Looking to upgrade my MBP internal drive.

[AlphaBoy85]

Looking for a +1TB drive, problem is I don't know which one(s) would fit my mid 2012 Aluminum MBP! A lot of numbers there LOL! I'm looking for a non-SSD ones; I'm terribly sorry, I'm not into these stuff!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Spink10]

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/

9.5 mm thickness I believe

 

[AlphaBoy85]

I talked to them and they said this should work:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Toshiba/MQ01ABC150M/

But that what the description says at the bottom of the page:

IMPORTANT OWC NOTES:

1- Only the MacBook White Unibody Late 2009 / Mid 2010, 13" or 15" MacBook Pro Unibody (2008-2012), and 17" MacBook Pro (2006-2011) models can accommodate a 12.5mm tall drive. For PC owners consult system specifications for maximum allowable drive height before attempting to install. (See compatibility tab for more info)

2- Drive not compatible for use in MacBook or MacBook Pro Optical Bays via Data Doubler. 9.5mm Required for Optical Bay.

 

[Spink10]

This is 9.5

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/HGST/0J22423/

 

[AlphaBoy85]

Thanks for the help spink, I really appreciate it a lot!

I have 2 questions though.

1. The bigger the better for me so I found a 1.5TB one but it's 12.5mm so I think it's not going to fit right?

2. What is the data cache? For example "64MB Data Cache."

 

[fssykes44]

crucial.com

go check out crucial.com. high quality stuff at a great price. you can literally just fill out the little form that specifies what computer you have and then boom! It will tell you all the compatible HDD and SSD's available for your computer. good luck.

 

[AlphaBoy85]

go check out crucial.com. high quality stuff at a great price. you can literally just fill out the little form that specifies what computer you have and then boom! It will tell you all the compatible HDD and SSD's available for your computer. good luck.

Thanks a lot! Checking it as I type this.