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The question now is - how difficult is it to replace a regular hd in this generation of Macbooks? In my 3yr old laptop it was a manageable, although a bit stre
by jayroh 16y ago
The question now is - how difficult is it to replace a regular hd in this generation of Macbooks? In my 3yr old laptop it was a manageable, although a bit stressful, to pull out the hd and replace with an SSD.
- generalk 16y agoSuper-easy. I have the first-gen unibody Macbook Pro, and it's right next to the battery as you take the cover off. Just one screw and it's out. I can't speak for the newer, non-user-replaceable-battery models, but I can't imagine they made it harder to replace the HDD.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoTip. Don't put it in upside down and then push hard or you'll end up having to undo a whole lot more screws.
- jbellis 16y ago"I can't imagine they made it harder to replace the HDD." Start imagining. You need a mini-torx screwdriver to get the hdd out, once you get the cover off (8 phillips screws). Not the end of the world, but not too many people have a T8 sitting around. I didn't.
- masomenos 16y agoI agree that this is a minor annoyance, but your local hardware store probably has one available for $5. In other words, it's still orders of magnitude better than replacing the HD in, say, an iBook.
- chrisbolt 16y agoThe Torx has always been required. At least with the unibody MacBooks they made it far easier to replace the hard drive. I just did a pre-unibody MacBook Pro yesterday, you have to pull the entire top part with keyboard.