Will this drive fit in the 2011 Macbook Pro? I'm trying to replace my 500gb stock hard-drive with a 1tb. I've never replaced a laptop hard-drive before, I'm very unsure if this is the one I should get or if there is a better recommend one. Please let me know. Will this drive fit in the 2011 Macbook Pro? I'm trying to replace my 500gb stock hard-drive with a 1tb. I've never replaced a laptop hard-drive before, I'm very unsure if this is the... » Read More Will this drive fit in the 2011 Macbook Pro? I'm trying to replace my 500gb stock hard-drive with a 1tb. I've never replaced a laptop hard-drive before, I'm very unsure if this is the one I should get or if there is a better recommend one. Please let me know. « Show Less
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Thank you for the info, I'll take a look. By the way would you recommend a 1tb 5400rpm or a 750gb 7200rpm? Is the speed trade-off worth the space trade off? thank you
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I installed the 500 G into my 2008 MacBook Pro on 3/28/12. It's quiet, fast, and has been excellent. Zero problems. I use the MBP every day running the battery (replaced once) down to 6-15% watching a movie in the evening. AC during the day for full recharge. Does the HD run all the time? I really don't know. I can't hear it. I have four 500 G externals that are used for backups (but not often enough :-( ). They are WD devices and I've have no problems with them either. I like the 500 size over any T sizes for reasons of redundancy. I double info onto the 500s, i.e. two 500s for the same back-up, thus if one goes down, I have a dupe. More than you wanted to know.
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From Macally tech support, "...there is no limit on the size of the hard drive you put inside. My product development team says whatever is commercially available on the market should work fine."
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hi. i was wondering how upgrading the hard drive went for you cuz i was thinking of doing it. also, did u buy ur hard drive off of ifixit's website if you did and does making imporvement dissuade any warranty on the laptop? thanx.
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It should work fine. If I recall the old Macbook pros, they used 2.5 inch SATA drives, which is what this drive is. NOTE that this is a 7200RPM drive - if your old drive was an industry standard 5400RPM drive, this drive may seem a little bit (emphasis on "little") peppier - but it may also change your expected battery life - 7200RPM drives pull a little more juice.
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Yes, the drive will work in a 17" Macbook Pro. Your particular model is a SATA II, so you'll only get 3GB/s, but it will still smoke any other platter based HDD. Its a massive upgrade on that laptop which shipped with a 5400 rpm drive.
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I am an idiot- specifically, how do you format this for a Mac? Also, is it fine to do this, or should I buy a specific hard drive already formated or designed for Macs?
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Not sure of your laptop, but I put mine in a 4 year old MacBook Pro and it works great. Replaced the original spinning drive, installed OS on it, and it boots up almost immediately. No more waiting for system boot up.
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I can't speak for Life Span on this particular drive since I only have it for a month. So far, the unit work beautifully on my macbook pro 17" 2009. To be honest with you, I don't use it differently from the stock HD. I unplug the power cord, fold and put in my bag without quitting apps or shutting down and it wake up just fine. I can't even advise any Do & Don't for you. I've heard people concerning sleep mode issue and so on... The reason I pulled for this SSD. I've worked as a graphic artist for the last 18 years on apple macintosh. I've seen many HDD failed over the years. We've upgraded all our 9 mac pros to SSD since 2010. We use our macs 24/7 for production and they're very reliable and fast compare to stock HDD. So far, one failed after 2 years. Base on these facts, I can't imagine going back to HDD again. Yes, It's not 100% just like an airplane and that's why you always backup your stuffs. Finally, SSD 2014 are much improve than 2010. The # won't lie and I would buy with confident. Thank you for asking and good luck on your search,
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i have it in my macbook pro 15", not sure of year though. 2.5" form factor standard, but check if 2006 has SATA (serial ATA). this replaced parallel ATA, but i think prior to 2006.
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Best way to make sure exact fit is by going to Crucial's website. Look for your Mac model and it'll give you all compatible upgrades. Then you can go back to amazon and look to see if they have the one you need, otherwise I recommend to get it straight from crucial
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I can't imagine why this external hard drive would not work with a new macbook. What difference would the screen make? I presume that the new macbook comes with OS X 10.8. I have two of these drives on my iMac and they work fine. It's a good idea to read the directions (quite simple) when installing the drive. It is formatted for Mac. The only thing I can think of is that someone mistakenly configured the drive for a PC. Then it wouldn't work on a Mac.
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As it is a drive with both SATA connections and is a standard 2.5" hard drive size, it should fit without any problems. I tested it with my late 2007 MBP and it works just fine.
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The 2TB version should include a 2TB 2.5" HDD inside. As you've seen, there are other versions that have a 1TB drive, or a 500 MB drive. This is "user serviceable" so you can switch it out with a different 2TB 2.5" HDD.
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I have an internal hard drive from my MacBook (late 2008) and it fits perfectly........really this is made for 2.5 drives,so really any of that size will fit
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I installed the 500 GB on a 2008 macbook. same size 2.5" Sata, 5400 rpm. It works great. Your model is a year newer than mine, it should work. Check the specifications of your comp Hd (u can google macbook 2009 specs) and make sure they match description of this HD. Hope this helps, changing hd is easy and if you're not sure how to do it, check youtube.
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Hello, I really have no idea. I just popped it into my macbook pro. The only thing I'd have to say is that I am concerned that it is possibly starting to bulge like the old one did.