First, even if it is SATA 1.5Gbps, it's still a great upgrade, and you can take the SSD with you to your next machine - the SSDs Apple is shipping in the MBPs a

First, even if it is SATA 1.5Gbps, it's still a great upgrade, and you can take the SSD with you to your next machine - the SSDs Apple is shipping in the MBPs are not very good, and you'd be better off buying one separately anyway. Second, which MBP do you have? That definitely doesn't sound right - I have a non-unibody 17" and it only takes about 5 minutes to take the top off; it's mainly just 12-18 screws, and the 15" looks identical to me (unless they changed how it's put together later on): http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Model-A1150-Hard-Drive-Replacement/486/1 http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-MacBook-Pro-15...