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shenfrey

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Can anyone recommend me a nice optibay on amazon.co.uk which will fit? I am using a MID 2012 MBP (non Retina).

Thanks guys, if you know any other stores make sure they are from the UK!

can't wait to get an SSD in my MBP.
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-Stor-...IS30/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1354805279&sr=8-4

This should suffice.

Also I bet with the 2012 cMBP the Optibay SATA connection will be SATAIII since it's Ivy Bridge. (2011 was SATAII for the optibay and SATAIII for the main port).

A word of advice...put the SSD in the main slot and install OS X on that then move the HDD to the optibay and use it a storage for large media, etc.
 
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-Stor-...IS30/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1354805279&sr=8-4

This should suffice.

Also I bet with the 2012 cMBP the Optibay SATA connection will be SATAIII since it's Ivy Bridge. (2011 was SATAII for the optibay and SATAIII for the main port).

A word of advice...put the SSD in the main slot and install OS X on that then move the HDD to the optibay and use it a storage for large media, etc.

Nice little tip mate, i'll give this a purchase and carry out your recommendation : )
 
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This should suffice.

Also I bet with the 2012 cMBP the Optibay SATA connection will be SATAIII since it's Ivy Bridge. (2011 was SATAII for the optibay and SATAIII for the main port).

A word of advice...put the SSD in the main slot and install OS X on that then move the HDD to the optibay and use it a storage for large media, etc.

Quick question: How do I install Mountain Lion? I purchased it off of app store and don't have a USB drive for it.
 
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