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6. Macbook Pro HDD switch in HD

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Macbook Pro HDD switch in HD ;-)
It took me app. 40min to rip open my precious macbook pro and give it new HDD. It was neither hard nor easy - something in between ;-). Now i enjoy 320gb of storage. YEAH !

If You think about doing this Yourself (because everybody deserve more space ;-)) i recommend visiting richardsnotes.org/archives/2006/12/26/macbook-pro-hard-disk-replacement/ for much detailed version of a how to get inside Your macbook pro :-)

and if You like this video please DIGG IT ;-) digg.com/apple/Time_lapse_Macbook_Pro_HDD_swap_in_HD_on_Vimeo

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Piotr Kardasz 2 years ago

co to za kawalek? jest super! :) chyba i ja rozkrece komputer :)
max milion 2 years ago

Kawałek jest z reklamy Macbooka Air - Yael Naim - New Soul.
Piotr Kardasz 2 years ago

dziekuje
bzshutter 2 years ago

nice job!
max milion 2 years ago

thanks
Juz 2 years ago

Funny that I just did the same thing this morning. Only that I replaced it with a WD 250GB hard drive. ;-)
max milion 2 years ago

good for You :-) i've waited for WD 320gb drives to get them here in Poland like 3 months after they were in the USofA... but it was worth it !
Stephen 2 years ago

Max....got a question regarding your upgrade...my 320GB drive is sitting here on my desk....waiting to be installed...I've looked at ifixit and they don't have exact instructions for the 2.33GHz MBP. did you find any difficult discrepancies to work around, or is it pretty straightforward??? I'm getting ready to do mine tonight.
max milion 2 years ago

good question - the only difference from the ifixit guide for 2.33ghz (which mine is too) mbp is that You won't find any bluetooth thing near Your drive :-) i was little confused but it simply isn't there - that's the only difference. And be careful when removing the adhesive between the drive and the cable (if you use too much force You could rip it off)
Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago

Good on 'ya. Nice work. I should so do this.
Capa 2 years ago

thx a lot! :)
Jordi Llurba 2 years ago

Great job!

The song is from MacBook Air comercial, right? but what's the name?
max milion 2 years ago

Yael Naim - New Soul
Jordi Llurba 2 years ago

Thanks ;)
Monconic 2 years ago

Nice job! I don't think I could do that to my MBP.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Love the end ;)
Daniel Hayek 2 years ago

Well done, how do you transfer information from the old HDD to the new one?
max milion 2 years ago

I've just started a clean new mac live from scratch :-)
Ox 2 years ago

great video :D
where did u found the song????

(sorry about my english) ;D
max milion 2 years ago

as far as I remember somewhere on the Internet :-)
fangrock 1 year ago

I feel your pain - I did this on a G3 iBook. Great feeling of achievement.
Mr. Writer 1 year ago

Rather you than me, buddy.
faifaifai 1 year ago

Though i just have a macbook, i definitely love this vid.

Hope that Apple will make it easier to replace the HD in the new MBP. :)
dalas verdugo 1 year ago

Wow, that is way more involved than the Powerbook swap I did.
Christopher McKee 1 year ago

Thanks for the video! BTW, does anyone have news on a new 500GB drive that will fit in a macbook pro?

Thanks!
max milion 1 year ago

totally want one of those :-D
David Silverline 1 year ago

You are mad, doing that to your MacBook Pro. Why not get an external hard disk, with FireWire? What's wrong with FireWire? What do you need the instant hard disk for?
max milion 1 year ago

I've already have 500gb on usb2.0 and 160gb on fw400 and it's never enough :-)
David Silverline 1 year ago

Haha okay fair enough. Still it's a risk I wouldn't want to take, swapping the hard disk.
Dan Workman 1 year ago

Previous Comment:
Michael Nino Evensen 2 months ago
"just had a little question. Is this the 320 gb WD 5400 rpm? And do you know if there are any dangers in installing a 7200rpm?"

Yeah, Michael, there is a danger of developing a total data/performance speed fetish around your native drive.
Danny Arielli 1 year ago

well, you insert 320Gigs and get not even 298 Gigs back..
cool.
b4it 9 months ago

Jutro a najdalej pojutrze czeka mnie to samo...
max milion 9 months ago

i jak poszło ??? osobiście zastanawiam się nad wsadzeniem teraz 500tki :-)
b4it 9 months ago

Wszystko sprawnie i szybko. Miałem tylko problem z zatrzaskami nad szparą od CD przy zamykaniu bo nie wszystkie wskakiwały. Musiałem włożyć do połowy płytę i dopiero wtedy zamykać i dociskać.