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Who has put a SSD in the Optical Drive Bay ??
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<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 1526972" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>Crimson first came to my thoughts, but mate, didn't you replace the HDD with a SSD ??</p><p></p><p>But just after some thoughts. I don't use the optical drive AT ALL, and i last inserted a Win 8 DVD not long agao, so I'm happy and have Win8 via BootCamp. Ill make a DVD Bootable Win8 USB before i do any of this for future us.</p><p></p><p>But what do others think. You reckon i should take out the Optical Drive and replace it with a SSD and have the OS and all my Apps on it, then use the HDD which will give me 650GB to play with as i have a 100GB Bootcamp Partition?? OR</p><p>Should i rip out the HDD and just replace that with a Bigger SSD ?? I wanted to buy a 256GB for the Optical bay, but thought i would need at least 512Gb if i was to replace the HDD.</p><p></p><p>Im really thinking going the Optical Drive way, and putting a SSD into that position. Has anyone done this? And if so any tip or pointers ?? I have the <a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2012+Dual+Hard+Drive/13787/1" target="_blank">iFixit Breakdown</a>, but it mentions their Optical Bay Drive Enclosures . . . I think i had a mans look on OWC but didn't see this part <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> will look again, but at the end of the day, do you all think this is the way to go ? Or make it easy and take out the HDD and put a bigger SSD in that spot?</p><p></p><p>Any/all suggestion are most welcome </p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 1526972, member: 101749"] Crimson first came to my thoughts, but mate, didn't you replace the HDD with a SSD ?? But just after some thoughts. I don't use the optical drive AT ALL, and i last inserted a Win 8 DVD not long agao, so I'm happy and have Win8 via BootCamp. Ill make a DVD Bootable Win8 USB before i do any of this for future us. But what do others think. You reckon i should take out the Optical Drive and replace it with a SSD and have the OS and all my Apps on it, then use the HDD which will give me 650GB to play with as i have a 100GB Bootcamp Partition?? OR Should i rip out the HDD and just replace that with a Bigger SSD ?? I wanted to buy a 256GB for the Optical bay, but thought i would need at least 512Gb if i was to replace the HDD. Im really thinking going the Optical Drive way, and putting a SSD into that position. Has anyone done this? And if so any tip or pointers ?? I have the [URL="http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2012+Dual+Hard+Drive/13787/1"]iFixit Breakdown[/URL], but it mentions their Optical Bay Drive Enclosures . . . I think i had a mans look on OWC but didn't see this part :( will look again, but at the end of the day, do you all think this is the way to go ? Or make it easy and take out the HDD and put a bigger SSD in that spot? Any/all suggestion are most welcome Cheers [/QUOTE]
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