We all know TUAW is the end all of apple info... funny that they said they'd check with OWC too... Everyone was clueless as no one talking about it actually put a 12.5mm drive in one... an people ignored the ones who did... here's part of the conversation I had. The drive works. Took OWC a long time before they'd confirm it. And TUAW never went back to update the list.
On Jul 27, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Michael Rose <x> wrote:
As soon as we can get a definitive list together, we will try to do that.
We also recommend checking with a reputable upgrade shop (Other World Computing, for example) as they will not sell you a drive that won't fit in your machine.
On 7/27/09 6:11 PM, "SJW" <x> wrote:
I think you should let the owners of the older unibody models know that they most likely can use the drive though. Alot of us own and use one of them. The currently shipping models might be able to use them too, but someone has to look inside the new unibodies to check.
-SJW
On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Michael Rose <x> wrote:
Hi SJW --
Thanks for your note. We've been checking with service providers and WD sources, and to the best of our knowledge none of the currently shipping MacBook Pro models will support the 12.5mm drive form factor, which is what Mel said. The post you cite below is referencing the unibody MacBook, not the newer 13" MBP model.
We will try to get some official confirmation about which machines in particular will work with the WD drive.
thanks!
