solid state drive for macbook pro early 2011

Solid state drive for macbook pro early 2011 install#

via Carbon Copy Cloner) of the HDD in addition to the Time Machine back up? If yes, can I make the copy into a new partition of an existing external hard drive (not the one that has the Time Machine back up on it)?

Is it advisable to have a complete copy (e.g. A Complete SSD Upgrade Kit for MacBook Pro (Early 2011) We’ll take a closer look at OWC’s Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB SSD, along with their Data Doubler Adapter and Value Line SuperSlim Optical Drive External Solution for Early 2011 Macbook Pro users.

to the SSD once it's installed in my MacBook and the OS is up and running, from the Time Machine back up? My main concern, however, is whether I will be able to migrate my Documents, Photos, Videos, etc.

Solid state drive for macbook pro early 2011 install#

I have heard it is better to do a clean install of the OS, and I do not mind installing all 3rd party apps all over again.

I back up via Time Machine to an external hard drive.However, I do have a couple of questions before the upgrade, to which I could not find relevant answers to. Buy high quality Apple MacBook Hard drives and SSDS in Cape Town South Africa from MacWave, a professional and reliable Mac Parts supplier in Cape Town. I will not be doing the upgrade myself - I'd be too stressed that something won't work out - so I decided for Apple Authorised Technician to do it for me (they have 3 options available: 1) install the SSD, 2) install the SSD and install the OS and 3) install the SSD, install the OS and copy all the data from the HDD).

I have upgraded my RAM to 8GB a couple of years ago and thought it is about time to do the SSD upgrade as well. Samsung 860 PRO SSDB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive. I am currently looking to upgrade the HDD in my MBP 13' Early 2011 (running OS X 10.9.5) to an SSD and I have settled on Crucial MX200 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5' Internal SSD. OWC 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD 2.5 Serial-ATA 7mm Solid State Drive.