Do any of the current MacBook Pro models, Retina or non-Retina, have space within the notebook for a 2nd hard drive bay? Just considering a MacBook Pro as a next computer and was wondering if I could get one with a spinning hard drive and then add an SSD at a later date?
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2nd Hard Drive Bay
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Only the cMBP (classic MBP), the one without the Retina Display, can be used with two HDDs or two SSDs or one HDD and one SSD or one ODD and one HDD or one ODD and one SSD.
MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD
the guide includes:
the guide includes:
- 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
- 1. Getting a new HDD
- 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
- 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
- 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)