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Apple Computing Products:
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3.5" SATA in place of SuperDrive?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1182157" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I would look at it this possible project in two ways:</p><p></p><p>1. Look at the thickness of a 3.5" hard drive. I have a 2007 MacBook Pro...and a 3.5" hard drive is "thicker" that the lower part of the MBP. I'm sure the "thickness" of a 2010 MacBook is the same or thinner than my 2007 MBP.</p><p></p><p>Thus...there simply isn't enough space to fit a 3.5" hard drive. It's like trying to fit 6 gallons of water into a 5 gallon bucket!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>2. Even if a 3.5" hard drive did fit (which I'm pretty sure it won't)...consider the energy demands of a 3.5" hard drive. Components in a laptop computer are designed to need less power...and a 3.5" hard drive certainly is going to require much more energy that a 2.5" laptop hard drive.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1182157, member: 56379"] I would look at it this possible project in two ways: 1. Look at the thickness of a 3.5" hard drive. I have a 2007 MacBook Pro...and a 3.5" hard drive is "thicker" that the lower part of the MBP. I'm sure the "thickness" of a 2010 MacBook is the same or thinner than my 2007 MBP. Thus...there simply isn't enough space to fit a 3.5" hard drive. It's like trying to fit 6 gallons of water into a 5 gallon bucket!;) 2. Even if a 3.5" hard drive did fit (which I'm pretty sure it won't)...consider the energy demands of a 3.5" hard drive. Components in a laptop computer are designed to need less power...and a 3.5" hard drive certainly is going to require much more energy that a 2.5" laptop hard drive. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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