Unibody MacBook Pro HDD Upgrade

[bigyetter]

You sound just like Kevin Smith. Not just the voice, either - you have the same cadence and inflections. It's uncanny, really.

[pugmanic7]

Hi mate, nice vid thanks - but doesn't the towel underneath the computer cause static electricity?

[BeneDisco]

can i upgrade my macbook pro (2009) with any kind of SATA HDD??

[gojwara]

can  i upgrade 5200rpm hdd to 7200rpm hdd

[whitewhale1000]

I have the same MacBook Pro as yours, expect mine is the 13 inch model. I was wondering, just as if you are able to upgrade the hard drive, is it possible to upgrade my Mac running on Intel Core 2 Duo to a Core i3 or better? I currently have a 2.4 GHz model, 4 GB Ram, which leads me to another question...do you think an upgrade to a 8 GB ram chip is necessary? I'd really appreciate your opinion! Thanks!

[DizzyDougTV]

@whitewhale1000 Processors are not upgradeable. All you can upgrade is the RAM and HDD. Yes, 8GB makes a difference. Provided you are running apps that can take advantage of it, and you like to multitask.

[whitewhale1000]

@DizzyDougTV Yeah I figured about the processor thing. All right, thanks a million! I appreciate the quick response! I'll subscribe!

[kingjaythree]

Thanks! After seeing YOUR video, I decided to go ahead and swap my own drive. Knocked it out in 5 mins or less.

Just wanted to show my appreciation.

[DizzyDougTV]

@kingjaythree Rock on, man.

[idontneedaname85]

The best hdd upgrade vid on youtube. Thanks man!

[DizzyDougTV]

@idontneedaname85 You're welcome. Thank you..

[dispense1983]

@idontneedaname85 agreed!!

[MrLeeski]

put down a towel, words to live by.. ;) giggity

[DizzyDougTV]

@MrLeeski LOL.

[louisvl10]

Thanks! I wanted to know if the drive is easely replacable because I want to buy a MBP with HDD and replace the HDD with an SSD from OCZ wich are cheaper and way faster than the Apple SSD upgrades.

[jackrumorz]

Awesome video. Thank you. One dumb question, I am guessing the hard drive is just a regular 2.5" internal hard drive, please correct me if I am wrong.

[purtslekkiM]

Great Video - which drive did you swap to ? Name, Size, RPM ?

[chelfc7]

@purtslekkiM 7200RPM 500GB Seagate lol he said it ;p

[IEVLV8]

i have a time machine backup

can i use that as a bootable or how do i go about it?

i am only new to mac, i will be upgrading soon, and want to know how i go about copying all the stuff from my time machine drive to my new drive the easiest way

[smartshoppingg]

what is the name of that external usb enclosure and where can i get one like that?

Great video. thanks man!

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks! It's a NexStar CX. Any 2.5" SATA external drive enclusure will work. And they can be found in local stores (Fry's Electronics) etc. Or online. Newegg etc.

[BluMonkiSpartan]

can you replace the HDD with a 7200RPM with no loss of battery time?

[DizzyDougTV]

No. 7,200RPM drives use more power than 5,400 drives do.

[BluMonkiSpartan]

so can i install a 5400RPM drive without losing battery life?

[DizzyDougTV]

Assuming that you're asking if it's possible to upgrade from a 4,200 HDD. No. Same principle as I described above.

[lawbster83]

Great video, thanks! It's good to see this stuff before I do it on a new computer. One question: To remove the four metal rod things on the hard drive, is that a phillips screwdriver or a torx bit?

[DizzyDougTV]

You're welcome. It's a T6 torx.

[mickwalker1980x]

What case are you using on your macbook pro?

[DizzyDougTV]

Speck See Thru Satin.

[DionYoxD]

is hard drive how much memory you have like my macbook came withe 160 gigs? and what type of hard drive comes with the macbook. thanks

[DizzyDougTV]

The hard drive is the computers storage. It holds all of the computers data.

It's a 2.5" SATA II.

[dmb416]

DIzzy man seeing you work that screw driver is amazing! All jokes aside great video very informative.

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks, D.

[TheAdamsBlog]

great video. hope to be doing this soon myself and this gives me some help. what's going on behind the macbook during the bootup with the new hd? i saw someone's hand.

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

The hands on the video are my daughter finishing her chore as I was filming.

[TheAppleJunkies101]

You da man!!!

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks!

[TehNevs]

great video, very useful, thanks!

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks, and you're welcome.

[carlosizz89]

awesome vid, it's funny seeing your fingers in fast motion :)

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks! I've got mad supertech skillz! LOL. Seriously though, if YouTube would allow me more than 10 minute uploads, I wouldn't have to speed up or remove clips.

[BDogbz]

Great video Doug! I upgraded my HDD in my Macbook last month. Upgraded to 320GB 7200 RPM

[DizzyDougTV]

Thanks. 7200 RPM HDD's are the way t go. MUCH easier to do on the unibodies than the older MacBook Pro's.

[CharliZmoma]

Great Video!

[DizzyDougTV]

Thank you.

[TheWab111]

I mean 2:1

[TheWab111]

Did you know they changed the Youtube Aspect Ratio to 2:0?