![]() ![]() ![]() This can be done at iFixIt.Ĭlick here to open the iFixIt Guide Menu and find your computer. What do I need to buy?įIRST of all, you need to research the necessary components for your specific computer. They are much less expensive and will provide a noticeable boost over your old drive. I had the money, so I went for the SSD, which now have really good prices. However, if that’s too much money, you should definitely consider a Hybrid Drive, which acts similar to an SSD, but is still a normal drive. ![]() I spent $200 for the necessary parts, which I’ll break down below. If I had any older of a computer, I would probably not spend the money to do this. So I don’t feel I need to upgrade yet, even though my Mac is 4 years old now. It’s speedy, powerful, and get’s the job done really well. Personally, I have a Macbook Pro 2011 with an i7 and 8 GB ram and my Mac still kicks ass. ![]() Anyone who doesn’t want to buy a brand new Mac, but does want a faster computer.Anyone who has an older Mac and is experiencing slow boot times, slow app loading, and slow finder movement.Anyone with an iMac, Macbook, Macbook Pro, or certain Air models that still are using a regular hard drive.Keep reading below for the complete guide! Here’s a quick 4 min video summary of the article & how fast photoshop opens for me! Hard drive to a brand new 500GB Solid State Drive a.k.a SSD. Within this post are the exact steps I took to upgrade my Macbook Pro 2011 from it’s original So you want to breathe new life into your old Mac? Well, this is just for you. ![]()
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