AeroUK macrumors 6502 Original poster Jan 6, 2008 380 37 New York Mar 14, 2010 #1 Does anyone know how much weight I would lose if I replaced my HDD with a SSD and removed my dvd rom from my macbook pro. I wonder if it would put it in line with a MacBook Air..
Does anyone know how much weight I would lose if I replaced my HDD with a SSD and removed my dvd rom from my macbook pro. I wonder if it would put it in line with a MacBook Air..
H HellDiverUK macrumors 6502 Oct 24, 2009 460 0 Belfast, UK Mar 14, 2010 #2 You'd save maybe 200g at most. You're smoking something if you think that'll bring the Pro to Air weight.
You'd save maybe 200g at most. You're smoking something if you think that'll bring the Pro to Air weight.
S snaky69 macrumors 603 Mar 14, 2008 5,908 488 Mar 14, 2010 #4 Hit the gym, you'll think the mbp is a featherweight in no time.
M maximus06 macrumors regular Nov 5, 2007 212 0 Mar 14, 2010 #5 AeroUK said: Does anyone know how much weight I would lose if I replaced my HDD with a SSD and removed my dvd rom from my macbook pro. I wonder if it would put it in line with a MacBook Air.. Click to expand... Does removing the DVD R/W void the warranty?
AeroUK said: Does anyone know how much weight I would lose if I replaced my HDD with a SSD and removed my dvd rom from my macbook pro. I wonder if it would put it in line with a MacBook Air.. Click to expand... Does removing the DVD R/W void the warranty?
R reallynotnick macrumors 65816 Oct 21, 2005 1,260 1,305 Mar 14, 2010 #6 You're not going to save that much weight. I guess if you want to go all out you would remove the glass from the screen too, oh and you could run with one stick of RAM instead of two.
You're not going to save that much weight. I guess if you want to go all out you would remove the glass from the screen too, oh and you could run with one stick of RAM instead of two.
Thiol macrumors 6502a Jan 26, 2008 693 0 Mar 14, 2010 #7 The 13" MBP weighs 4.5 lbs.; the MBA weighs 3.0 lbs. You'd have to shave 1.5 lbs., which is much more than a DVD drive, HDD, and glass...
The 13" MBP weighs 4.5 lbs.; the MBA weighs 3.0 lbs. You'd have to shave 1.5 lbs., which is much more than a DVD drive, HDD, and glass...