I have a macbook Pro late 2011 13inch. I am looking to upgrade the hard drive to an SSD. My plan is to remove the old harddrive leaving all files on it and inserting a new SSD and completely start again from scratch.
Upgrade the SSD in a Late 2012/Early 2013 13' MacBook Pro Retina using an adapter board to convert a standard mSATA Samsung 850 EVO to Apple 17 + 7 Pin connector. Also, performing a clean install. Make Offer - Apple 512GB SSD Samsung MZ-EPC512A/0A2 13' or 11' 2012 MacBook Air 655-1774B MacBook Air A1370 MZ-CPA2560/0A5 655-1665 256GB SSD Solid State Drive $54.99. I installed the same ssd in my 15” 2012 macbook pro without issue, but the 13” wasn’t working when after install. After toiling over it for a couple days not knowing the issue, I finally found in the small print of either the page for the housing that I bought for it or the disc itself (I can’t remember), where it said that the maximum.
What SSD do i need, what should i look out for?
A friend has these but not sure if they would fit?
Any help on what i need to look out for would really help.
I am also upgrading the RAM hopefully to get it all working much quicker again.
Many thanks
Chris
MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
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I have the same model also with 8GB RAM. About a year ago I upgraded to a 512GB SSD from OWC. Samsung was once the gold metal choice but their reputation is tarnishing.We see quite a few complaints now whereas we seldom hear anything bad about the OWC option. Samsung support is also well below par. My son, a computer engineer, needed help with a Samsung drive form work and never got decent response or satisfaction.
I used this kit:
and also changed the HD cable to avoid worn-cable issues that happen in this model. This cable:
The kit includes a little USB3 external drive enclosure that made the cloning of my old HD to the SSD very easy, plus the kit has the tools you need. Worth it, IMHO.
Ssd For Macbook 2011
Instructions are provided online:
Ps3 pkg file download. SSD: How to Install a Hard Drive in the MacBook Pro 13-Inch (Mid 2012)
Cable: Hard Drive Cable Install Video
Samsung Ssd Macbook Pro Mid 2012
My 2012 MBP13 non-Retina feels like a new computer.