eBay 'Fenvi' HDD Caddy - Viable Optibay alternative?

No this will not work. You have to pony up the little more for the MBP compatible model. I made this mistake as well. The shape of the device doesnt fit in the bay of the MBP.

Did you remove the Black Plastic strip before installing?

http://www.laptopku.info/apple-note...indows-on-ssd-in-optibay-with-usb-dvdrom.html

indicates it was a success.

Mars478 said:

No this will not work. You have to pony up the little more for the MBP compatible model. I made this mistake as well. The shape of the device doesnt fit in the bay of the MBP.

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Just installed same one. Take black piece off and fits like a charm.

Cheap eBay special worked fine for me too, but I don't think we needed to resurrect a 2-month old thread to say that

awer25 said:

Cheap eBay special worked fine for me too, but I don't think we needed to resurrect a 2-month old thread to say that

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Didn't even notice. LMAO

Well, im very impressed with my setup.
as i was searching the capability for the Fenvi Caddy with the macbooks.

found and bought this together with an air Super Drive enclosure from ebay got a deal from the seller for GBP33 + shipping.

Fits, but doesn't stay in place

Sorry to kick up some dust on an old thread, but I did spot this along the way so thought I'd post back some findings for fellow googlers.

Just picked up one of these and it looks pretty decent. What worries me about it is that there's no way of keeping it in place internally. You attach a fixing screw from the stock DVD drive to the rear of the Fenvi unit which secures one side, the the other side (behind the slot on the case) is left loose.

Unless I'm missing something, I don't trust this thing rattling around inside the laptop, especially when the antenna cables sit on top of it internally.

dualamann said:

Sorry to kick up some dust on an old thread, but I did spot this along the way so thought I'd post back some findings for fellow googlers.

Just picked up one of these and it looks pretty decent. What worries me about it is that there's no way of keeping it in place internally. You attach a fixing screw from the stock DVD drive to the rear of the Fenvi unit which secures one side, the the other side (behind the slot on the case) is left loose.

Unless I'm missing something, I don't trust this thing rattling around inside the laptop, especially when the antenna cables sit on top of it internally.

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I have the Fenvi too, but found that with the rear screws and the Wifi bracket covering the upper 1/3, mine fits very tight. Does yours actually rattle around or are you just saying you're afraid it will?

I will say though, now that the Nimitz one is down to $23, I'm considering getting one. Not only because it screws down to the factory locations, but also because the hard drive screws into the caddy.

Edit: I just talked myself into buying the Nimitz one

TBH, more of a worry. I had the fendi installed and sitting there loose and thought "No" before yanking it. Reckon the bracket would keep it in place alright, but I don't need the worry! Found a different 3-fixing unit and will replace it with that.

psykick5 said:

Both shipped from China? No thanks.

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MBP built and shipped from China? No thanks.

/irony