- #Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 mac os#
- #Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 install#
- #Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 upgrade#
- #Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 full#
- #Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 pro#
I have a 500 GB external USB drive, and a 1 TB external firewire drive, and I use both of these for time machine and extra backing up. I like to have multiple applications running simultaneously, and for this it has not been great. I've used iMovie with only a little freezing, and Garageband and Logic Express, with less reliable results. I bought it to do music and video production, and it has mostly worked fine.
#Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 pro#
I have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 that currently has 4 GB of RAM and the preinstalled 500 GB hard drive, running Mavericks. This subreddit is not endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc. If you'd like to view their content together, click here. This fundamental difference in audience is why we support two communities, r/Apple and r/AppleHelp. Apple SubredditsĬontent which benefits the community (news, rumors, and discussions) is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, etc.).
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#Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 upgrade#
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#Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 install#
Once the new SATA cable & drive are installed you'll need to boot up under either your old drive or the thumb drive we created to install a fresh copy of OS. Here's the better cable: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2012) Hard Drive Cable - Apple P/N 923-0104. This serves two functions one to get you comfortable on what you'll do with your SSD when you install it and create a boot drive just in case!įollow this IFIXIT guide to take your old drive out and put in the new SSD in, as well as replace the drives SATA cable as well as thins series has a known issue with them: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 Hard Drive Cable Replacement.
#Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 mac os#
First reformat the thumb drive using Disk Utility with GUID partition mapping and format the partition Mac OS Extended (Journaled) the launching the copy of the installer to install the OS onto the thumb drive. I would recommend making a copy then create a bootable USB thumb drive. Now go to the App store and download the OS installer if you don't have it in your Apps folder already. I would go to 8 GB (light user) or 12 GB. You also may want to up the RAM if you have a 4 GB model. Take the time to review the spec sheet if it doesn't state it supports SATA II you'll need to find another SSD. You'll want to get a SSD that can work in a SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) system. You'll want to leave 1/3 of the SSD free for a 256 GB unit and 1/4 for a 512 GB or larger. You'll likely need to trim down as SSD's tend to be smaller (cheaper) than HD's.
#Ssd for macbook pro 13 mid 2010 full#
Next, If your drive is quite full delete some of the stuff you don't really need.
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The first thing you'll want to do is make sure you have a full backup of your stuff on an external drive.