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Looking to update/UPGRADE MY LATE 2011 MACBOOK PRO
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1788879" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I'm the same/similar boat as you. I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro...need to replace the battery (it's swelling)...needed to replace the HD (it was really getting slow...did the repalcement 2 weeks ago)...have had 16gig of RAM in it for a long time.</p><p></p><p>- You don't need a special bracket to install the SSD. It fits right where the internal HD is now. But...they do sell a kit where if you didn't need the optical drive...you can remove the optical drive & replace it with a 2nd HD or SSD...and it does come with a special bracket.</p><p></p><p>- As far as where to get stuff...Amazon is a pretty good place to go (lots of selection & low price). Could also go to Macsales.com. This is a Apple/Mac focused place. Good prices, great customer service, sometimes has things you can't get at other places. RAM from Amazon, Macsales, or Crucial.</p><p></p><p>- As far as the transfer. Make a clone with Super Duper or Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). Then copy the clone onto the new drive. I just did this...only issue I ran into is for some installed apps I had to re-enter the serial number & re-enter some userid's & passwords for some websites.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1788879, member: 56379"] I'm the same/similar boat as you. I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro...need to replace the battery (it's swelling)...needed to replace the HD (it was really getting slow...did the repalcement 2 weeks ago)...have had 16gig of RAM in it for a long time. - You don't need a special bracket to install the SSD. It fits right where the internal HD is now. But...they do sell a kit where if you didn't need the optical drive...you can remove the optical drive & replace it with a 2nd HD or SSD...and it does come with a special bracket. - As far as where to get stuff...Amazon is a pretty good place to go (lots of selection & low price). Could also go to Macsales.com. This is a Apple/Mac focused place. Good prices, great customer service, sometimes has things you can't get at other places. RAM from Amazon, Macsales, or Crucial. - As far as the transfer. Make a clone with Super Duper or Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). Then copy the clone onto the new drive. I just did this...only issue I ran into is for some installed apps I had to re-enter the serial number & re-enter some userid's & passwords for some websites. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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