make sure I have the power plugged in and have the screen set to remain on rather than hibernate so I can take a quick look to check the... » Read More Yes, I bought this drive a year ago and have been very happy with it. Rather than use the software that came with it I did my backups manually, just the folders I wanted saved such as photos and documents. I've updated it regularly and never had any issues other than the cord can easily come out of it so I suggest when you do a backup to place both your MacBook Pro and the drive on a table and leave them alone after the backup starts to take place. I also make sure I have the power plugged in and have the screen set to remain on rather than hibernate so I can take a quick look to check the progress. « Show Less
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My second attempt. I have a Macintosh Powerbook G4 with a Power PC core. I plan soon to buy a Mac Powerbook G4 with an Intel core but will keep the earlier version. Will the "LaCie Hard Disk 1 TB FireWire 400/USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton 301315U" work with either one? Thank you, Paula in Virginia