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You should consider upgrading your macbook pro with an ssd if. Ssds solidstate drives designed for the macbook pro. How to upgrade your 20092012 inch macbook pro with an ssd. Get everything you need to upgrade your 20082009 macbook pro for a total. The first version of the system was mac os x server 1. I bought this to install certain games for xbox on to it because its a solid state hard drive load times are almost non existent im 99% of the time the first person to load into a game which is nice for games like overwatch so i get to pick my character first.
I do know that the mid 2009 mbps did have an option for an ssd drive up to 256 gb. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple macbook pro mid 2009 unibody with model. Upgrade your macbook pro to an ssd for up to 6x the capacity and 106x the speed of the original drive. Ssd upgrade kits include all tools needed to safely upgrade your mac.
Solid state drives ssds have come way down in price over the last few years. I have a macbook pro mid 2012 and i used this to update it and also. Macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2009 hard drive replacement ifixit. Solid state drive upgrade kit for macbook pro with retina display, late. Keep holding it down until you are presented with a screen that offers a number of drives to boot up from. This is common for old macbook pros such as 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 models. This story, macbook pro 17inch, mid 2009 was originally published by macworld join the network world communities on facebook and linkedin to comment on topics that are top of mind. I also believe that the drive interface on this notebook is sata. If you have an old macbook pro with one foot in the grave, the single best thing you can do to breathe new life into it is replace its traditional spinning hard drive with a solid state drive.