MBP 2012 + 2nd Hard Drive option

[jhonnypolak]

Hi Everyone,

First post, so don't kill the noob ...

Might be a silly question, but since I can't find a teardown of the NEW 2012 MBP, i was wondering if anyone knows if there's an option to put in a 2nd hdd ?

In the 2011 you could remove the DVD drive and use a DVD -> HDD caddy to put in a 2nd hdd. I would like to do this on the 2012 MBP, but im not sure its possible.

Anyone have any solid sources or info about this ?

 

[Dizzie20vt]

if you mean the retina version then no you can't add a 2nd HDD.

If you mean the standard version then I would safely assume you can swap out the CD drive for a 2nd HDD

 

[jhonnypolak]

Yeah, I'm talking about the Standard 13" MBP. (non retina)

 

[m85476585]

Yes, you can still put a 2nd hard drive in place of the CD drive in a regular MBP. It's not officially supported by Apple, but it's very commonly done. You will need to buy a caddy that holds the HD in the CD drive spot.

 

[MisterSensitive]

Yes, you can still put a 2nd hard drive in place of the CD drive in a regular MBP. It's not officially supported by Apple, but it's very commonly done. You will need to buy a caddy that holds the HD in the CD drive spot.

Search "Other World Computing" + "Data Doubler"

 

[beamer8912]

Anyone else think this should have been supported by Apple?

Personally, I think the best laptop would have been a MBP (non-retina size), retina screen and 2 hard drives. Maintains user-upgrades, gets in a second drive for a boot drive + data drive combo, but also gets that gorgeous screen.

 

[MisterSensitive]

Anyone else think this should have been supported by Apple?

Personally, I think the best laptop would have been a MBP (non-retina size), retina screen and 2 hard drives. Maintains user-upgrades, gets in a second drive for a boot drive + data drive combo, but also gets that gorgeous screen.

As important as this capability is to me, I think the vast majority of folks wouldn't need it, so no, I don't think it makes business sense for Apple to support it.

 

[beamer8912]

As important as this capability is to me, I think the vast majority of folks wouldn't need it, so no, I don't think it makes business sense for Apple to support it.

Not even as a BTO option? Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to implement. I guess it really is only a temporary necessity until SSDs are economical enough for regular data storage

 

[SuprUsrStan]

Take a hard look. Do you think you can fit a 2.5 inch hard drive in any of that?

Yeah no. What you buy is what you get.




EDIT: Yes you can put a second hard drive in the fat macbook pro 13 and 15. Look into the OWC data doubler. That's what I did with my 2011 mbp 15. Works like a charm.

 

[MisterSensitive]

Not even as a BTO option? Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to implement. I guess it really is only a temporary necessity until SSDs are economical enough for regular data storage

Sounds good, but It would require a non-critical void space in the design. As much as I'd personally like it, it doesn't make business sense.

I'm sure I am one of a tiny handful of users who wants a second drive in a laptop.

 

[beamer8912]

Sounds good, but It would require a non-critical void space in the design. As much as I'd personally like it, it doesn't make business sense.

I'm sure I am one of a tiny handful of users who wants a second drive in a laptop.

I think there's a decent amount considering the success of OWC data doubler. Plus it would help Apple's quest to kill optical drives.

But alas, I believe you are right. It just doesn't make business sense. Perhaps the least they could do is amend the warranty and allow users to put in their own second drive. Doesn't it currently void your warranty?

 

[danetello]

I'm pretty sure you can add a 2nd HD