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Suggesting for adding a SSD

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ScottFitz

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I did this with my old imac last year when a hard drive failed. I went to Best Buy and had the guy help me pick out the right sized hard drive and I paid them to install it. I didn't want to open up an imac. It was their standard ~$40 charge. Well worth it. For an additional $100 or so, they offered to then test it and reload the OS.... I knew I had good Time machine back ups at home and I passed on it. Took it home and loaded up my last back up.

So, for you guys wanting to add a SSD to your macbook, why not let Best Buy Geek Squad do it. Just a thought.
 
Well, an iMac is a little different, and harder to upgrade yourself, because you need to remove the screen. For a MacBook Pro though, it's literally 12 philips screws, 4 torx screws, and the hard drive is out. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes, so spending $40 on that is a ridiculous thing to do. Of course, I'd do the job myself for an iMac too, but I can understand why people would be hesitant there.
 
axu539 said:
Well, an iMac is a little different, and harder to upgrade yourself, because you need to remove the screen. For a MacBook Pro though, it's literally 12 philips screws, 4 torx screws, and the hard drive is out. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes, so spending $40 on that is a ridiculous thing to do. Of course, I'd do the job myself for an iMac too, but I can understand why people would be hesitant there.
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Five minutes? :eek:

When I'm ready Ill send it to you. :D
 
LOL. Yeah its more dangerous to drive to best buy than it is to take the back cover of your macbook off.
 
Oh well, it's an option for those of you that aren't comfortable doing it yourself. Maybe this idea will help them. To the rest of you, if you can't say something nice, ****.
 
ScottFitz said:
Oh well, it's an option for those of you that aren't comfortable doing it yourself. Maybe this idea will help them. To the rest of you, if you can't say something nice, ****.
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+1

Also... everybody is forgetting the tools needed to do this. I assume the OP does not have a 00 Phillips screwdriver and a #6 Torx driver on hand, so he would need to find and purchase those. Admittedly not difficult, but everybody has overlooked that.
 
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