Comments on: “Unibody” MacBook Pro 15″ Hard Drive Installation

By: greg770

greg770 — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:13:59 +0000

This is great, one thing that was putting me off getting a macbook pro was the horror stories I’d heard about upgrading hard disks on previous models but this looks so much easier! Thanks!

By: joechip123

joechip123 — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:09:16 +0000

It is A LOT easier, but I replaced my HD in an older MBP without much difficulty, and I’m not renowned for my technical skill, to say the least.

By: UnufcE

UnufcE — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:45:20 +0000

this voide the warranty?

By: OWCmacsales

OWCmacsales — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:42:12 +0000

No, the warranty would not be voided for replacing the hard drive as it is considered a user-upgradeable part.

By: bozozclown

bozozclown — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:44:28 +0000

Thanks for the clear directions … job done!

By: slicknickxp

slicknickxp — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:21 +0000

Wow, that’s less work than on the older Macbook pros. I have a 2006 model and I was able to upgrade the hard drive. It did take me a while.

By: macflapalicious

macflapalicious — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:41:29 +0000

is my assumption that the procedure is the same on a 13 inch unibody correct sir?

By: OWCmacsales

OWCmacsales — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:32:23 +0000

Pretty close, we do have a video for that model as well on our videos page.

By: Schnikerdoodle

Schnikerdoodle — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:25:20 +0000

Helpful video, I have a MBP unibody 3.06 GHz CPU and a 500 GB HDD at 7200 RPM. Can I transfer data over to a SSD (flash drive) and install it on my mac? Appreciate the help.

By: OWCmacsales

OWCmacsales — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:03:36 +0000

Yes, a 2.5″ SSD will function in the same way as a standard hard drive and should have mounting holes in the same positions. As far as the MBP is concerned, they’re the same thing.

A simple cloning should work fine for data transfer.