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Updating hardware

Hey everyone!

I want to update the hardware on my beloved 13" Macbook Pro, mid 2012, non retina. My plan is to install a Samsung EVO 850, after several recommendations, and replace the battery - which has miraculously survived for 5 straight years of intense use.

I have looked around, but haven't really found any replacement batteries that get amazing reviews, so if anyone has any wisdom, advice or recommendations, that'd be greatly appreciated. The only answer I found was "Amazon - search for Anker" - which yielded 0 results... And I'd hate to get something that doesn't work, let alone blows up.

I know it'd be easier to just buy a new one, but I'm a poor student who hates throwing something good away. And I love my laptop.

Try MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009 to Mid 2012) Replacement Battery (661-5557) - iFixit

Hi MrLorenzen:

You can upgrade your 13" MacBook Pro, mid 2012 and you will be amazed by the speed increase.

I upgraded my Early 2011 13 inch Macbook Pro using a Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD and I have seen a dramatic speed increase.

Once you decide on an SSD, I suggest that you install it in an enclosure OWC external case or using a USB to SATA adapter USB to SATA adapter and connect it to your MBP via USB.

Open Disk Utility>Erase and format the SSD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and a GUID partition.

Then use a third party application such as Carbon Copy Cloner Carbon Copy Cloner (Not free, but worth the price) or Super Duper to copy all data from the internal HDD as well as the recovery partition.

The clone will be a exact copy of your hard drive and it will be bootable.

Boot the MBP with the OPTION key (Startup Manager) and select the new SSD. How to choose a startup disk on your Mac

If it boots the MBP, perform the physical swap of drives.

Also now that you have your computer open you may want to upgrade the memory. It is very easy.

OWC OWC memory or crucial Crusial Mac memory are good places to get memory.

You could look at a video guide to see how much is involved.

OWC install videos

Note the model identifier of the computer you have as most models are shown in page.

Hope this helps,

Kim

最后更新：2017-08-25 01:53:34

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