Biggest HDD caddy Mbp 15"

[skasol]

Well so I found out the hard way that my 2011 Mbp doesn't support the 830 ssd harddrive in the caddy config. I already have a 512 830 as my main drive and would like to add another mechanical drive as storage what would u suggest for the biggest and best mechanical drive for the caddy config.

Thank u in advance.

 

[Giuly]

The biggest would be the 1TB Western Digital Blue, but the 750GB Western Digital Scorpio Black would be faster. Both cost the same.

 

[skasol]

Thank u very much for the quick response.

 

[mike5065]

why not use a SATA II SSD instead, if SSD is what you were originally looking to install? I have my old OCZ Vertex 2 in the caddy on my Mid2012 MBP 13, with no issues.

 

[skasol]

Thinking of storage as opposed to speed. Is there a way to do fusion like. Keep the 512 SSD mixed with 1 tb drive.

 

[Orlandoech]

Thinking of storage as opposed to speed. Is there a way to do fusion like. Keep the 512 SSD mixed with 1 tb drive.

Yes there is, see my signature.

 

[skasol]

Would this kill my battery? Are there any downsides of installing drive in caddy as well as the ssd on the main drive bay?

 

[yusukeaoki]

Would this kill my battery? Are there any downsides of installing drive in caddy as well as the ssd on the main drive bay?

I have seen no change in battery life after installing optibay drive.

 

[skasol]

Thank u.