7/1/2023 0 Comments Upgrade macbook pro ssd drive![]() You also have to consider that after this upgrade your main bottle neck will be your CPU. For mass storage like that standard platter drives are better. Officially, it is not possible for an end user to upgrade the storage after purchase. Via custom configuration, some models also can, or could, be equipped with as much as 768 GB or 1 TB of SSD storage at the time of purchase. I would also like to point out that I believe it's foolish to buy a 1tb SSD right now unless you have money to burn. By default, 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models are configured with 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB of SSD storage. When buying a hard drive make sure that it's 2.5" (standard laptop size). ![]() Download the OS from the App store, get a USB key and run LionDiskMaker. The bus on the optical bay is smaller so it's pointless putting a smaller drive in place.īooting was simple. The HDD is a 500Gb drive, using a optical bay caddy I removed my CD drive and put the HDD in there instead. Programs follow the link and write things normally. After the initial system install (off a USB) I moved the majority of my home folder to the HDD (Documents, Downloads, Movies, etc) and symbolically linked them back to my home folder. ![]() I chose to use a cheaper option and buy a smaller SSD as a boot drive and replaced my CD driver with an HDD. ![]() I just upgraded my mid 2010 macbook pro with an SSD.
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