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Cheaper Optibay Alternatives - which is best?
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I got this one for $24 total from amazon last month and have not had any issues with my SSD. The low reviews are because it doesn't come with instructions (which are available in the 5 star comments)
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I bought this one and it works perfectly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270755402133
It's cheaper than the nimitz one yet still has the mounting points that many cheaper caddies lack. The kicker is that it ships from San Diego instead of China (I received it in two days).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270755402133
It's cheaper than the nimitz one yet still has the mounting points that many cheaper caddies lack. The kicker is that it ships from San Diego instead of China (I received it in two days).
I never tried the "alternatives" but I heard they worked perfectly fine.
But the top of the line in my opinion, from browsing through these forums and owning one, is the OWC data doubler. It's very pricey and I wouldn't recommending buying one unless you discover the occasional sales they have with these.
But the top of the line in my opinion, from browsing through these forums and owning one, is the OWC data doubler. It's very pricey and I wouldn't recommending buying one unless you discover the occasional sales they have with these.
I have this same optibay, it works great (as long as you're comfortable using a small DIY fix.)
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Thanks for the replies guys. Ended up going for this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370266724095
I saw it mentioned by another guy in the forums. Requires a DIY removal of some plastic bits but looks like it fits well & securely. Best of all it only cost £8. I'm not sure if this thing has the correct screw holes like the ones you guys have suggested. However I assumed it must have some because I can't understand why the person on the other forum would bother recommending it, if it can't actually be fixed to the macbook chassis.
Here's a pic of the other guys installed caddy. What do you guys think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370266724095
I saw it mentioned by another guy in the forums. Requires a DIY removal of some plastic bits but looks like it fits well & securely. Best of all it only cost £8. I'm not sure if this thing has the correct screw holes like the ones you guys have suggested. However I assumed it must have some because I can't understand why the person on the other forum would bother recommending it, if it can't actually be fixed to the macbook chassis.
Here's a pic of the other guys installed caddy. What do you guys think?
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you need to pull off a plastic piece that runs along the edge opposite the sata connectionWhat do you mean by this?
I have one too where you had to do this but otherwise it works. I taped the SSD inside so it cannot slide and the whole thing fits okay. Aside from ripping off this plastic strip it works fine. There is really nothing to it. There is so little space inside that you don't really need any screws at all to keep it in place, maybe some paper or stuff to force/squeeze it in very tight. I don't understand why people even worry about screw holes, you don't really need a single one of these.
Im in canada, bought one from eBay for $19 total including shipping, arrived in 1.5 weeks from california....no customs charge....jus do a search on eBay, make sure seller ships to Canada and do note if its designed to work for your macbook pro if its newer then any thats 9.5mm 2nd hdd bay enclosure will work. others i can't say much as I have never owned one.
This is kinda old but I needed some help recently my self.
I bought this from this exact item from this seller
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SATA-PATA-2...ge_Internal&hash=item43a72ef8f6#ht_1946wt_936
WORKS GREAT!!
I was nervous upon arrival, but it fits in my 2007 macbook perfect. I did have to remove the adapter from the caddy because I screwed up. i mounted my own hdd caddy (with super glue lmao) and needles to say I did not relize I had the PATA not the miniS connector. So, I had to wait a week with no computer, and hope to hell that the adapter for 15$ works. IT did! perfectly and I am so stoked to have that broken burner not waisting space, and for only 15 $ too (I did not wanna drop 100$ on a stupid dvd burner when I got hdds hanging out my @55)
I bought this from this exact item from this seller
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SATA-PATA-2...ge_Internal&hash=item43a72ef8f6#ht_1946wt_936
WORKS GREAT!!
I was nervous upon arrival, but it fits in my 2007 macbook perfect. I did have to remove the adapter from the caddy because I screwed up. i mounted my own hdd caddy (with super glue lmao) and needles to say I did not relize I had the PATA not the miniS connector. So, I had to wait a week with no computer, and hope to hell that the adapter for 15$ works. IT did! perfectly and I am so stoked to have that broken burner not waisting space, and for only 15 $ too (I did not wanna drop 100$ on a stupid dvd burner when I got hdds hanging out my @55)