I second this. When I purchased my MBP I planned to immediately replace the stock drive with a 7200 rpm WD drive. I called Apple to ask about warranty issues and the CSR told me that both memory and the hard drive are considered user-replaceable items and do not void the warranty if upgraded properly. However in the event service is needed, he recommended that I replace the third party drive with the original Apple drive to ensure that it wasn't the issue. He also mentioned any damage caused by user upgrades would not be covered by the warranty. – Nov 27 '12 at 1:12. I recently abandoned mechanical drives after 2 mechanical drive failures that were too close for comfort.
I went with the series because: • I have never had any trouble with Crucial products (can't say the same for others) • Mac forum searches turned up many success stories where MBP owners installed a Crucial M4 SSD. I'm completely satisfied with the drive after 1 month of use and highly recommend it. Watch the prices. They are currently on a downtrend in price.
I’m using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) And yepit’s with an SSD now! I spent $140 buying the Crucial SSD in 2016, tax included. Here is what happened to my MacBook Pro and why I decided to replace the hard drive with an SSD.
My drive is now 10% cheaper than when I purchased it. What you've asked is very difficult to sufficiently answer without a specific price range and more specific performance expectations (what you use your computer for, etc) This is probably not what you want to hear, but you're going to have to do some research to find your own ideal price to performance ratio. Check out as a good place to start and is another good resource to determine what to buy. Each site has reviews and benchmarks on specific SSD models. Both Crucial and OWC are great recommendations for notebook SSDs, but there are also other great brands such as Samsung, Kingston, Corsair, Intel, and more. In my own research Samsung 830, 840, & 840 Pro series seem to be a top choice for notebooks due to their lower power demands while also providing good speeds, but they cost more.
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Do i need clean my mac and avast for my mac. OCZ seems to have good performance, but also generally with higher power demands better suited to desktops. SanDisk Extreme SSDs also seem to be a good value, but you have to be careful as some models have had firmware issues.
But that is just scratching the surface.there is no easy answer. However if price isn't an issue for a 512GB:.
For some time now, I have hit the storage limit on the 256GB SSD in my Late 2012 Apple MacBook Pro Retina. I’ve needed to move a significant chunk of data to external drives, which impedes access and frankly is a pain in the butt. I’ve considered a number of methods to upgrade the SSD, but Apple decided to use a proprietary connector for the SSD (rather than using the mSATA or, more recently, the M.2 standards), which has made upgrading more difficult/expensive than it should be. However, even though there were a few minor roadblocks, I ended up successfully upgrading the SSD using a combination of 3rd party modules. Since I could not find anecdotal reports of similar upgrades, I wanted to throw mine out into the ether. In late 2012, iFixit.com posted a teardown of the and noted that: • The most striking layout change resulting from the shrink from a 15″ to 13″ form factor is the rearranged battery cells. This allowed Apple’s designers to cleverly tuck the SSD away underneath the trackpad assembly.
• The empty space next to the SSD is very un-Apple. It’s not like them to leave big air gaps in their newest, sleekest designs. • Our first thought was that a standard 2.5″ laptop drive might fit in this space, and it almost looks like this little nook was designed with that in mind. • Our 9.5mm Crucial SSD didn’t allow the bottom cover to be closed, but just by a smidge. We’ll see if a 7 mm or 5 mm super-slim hard drive could be incorporated into the space.
IFixit later posted a guide to in early 2013, but at the time, the only SSD alternatives appeared to be 3rd party modules like the ($280 for 480GB drive and external USB 3.0 case) or the ($218 for 480GB drive only). These 3rd party options, which have been designed specifically for the MacBook Pro’s SSD form factor, have been outside of my price range.