Which ssd for mac pro 2010 manual#
Which ssd for mac pro 2010 upgrade#

The inclusion of instructionsto do so in the manual is a pretty strong hint that it's OK. And the limitation of warranty for performing an operation like that might be illegal depending on the laws of where you live anyway.īottom line is I would (and do) do it, and Apple do treat such altered machines as covered. To mean that you can't do it - but that could mean you only have a problem if you cause damage while doing it. Repair, or maintenance of non-Covered Equipment (including accessories, attachments, or other devices such as external modems) or electrical service external to the Covered Equipment ī Damage due to accident, abuse, neglect, misuse (including faulty installation, repair, or maintenance by anyone other than Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider), Then I interpreted The Plan does not cover:Ī Installation, removal, or disposal of the Covered Equipment, or installation, removal, I had started by saying that the AppleCare plan specifically allows you to change the hard drive as a user-serviceable part. The new one from OWC bears a different label so I would say direct from OWC is the way to go, not from a reseller who may have older stock.Ĭurrent Intel drives are highly regarded but I have not used one personally. The only one that I have found good so far (fingers crossed) is the OWC Extreme 6G series, and even then only after getting a bad one first and having to exchange. In my office we have had bad Kingston, OCZ and other brands. Many SSDs will work at first and fail quickly. I have had a horrible experience with 'iRam' drives - installed fully on two of them, after sleep both came up completely blank! But this is not an isolated experience.

Which ssd for mac pro 2010 upgrade#

Hard drive upgrade - up to 2TB for MacBook pros. Having said that, I don't think you can buy an Apple OEM drive anyway. Apple Macbook Pro 15 Mid-2010 I7 2.66ghz8gb960gb Ssd Mc373ll/a. Apple’s changes to the design and construction of its computers have made Mac hard drive replacement practically impossible in Macs made after 2016.However, a portable SSD can be connected via a high-speed external port, so there are still options to upgrade your SSD if your Mac is from 2017 or later. In fact I was surprised to find that it is not specifically allowed by AppleCare terms (linked below) as I had heard it was for Unibody models onwards. Moshe, If you can find one instance of AppleCare being refused for a simple HD swap I'll be amazed.