I have an iBook G4, upgraded OS to 10.5.8, increased RAM to 1.5GB, 1.33, 12", original HDD. Can my HDD be simply swapped for this SSD?
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If the connection is the same, yes it can, but the information on your original unit has to be obviously transferred to the new one. I used this drive in an older machine so I just rebuilt the OS on the newly installed drive. It worked fine. I have an Acer C100 tablet.
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Yes, the install offers an upgrade or to do a full (clean) install which is what I did. If you're putting an SSD and hard drive in to your machine, don't connect the hard drive until after the install if you want the OS to be on the SSD. The installer can get confused if you have more than one drive available.
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Hi there, I do not think so, Apple has used a certain type of connector, look up OWC ssd upgrades they should have info on Mac ssd upgrades
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Short answer is "Yes". On MacBook Pro models the bottom cover is removable (doing so does not void warranty, if you still have it), and once open you can replace RAM and\or HDD. This particular model system I replaced RAM for 16GB kit, and the HDD is now a 1TB Solid State Hybrid Disk. SATA III (6Gbps SSHD) SSHD is noticeably faster in the system on OS X 10.9. RAM over 8GB on OS X is usually overkill unless you're doing something that actually requires it, like running Paralells Desktop or VMware Fusion (Unlike Windows where booting and running a word processor now requires 4-8GB of RAM to not feel like a sluggish piece of garbage). The only tools you need are small Phillips and Torx screwdrivers. RAM replacement is perhaps 30 seconds of work once the lid is off. HDD replacement requires either cloning your old disk to new, or a reinstall\restore with Time Machine using bootable media or the new boot-from-Internet BIOS tool (requires newinsh hardware, and may be significantly slower than the DVD that shipped with the hardware).
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I've done this a couple times. The best way is to get a cheap usb external enclosure from macsales.com or newegg, then put your new SSD into it. Use a program for your mac like Carbon Copy Cloner and create a mirror image of your current hard drive. Then I usually search Youtube, or find step by step installation instructions on ifixit.com for my specific model of MBP. Good luck!
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Yes, this SSD drive is compatible with the newer Mac Book Pro's. However if you have an older model of Mac Book Pro you would need to check with Apple, as the earlier versions of Mac Book Pro may not be compatible. Also remember that your system OS will need to be transferred over to the new drive, which requires a bit of technical know-how.
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add second drive (SSD PCI from OWC) Upgrade OSX . Install on SSD. Used Disk Utility
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Hello Jan, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support, here to address your question. If you have the 15 or 17-inch Mid 2010 Macbook Pro those do support 2.5inch 9.5mm SATA drives. As such our V300 SSD will fit within the drive bay. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you. Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.
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Yes I swapped in a Crucial 512GB M4 SATA. Thunderbolt works fine but believe it or not the USB3 interface had faster read times!
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That configuration is not offered from the factory as of the time of this answer, but you can upgrade the SSD and the RAM. There is a Youtube video currently available to show you how to do that. You will void your warranty if you open the unit to upgrade it. Also, you can add an SDHC card if you need more local storage space.
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It is fully compatible because you are essentially cloning your existing drive's OS onto this SSD. You then install this SSD onto your Mac and it should work. Keep in mind that when you clone your existing HD, you can only clone up to the capacity of the SSD so if you are installing an 240 GB SSD, you can only clone up to 240 GB from your existing HDD. This would be a good time to do some housekeeping and move all of your non-OS files onto an external drive so that you are simply cloning OS X (and other pertinent apps) onto your SSD.
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You can swap it out for a SSD, but just make sure you have a copy of all the drivers and some back-up discs of the OS.
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Sorry, I do not know anything about Macs. But, I would check your owners manual. The SATA connector should be the same, but the height of the drive could be an issue, it might not fit in your HDD slot. Good luck.
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You can use the disk utilities built into OS X when you boot up while holding down the Option button. If you have an external dock you can use to connect the new drive via USB you can easily restore the MacnintoshHD drive to the new larger SSD, then swap the drives and you are done.
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Depends. You can replace the Hdd, with a ssd, or you can add up to two msata drives and leave the Hdd. I replaced the Hdd with a ssd, and added a msata drive.
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I wouldnt! I think it is used for cache and is software and hardware based. You would probably waste it. You need to look further but I though about buying a 256GB SSD for $120 on sale and replace the 500GB spinning drive with the new SSD and let it still cache if it likes I guess??? not sure lol.
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It worked great for me, as you can see in the RAM count. Here's my Mac - Model Name: iBook G4; Model Identifier: PowerBook6,5; Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.1); Processor Speed: 1.2 GHz; Number Of CPUs: 1; L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB; Memory: 1.25 GB; Bus Speed: 133 MHz