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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
3.5" SATA in place of SuperDrive?
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<blockquote data-quote="theREALzRVD" data-source="post: 1182068" data-attributes="member: 191609"><p>I know that the OptiBay kits are for the 2.5 inch drives only, my question was whether I could just put a 3.5 inch drive in place of the SuperDrive, no brackets or anything. After a bit of digging, I read a mention on ifixit about how the connectors on the SuperDrive were proprietary, and that the OptiBay converts these.</p><p></p><p>As soon as my Torx screwdriver comes in the mail, I'll try my idea and post the results here.</p><p></p><p>But if it doesn't I found a knockoff of the OptiBay on Amazon for $17! As well as a DVD drive enclosure that has been confirmed to work with the SuperDrive for under $20, along with a 500GB 2.5 inch HDD for around $60. All in all, not a bad deal at all, considering the OptiBay and enclosure are $100 from the original site, not including a hard drive.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the reply!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theREALzRVD, post: 1182068, member: 191609"] I know that the OptiBay kits are for the 2.5 inch drives only, my question was whether I could just put a 3.5 inch drive in place of the SuperDrive, no brackets or anything. After a bit of digging, I read a mention on ifixit about how the connectors on the SuperDrive were proprietary, and that the OptiBay converts these. As soon as my Torx screwdriver comes in the mail, I'll try my idea and post the results here. But if it doesn't I found a knockoff of the OptiBay on Amazon for $17! As well as a DVD drive enclosure that has been confirmed to work with the SuperDrive for under $20, along with a 500GB 2.5 inch HDD for around $60. All in all, not a bad deal at all, considering the OptiBay and enclosure are $100 from the original site, not including a hard drive. Thanks for the reply! [/QUOTE]
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