Swapping Hard Drive on new MBP. Easier now, or same?

[Ryuukumori]

Has anyone with the newest MBP tried looking into how easy it is to change out hard drives? That is, similarly to the MB, where a simple battery removal and a latch removes the hard drive.

Post here if you could update everyone on that. Also, any 500+ GB hard drives of proper size out yet for the new MBP? (Anything 5400 RPM or higher). Prices would be nice. Thanks.

 

[Eidorian]

You could have easily found the answer yourself. iFixit has a take apart and even Apple puts their owner's manuals online.

 

[Ryuukumori]

You could have easily found the answer yourself. iFixit has a take apart and even Apple puts their owner's manuals online.

Yeah, but I wanted to know more specifically if Apple constructed this method to work more like the MB (at least the earlier one). It seems a bit harder to swap hard drives this way...

 

[Bobioden]

Again, If you have looked at the iFixit guides, or the Apple Manual, it shows that you take out the battery and the HDD is right there to replace/exchange.

So, yes, it is as easy as the old Macbook to change out the HDD.


It took me all of 5 seconds to verify this info.

 

[Ryuukumori]

Again, If you have looked at the iFixit guides, or the Apple Manual, it shows that you take out the battery and the HDD is right there to replace/exchange.

So, yes, it is as easy as the old Macbook to change out the HDD.


It took me all of 5 seconds to verify this info.

Oops, I'm sorry. I must have skimmed the iFixit guide and saw all the components being removed. XD

Solved. 🙂