Upgrading 2012 MBP to SSD

[spinnaker190]

Hello, I am upgrading my mid 2012 MBP running high sierra to SSD tomorrow, going with the 500 gig Samsung SSD 850 EVO aside from a backup on my own external HDD, anything else I should do? the store will be installing it and transferring the data from old to new.

Thanks!

 

[EyeDoc1]

Hello, I am upgrading my mid 2012 MBP running high sierra to SSD tomorrow, going with the 500 gig Samsung SSD 850 EVO aside from a backup on my own external HDD, anything else I should do? the store will be installing it and transferring the data from old to new.

Thanks!

[doublepost=1513110575][/doublepost]I hate to ask, but how much does that cost?

 

[BrittWentz]

Hello, I am upgrading my mid 2012 MBP running high sierra to SSD tomorrow, going with the 500 gig Samsung SSD 850 EVO aside from a backup on my own external HDD, anything else I should do? the store will be installing it and transferring the data from old to new.

Thanks!

I'm considering doing the same with mine, do tell how it goes.

 

[spinnaker190]

Will do! The HDD is 200$ Canadian and the shop is charging $50 to install/transfer all the data.

 

[Gjwilly]

Consider having them replace the hard drive cable at the same time.
That’s a common failure point with that model and if they’re going to be in there anyway.......

 

[Audit13]

I would not change the cable unless there is a problem as third party cables are cheap and replacing it is very easy.

Although a cable failure is not uncommon, it doesn't always happen. If you want to be safe, change the cable and keep the original as a backup.