2011 Macbook Pro Upgrade (3TB, SSD + 16GB RAM)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- How to build a $3,000 computer for $500. This video was shot during a recent Macbook Pro Upgrade. The video displays a 13-inch non-retina Macbook Pro but the process will be very similar for the 15-inch non-retina Macbook Pro.
Update 06/09/2019
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Samsung Newer Cheaper SSD: tinyurl.com/y4...
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The new specifications for the Macbook Pro are:
2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 (2nd Generation)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3: goo.gl/DT7MCU
1TB Samsung Solid State Sata Drive: goo.gl/ahP7g5
2TB Sata Disk: goo.gl/ozYMSC
macOS High Sierra: Apple Store
Vinyl Sticker: goo.gl/pHFcc7
Macbook Leather Case: goo.gl/vg9Lsv
Optical Drive Replacement: goo.gl/782MqW
I had the seagate drive for almost 2 years now, the one in the description is from amazon, I'm unsure if it still has the same hard drive inside
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I did this exact upgrade on my 2011 MacBook Pro and it made my computer blazingly fast. I was amazed!
Am doing tomorrow so excited!!
did you update the hard drive as well? if so, how did you do the back up and the restoration after the upgrades? I have updated the ram and just purchased the SSD but have not pulled the trigger on the optical drive/hard drive
I have replaced hard drive with Samsung 1Tb and am using Old drive as external drive this way my data is safe and i can access it anytime by connecting with usb
@@neryorozcoyt I put in a SSD drive and used the latest backup from Time Machine to load all the files on to the new drive. I used a flash drive and created a bootable installer first, swapped drives, booted from my flash drive and let Time Machine load to the new disk.
@@stevenjp7155 Do you think using SuperDuper! would also work to copy from old drive to new? This is a video of that process from 2017: ua-cam.com/video/j2efihrnStg/v-deo.html I really appreciate any feedback. I'm attempting to help a family member with her computer.
he's so confident that the decal looks good
Just got a mbp from 2011 upgrading from a modern chromebook , w this upgrade this thing will absolutely get me through the rest of college and maybe a year or two of work!
Thank you for sharing this! I went ahead and ordered the Corsair RAM upgraded that you added to your computer. I'm excited to see how it'll speed up the performance of my MacBook Pro. Slowly, I'm gaining more confidence in myself to make these small upgrades and save myself a lot of money in buying a new laptop.
just don't ruin it by loading Mojave, High Sierra's much faster for MBPs with a soldered, small amount of RAM
@@austrobok2958 what if you’re on Mac OS X Lion? Can you go back to high Sierra? (Also on late 2011 MBP)
@@montyv9801 I think you can move to High Sierra, but that is forwards not back. Lion is OS 10.7 and High Sierra OS 10.13.
@@austrobok2958 oh okay strange. Cause I was running high Sierra before I restored to factory settings
@@montyv9801 right, when you restore to factory you will go backwards. Problem is, I tried that, and I could not go back to original factory. Any upgrades in MacOS become the new “factory” settings. You would only erase everything and it would show Sierra as the “factory” setting, not “Lion.” You could get a new ssd, use the dvd drive, and take MacOS Lion boot discs and download the Lion to the ssd. Then put the ssd in your MacBook.
I'm actually watching this video, with a Macbook similar to this. (MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) And I can say, this Mac has been amazing for the many years I've had it. I can say it still runs pretty well, and sometimes better then new Windows computer coming out these recent years. Obviously, it isn't in it's prime anymore but still gets things done, without any issues like lag, and overall no performance issues, and I've never changed anything hardware-wise in it. Can still stream, and play games on it, and go on high-performance apps. Honestly, I would change computers, for a newer one but sadly these new ones tend to be made cheaper then this, and lack the features, like this one has. As an Apple worker once said to me, this computer is a gem, and they dont make this type of quality anymore. I'm not an Apple fan, with this being one of the very few apple products I own, but honestly, for 2022 it can still handle it. It just depends on how well you've treated and maintained it, but I use this daily and its great. But maybe in the future, I'll be doing this type of upgrade.
Just followed the instructions and upgraded my laptop, aside from messing up some screws my computer is going good so far
JANSON. Does your heat up lot
@@TheRuneCrusader23 yeah it does and the battery drains fast but I think that part is my fault tbh
JANSON. How do you fix that and how was it your fault
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
I love this laptop! I used to use it since it was new, upgraded everything that was possible. One day it lost the support to the last MacOS, and the display suddenly didn't work anymore. So I connected it to an external monitor and installed Linux on it. Still use it ever since!
You can put the catalina on it by using the dosdude patch.
@@garyd1065 opencore will give you Ventura.
I upgraded my iMac 27"2010 mid core I 7 quad core with 16 GB ram + SSD. it's running like super smooth. tough I installed mac os Sierra. but still doing editing on final cut like butter.
Reilly bro
I still use my laptop with ssd use imovies to make 6 to 8 gb movies on my family memories encoding takes 13 to 14hrs but it is still working like charm mid 2010 model mac book pro 15 inch...
I Have Macbook Pro late 2012,I upgraded it to 16Ram and SSD
boy ou Boy its working better than the New ones,finishing my daily tasks easy,
installed High Sierra & Windows 10.
Great job. I thought things were limited. Now my Mac will last forever.
Stepheon Coles not for so long :( remember Catalina
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Thanks a lot for the video! I got a MacBook Pro mid 2009, replace the hard drive with a PNY 480GB SSD and hope soon replace the 4GB ram with 8GB ram, replace the battery and maybe replace the 480SSD with a one TB SSD.
agreed I just bought an 2010 mac book pro and put a new battery in it. Took me less than 10 min. I am planning on upgrading it and use it as my daily for school and coding. Yes you are right it's better to upgrade the old system, because of the flexibility and customization you have. Also most people will not use the full power of a 3K mac book.
Best of luck and great on you!
I have noticed over the past month that the market for "macbook" parts, accessories, chargers, etc are so inflated and cost much more than any other laptop would.... for example I got q charger for my Dell laptop for under $10 original dell charger. For a macbook a new charger is about $50 original apple . Ram is the same story, and so is all of the apple accessories.... in my opinion is not worth it to pay premium price for a 9 year old laptop
Hey .
May you tell me from where can i get a new genuine battery for mac book pro 13 inch ??
@@seghir0 Amazon.
thanks for the info, ill install the ssd and the ram, ill skip the cd drive replacement 🤟
Very good video. Helped me in upgrading my macbook pro. Mine laptop ssd was damaged and performing very bad, I was unable to use my macbook. Then i saw this video and just for getting some info visited apple store. There they said that this macbook won't support any kind of ssd and for installation of normal hardisk of 500gb they will charge more than rs10000 and expense more if necessary and rs2000 more for service charge. Then I lest from the apple service center and visited local market coz this tutorial gave me enough knowledge and self confidence. Then there i get my macbook opened and installed 120gb ssd for macos. And 500gb hdd as additional space. And soon i will upgrade my 4gb ram to 8 or 10gb ddr3.
Thanks friends for such a knowledgeable video.
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Thank you for this comment friend! Best of luck to you
This vid definitely puts things into perspective.
I think I will swap out the optical drive and leave it out.
Just to reduce the weight of the book itself. Once the SSD is in, its going to be super light weight.
holy molly, you mean i could actually save my mom's MBP from 2012, wow. Apple really came a long way screwing up customers upgradability
yeah, but they realized customers were screwing them back and start making built-in memory devices not upgradeable anymore.
Benjamin you are 100% true with that.👍
"i'm sure there is a slight difference between the 2nd and 8th generation i7 but its probably not worth to buy a new machine for it"
slight?
processors -
2011 13" mbp- 2.7Ghz dual core low power core i7 with 4MB cache and 3.4Ghz turboboost
2018 13" mbp- 2.7Ghz quad core core i7 with 8MB cache and 4.5Ghz turboboost
graphics -
2011 13" mbp- intel HD3000 512mb vram (a very crappy igpu)
2018 13" mbp- intel Iris Plus 655 1536mb vram (you can actually render 4k and play some games with this)
connectivity-
2011 13" mbp- RJ45, FireWire 800,Mini DP+ Thunderbolt 1.0, x2 USB 2.0, SD Card reader, 3.5mm out, dvd drive
2018 13" mbp- x4 Thunderbolt 3 ports
ram and storage speed-
2011 13" mbp- up to 16GB of 1333Mhz DDR3 ram, Sata3.0 6GBP/S (theoretically up to 600mpbs with a good ssd)
2018 13" mbp- up to 16GB of 2133Mhz LPDDR3 SDRAM (SDRAM has less latency than non-soldered RAM), PCIe 3.0 256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB SSD (up to 2700mbps read and write speeds)
cinebench -
2011 13" mbp- around 245-250cb
2018 13" mbp- around 680-687cb
all of that and this is besides the fact that you could use an external GPU on the 2018 13" mbp for even more performance...
the only bad thing about the 2018 macbook pro is that it has the worst keyboard ever made, in terms of thermals both machines have thermal problems (if my own 2011 13" mbp idles at 50-60 degrees celsius even after changing the thermal paste to grizzly kryonaut, something is seriously wrong with its thermal design...)
3TB hdd seems a bit an overkill to me, but i have the very same machine with the very same ssd and 8gigs ram, and im writing this comment from it. Sure not "gaming capable" (who buys macs for games anyway?), but still after 8 years its a great computer for any everyday task; i fully recommend the ssd upgrade to anyone, it will resurrect the machine.
Right on the money
Did you format your ssd to Mac compatible?
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
@@parkerrogers2277 hi park! I actually did it manually, but a good program i often use to clone hdd's its macrium reflect. In any case if you insert a new (or just formatted) disk or ssd on a mac it will download the os after you login to mac account
@@TheRolex23 no, put it as it came from the box; then the mac did evrything by itself
Thank you for this video because I am looking to buy a refurbished Mac and upgraded so I can continue producing.
The last MacBook Pro that could be upgraded was the mid-2012 non retina. The retina version of that same year started being soldered. For anyone curious, the mid-2012 Macs' RAM specs are 1600mHz PC3 12800 DDR3 SODDIM. Use that and you'll be on your way. Make sure not to use RAM from older MacBooks, because they aren't compatible (same for those with older Macs that want newer RAM), even if on the outside the computer is identical.
Same thing I did n saved tons of money and have a super fast MacBook Pro now! No need to buy the new ones unless your editing videos or gaming on it!
I did it on my 2012 15” MacBook that had a regular hard drive with 4gb ram and now it has a Samsung 1tb ssd and 8gb ram and it runs exactly as fast as my 2018 MacBook
Thank you, mine is a MacBook Pro 15 inches, where specific store had you buy those pieces?
That vinyl hurts heat dissipation.
ugly too..
@Rick and Morty Gay Edition well, honestly that vinyl looks shit and would be worse when it'd start shredding but there's no way it's gonna hurt heat dissipation, MacBooks already have the worst cooling and airflow.
I saved this video because I am working on my computer now and I found it really helpful. I am updating my Ram first and then my HDD to an SSD but I haven't got the money due to spending it all on the Ram modules. I might not install it firstly because as you said, you won't get the full potential from it unless you have a better hard drive installed. I also added a skin on mine too and it's starting to come together. Anyway... Thanks for the video, man! It gives me ideas. :)
Great Job Bravo!
Could you please indicate what are the brands you got for ram and hard? I would like to upgrade my late 2011 Macbook pro as you did!
What an awesome video! Thank you so much!! I already upgraded my macbook early 2011 with a 240GB SSD and a 1TB internal hardrive. I will buy now an extra 8GB RAM and this leather case which is legit!
Hey, do u have Catalina?
@@hugopastor7731 it is a High Sierra
I did this to mid 2012 for my 15” in 2013. It still runs amazing but it cannot handle big video editing. At least on set or on the go, it is good for digesting media on to drives.
Actually bit works even better on the 2012 then it does the 2011! Good on you
Hell ya. Im doing this after seeing the performance numbers. thanks for the vid. Saves so much money
Best of luck to you
where I can CV contact 3you
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Bro! Can't believe I happened to randomly stumble across your video! Wahoah!!!
oh sorry I thought you were a guy i knew from my uni in the UK
very cool i did the same thing with my 2011 mac book pro just with 2T SSD . huge change
How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
@@parkerrogers2277 I had an external hard drive so I use time machine to backup the whole system and then reinstalled everything onto the new hard drive after formatting it
@@j.crandom2077 Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what's the process to install your time machine backup onto your new hard drive?
@@parkerrogers2277 there is no dumb question when you don't know . ,
With the use of the external hard drive all I had to do is plug it in search on your system for your time machine backup all your hard drives to that one external hard drive . Then continue by installing the new ssds and reformat it then plug in your hard drive once again and upload your system from time machine ... If that doesn't work for you because you don't have an external hard drive they are these accessories that you can hook up to your SSD that turns it into an external hard drive USB to hard drive data to help with the process of data transfer
@@j.crandom2077 Thank you so much for your help!
Ultimate 2012 MacBook pro for editing!
You should have also changed the thermal paste & cleaned the fan.
My MacBook pro 2011 is so hot and slow... I have an SSD, an i7 and 8gb ram... You thing that if i change the thermal paste, it will resolve my issue ?
@@belaidbenhamlat431 absolutely. I used liquid metal.
@@azarearm800 macbook air
Just think if you remove the optical drive the 2011-2012 macbook pro's can have 8TB of ssd 4TBX2, and 16GB.
You can also hack egpu to work.
Tigerex966 Does it even support 8TB? Lmao.
Hi ! Great vid !
Why do you recommend now (in your 06-09-19 update) an 8GB ram instead of the 16GB you put on the video ?
You literally wont notice a difference, its just a waste of money and shortens the battery life.
Great one, lad. That is the greatest upgrade you did. Way to go!
I have a 2011 MBP I upgraded to 240 SSD & 8gb. I only use it for Logic Pro X. Works great. Only downside is, I can’t update Logic past 11.3 not a big deal. But also, some external music gear isn’t recognized with High Sierra. Some midi keyboards and drum machines etc. And of course now that Apple doesn’t support Hugh Sierra as of the last couple months, no security. I really don’t wanna buy a new Mac. I love mine.
thank you for your comment
I have early 2011 upgraded to 500gb Ssd 8gb ram and used open core legacy patcher to install MacOS Ventura, I am getting all the updates runs very smooth. Though I must share.
I really liked the video moe, you're a natural at doing how to videos wallah. Keep it up
After doing the upgrades to the hardware and restoring with time machine, can you now upgrade from High Sierra to Catalina? I have a 2011 MacBook Pro that needs to be able to run Catalina and I would much rather follow your video than buy a new machine 😃
Update: using a video I found from “dosdude1” on UA-cam called how to install macOS 10.15 Catalina on an Unsupported Mac” - was able to update to Catalina
How did you transfer data from the old drive to the new drive? This is the only step I don't feel comfortable doing that's preventing me from doing this upgrade. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
mannn amazing work! congrats :D Do you think to upgrade up to 32gb or is it maxed out now? I have a MBP retina 15in mid 2012, do you think I should replace the 8gb to 32gb? I know 16gb can be done but...you know
thank you for this! it's really helpful, i want to upgrade mine same as yours but i think i'll skip the optical drive replacement. Thanks again!
Great video bro, I think I’m gonna do this myself too.
One question: do you think there’s a significant difference between using 8GB and 16GB of RAM ??
To be honest I've down grades from the 16 to the 8 because I hardly notice any difference on the 2011 model
@@MoeNegm why downgrade from 16Gb to 8gb?
If you haven't done this yet, No just get 8. The kind of work that needs 16gb can't be done with this CPU. And for God's sake don't get 1TB of ssd. It's a waste of money. Just get a good 250 for os and apps. Put your media on a HDD you won't notice the difference unless you use it for video editing (again , which is not a good idea on this processor).
You could've replaced the optical drive with another internal SSD or HDD and then ran them both in Raid. It might've been easier. There are also a lot of drives with SATA and micro usb ports so you don't have to disconnect the micro-usb adapter. Also, if you're using final cut pro, the 16gb of RAM are gonna be bottlenecked by the 2 core CPU. I'd recommend saving up and building a new rig if you're gonna be working on more render heavy stuff. The 4790k is a really fast 8 core CPU with hyperthreading, a bit pricey but it's a great value and you'll be able to utilize as much RAM as you can afford with support for DDR3. A lot of people will tell you that Haswell CPU's are outdated, but that's not true, especially considering how LGA 1150 mobos are a lot cheaper than 1151 compatible motherboards. These are just things to keep in mind if you're planning on an upgrade anytime soon. Anyway keep up the videos fam, they're great!
RAID support is dead on MacOS
Hello, thanks for posting this
I have purchased mi first Mac Book Pro (and my first Mac as well) it got to be a Early 2011 Mac Book Pro.
and started doing the upgrade from HDD to SDD, your video has been my reference (at least 30 views...)
I could move from 135 seconds booting to 30 seconds, and of course all the tasks run more smoothly.
What's the "last" mac model where we can do this things?
pd - transforming a white mac into a black mac is kind of stylish
That's so great to hear!
I think the last model was 2013, I believe, I could be wrong though. And thank you!
@@MoeNegm 2012
Also, HOW is a harddrive restricting the macbook from using the 16 gb RAM?!?!
Bottleneck
I upgraded mine to 16 GB with no problem. Upgraded to 1 TB SD HD.
@@stevenjp7155 so if we replace HDD with SDD, we can change the memory with 8gb+8gb?
I wonder if I can put one of those 2019 OS X Hack versions in an upgraded 2011 (which I have.) It would make me feel like a Rebel to have a souped-up Old machine, instead of having to spring for a NEW one!
2:03 quick spiderman
You can use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to patch macOS Monterey on it.
So the RAM you recommend now is total of 8gb and no longer 16gb total? Is that correct?
Is that because the 16gb of RAM doesnt work or is it that 16gb will work and the you are just recommending a different brand to use?
Also thank you for this very informative video.
I recommend 8 because for some reason it literally made no difference in performance in my experience. It's as if the computer registered all 16 but only used 8? Idk it's not worth the extra money tbh. I'd stick with the 8
Why didn’t you clean the dust from the logic board & fan to make it run cooler also replace the GPU & CPU thermal paste? With all of that work you still more to do. I’m not sure of the purpose for the 2nd Hard Drive & especially 2TB? Good job to make the most of your older but better repurposed MBP!
you misses to take out the small screw mount from the optical drive. Without it the had disk case will not screw near the connectors..
I probably forgot to include it in the video. What minute is that at? so I can leave a note in the description. Thank you.
Absolutely stunning upgrade 👍
thank you for your comment. sorry for the late reply
You saved me getting a new Mac.rhank you for this professional video🙂😀
LOOOOOOVEE IT! only how did you made you back-up? PLEASE PLEASE MAKE VIDEOOOOO??
Why would you install the same slow drive in the optical holder instead of a SSD? 2 TB does not speed it up, that's storage size only, as long as your new main drive has the OS it will run faster, but it will bottleneck when it accesses the HDD.
You gave link to buy everything except the screwdrivers and tools stuffs?
Great video! I except to do this to a Macbook Pro 2011 soon.
Is my first experience with OsX.
It is necessary to do optimizations in OsX to get a better perform and maintains SSD's life?
Humberto Gutiérrez just enable trim
@@bryangt7 how can enable it?
@@betty13231 Through Terminal with commands, search it, its easy.
I would have thought a SSD would be put in the optical drive caddy as well, but to each their own.
Nice job man. Is it now possible to run the new Mac os catalina if you did these upgrades or not?
not
I give your video two thumbs up, but I need a video to upgrade my 2015Mack Boo Pro, hard drive, and memory to whatever specs can be used to Max the entire system for my pleasure and Computing enjoyment
I'll keep an eye one if i find one
Wow very nice job! Do you know if photoshop and Lightroom cc would work ok after that upgrade?
I need to replace my optical drive with another SSD. I replaced the HDD on my 2012 MacBook Pro with a 1TB SD, the RAM was upgraded form 4GB to 16GB. Adding an SSD will make a huge difference.
thank you for your comment
dope upgrade bro no cap
If I have a 1TB G Drive with time machine can I do the same thing? Great video!
Hello, Did any one did this upgrade on Mac Pro 2011 i5 processor can tell me what was the result ,please , thanks.
Great job man. I love what you did to upgrade the laptop.I am looking to buy a used mac book pro, debating if I am gonna buy the 2012, which I can upgrade the ram and maybe 1 TB SSD, or buying a 2014 model and keeping it stock. Just don’t know which one to choose, two options will probably cost the same amount of money.
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
How big of an SSD is needed to upgrade to 16gb? I upgrade my 2011 MBP years ago to, 8gb and 256 SSD. But I’d love to go to 16gb and also get rid of optical drive like you did. Awesome video. I only use my MBP to make music in Logic Pro X. No issues so far. But more is better.
My setup is identical to yours. I have same question. Hate it when ppl who make videos don’t reply.
mind blowing
🤯👌
Watching these videos of bringing-back-to-life a 9-10 year old Macbook without any expertise or equipment(s) makes me think what will the owners of the 2019-2020 Macbooks do 8-9yrs from now ? LOL
I just bought a mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro, 8gb ram, 750gb hd, Intel i7 2.9ghz. I found it on "offer up" and the seller was asking $550, I gave him $460 for it. I sold some junk silver coins for $300 and just added an extra $160 to buy the laptop.
I have been thinking of doing this upgrade as well, especially since I never use an optical drive.
if you stick with el capitan 4gb ram would work fine. so you only need to upgrade the ssd.
Hey there, thank you for the tip. the macbook already had Mojave when I got it. I did just order everything yesterday too. Got a 1tb Samsung evo SSD and 16gb of Crucial Ram.
A massive thanks I will be doing my first update to a MacBook white unibody late 2009 I’m buying off eBay. Bought for £40. Got an SSD and ram. Like the idea of adding a TB extra. I wonder if that would work 🤔
Why do you now recommend 8G of RAM instead of the 16G of RAM that you installed in the video?
I am wondering the same thing!
@@dantesellas9579 No performance boost.
Great video mate. I need one for doing video and photo editing and I'm considering doing either a 2011 or mid 2012 MacBook Pro with max upgrades. Now in 2020 what would you recommend for these tasks?
Which did you get I'm in the same position as you i wanted to use it for software development
@@elite.1 Back then i got a 2012. I am currently using a 2015 that i got for $50 ua-cam.com/users/shortscOM8bJBruQE?feature=share
Honestly performance wise there is not that big of a difference so i guess you can still do 2012 and max it out.
i'm gonna do this to my 2011 mac. it's such a beauty with a long history, but runs too slow now a days
Yup, and the older machines have all the ports
@@MoeNegm I'm thinking about doing this too! I have a MBP early 2011. Is it still worth doing the upgrades on this MBP year?
emdotq It’s worth it
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Hi! 👋🏾 would you be willing to make an update video to let us know how your upgrades a functioning for you now? 🙂 Thanks. I’m thinking about upgrading my MacBook Pro and I would like to get an idea of what to expect 6+ months later.
Stay tuned I'll be doing that and more, I was able to get my hand on a 2018 MBP to compare it to this built. Hit the bell so you can get notified. Thank you.
AWESOME! Boss. i also have the original Slo "Spinning Color Wheel of Death" 2011 15" Macbook. it's a shame we can't go any higher then Yosemite in order to run some New Softwares & video editing programs.
But great job you did anyway.
DARRYL SMITH check out snazzy labs. He did a vid from some guy that made a patch where you can upgrade to mojave on an unsupported device
@@xochiojeda7618
Thanx.
Well done bro, but are there any side effect for using 16GB ram? As Apple insists to use 8GB only.
Yeah, but i want to do some photoshop and video editing work. Would 8gb be enough for that? appreciate it.
That impressive speed....wow. So much convenience!
Should have put the ssd in the optical caddy and left the spinning hard drive where the original was...The original spot has those shock mounts to protect the drive...You would get the same speeds with the ssd in either spot but its the protection for the spinning HDD you've lost doing it the way you did. Its your computer so whatever...this is for the next person thinking about doing something similar...
wasnt the thing with the optical caddy that i only has sata 2 and not 3 like the hdd spot?
So if I add an SSD instead of replacing my HD. My computer will run faster right?
The interface for the optical drive is wonky and is 3.0 GB/s and won't work with a SATA 3 6.0 GB/s drive, I tried six different drives and only older, slower drives work. Moe was lucky to get a 2TB drive with the right interface. I've got 1TB SSD and 1 TB HDD and have looked for a suitable 2 TB drive for some time, I may just try cannibalizing a cheaper external drive and hoping the drive is older.
Hi great vid! This upgrade could work with my MacBook Pro 13 inch mid 2012 with 2.5Ghz intel core i5 ???
Please wait your reply thanks
Holden Burke Not possible in the latest models
what is that optical case holder called for the extra hard drive. i cant find it anywhere?
Thanks. I’m getting ready to do this.
Were you able to complete the upgrade? How did you transfer data from old drive to new drive? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
great video! Q: what happen with the programs already installed? will they work the same or I need to verify them? { ie: I have installed CS5 , dont want to lose it} Thanks
I have MacBook Pro mid 2009. How do you think is it possible to change it too?
Great video. I'm thinking of doing this myself so I can have a faster machine for school, work, etc. Did you already have the OS on the SSD before installing it? I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to things like this. Thanks.
Thanks for the reply. I just ordered the items, I'll let you know how it goes!
Moe & Soe hey thanks for the video! I did it last night and everything went as expected. It is lighting fast now!! Great video, thanks again.
Thanks for making and sharing this helpful video. I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2010. I used to use Final Cut Pro and it was working fine but now it’s very slow even though I don’t use any heavy software on it. I actually haven’t used it for some time now.
Could you suggest me a software or tool to check the issues please?
I also would like to upgrade it, so could you suggest me what part I can upgrade and what maximum capacity I should get for those parts? Thanks in advance.
waiting if someone will answer to this guy.same issue
Got the same problem
Great video - do you have a list of the parts? - RAM specs & part num for the CD replacement for example. Thanks.
*Update* 06/09/2019
Optical Drive CD Replacement: tinyurl.com/y596mm36
Samsung SSD I bought: tinyurl.com/y2zqyf56
Samsung Newer Cheaper SSD: tinyurl.com/y4rshn33
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Why do you replace the optical drive? Is it necessary? Or did you replace it for a certain reason? What if i just did the harddrive with a ssd?
So I have a dilemma please help me! Both laptops are going to bought used. I can either buy a 2012 13” MacBook Pro with i5 for $300, no upgraded have been done. Or I can buy 2011 15” MacBook Pro with quad core i7 for $310, the ram has been upgraded to 8gb. Both are in fairly used condition and I would have to spend about $90 on each one if I would buy. I would have to upgrade ram on 13” or upgrade ssd on 15”, again which works out between $70 and $90. Is there that big of a difference between the two years? I mainly just want to use it for creative purposes (GarageBand, iMovie,etc) but I also need it for school so it has to multitask smoothly. I want to use it for a while so I’m worried that 2011 will be too old (not eligible for updates etc) are there any major difference between the two. Thanks for the help!
Do you have a list of all the stuff you bought . Like the names
Just to be clear because I'm going to do this with my MacBook real soon, you bought to SSDs right? And one of them got put where the optical drive was at..
thank you for your comment.
Hi, the optical Drive Replacement is currently unbelievable, which one can replace it?, what tools I need, can you please post the links for the screw drivers?
Can you do a 2020 update on upgrade & cost? Currently having issues with my MacBook Pro mid 2011, 8GB ram, 500gb hard drive, only turning on & slowly opening & loading other things. Would love to see if investing in the upgrade of it is still worth it or if buying a newer used Mac would be cheaper & easier.
I think you can get an SSD and upgrade your computer, leave the ram as is. You can get an SSD for as cheap as a $100 now and keep your 500gb as a secondary drive internal or external doesn't matter. But I def think the SSD would help load your programs faster
Also, thank you for the response, I appreciate it! I’m sorry, I meant 4GB ram. Would that still work okay with a SSD? Also, instead of putting the extra 2tb drive in that you did, could I instead place the original 500 gb drive there? I would really like to upgrade my ram to 16gb because I want to do a lot of video/photo editing. Would the 1tb SSD be enough to utilize the 16GB ram?
No problem, Oh 4 is too low. You should upgrade to 8 even though I out 16 I actually went back to 8 because I didn't notice a big difference in this machine between 8 and 16. So just do 8. Yes keep your 500gb as your second hard drive and just buy one SSD as a main drive
According to Apple, the 2011 MBP only supports up to 8 Gb of ram, they say you can put 16 but the cpu can only read at 8 Gb.
I have 16gb of ram in my late 2011 mbp and I have a ram app that reads all 16 gb and shows me using over 10gb all the time.
@@cripylocdog I saw that OWC did an official test where they proved that it truly runs on 16 gb, so I think Im gonna try going 16gb. I wish it wouldn't heat up so much. Found anyway to beat the heat?? hahha
A samsung on an apple. Amazing mate!
Did an upgrade a couple weeks ago on my late 2011 15"mackbookpro from 4gb to 16gb ram and put in a 500gb SSD and the boot time went from 1 minute to 10 seconds. Oh i also replaced the battery which was swollen.
The macbook fliesssss now. im sure i can get a few more years with it. the only problem which is not really huge for me, is that i can only go up to high sierra. not mojave. other than that... works great :)
you can go up to Mojave with Mac Os Mojave Patcher! i use it in my early 2011 Macbook pro! google it, there´s even progress on porting Catalina to old macbooks!
i think a lot of people dont know u can upgrade the RAM to 16gb.. i see a lot of 8gb upgrade on here.
thank you for your comment. sorry for the late reply
Hello,
1 : can I use 8Gb+8Gb Without Changing the old Ssd ? Or will it Shutdown the MacBook ?
2: if I follow all the details of what you did from A to Z how can I reinstall the macOs 10.13.6 on the new installation + keep all my information from before ?
3 what about the battery can you also put a better battery because it’s pretty bad 2011..
Thanks I m very amateur .. sorry
Do you know if those parts fit a 2009 MacBook Pro??
i dont understand time machine part.. cuz hd were new .. when you put in ? dont get it.. need install osx in SSD