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More specifically, it boots extremely slowly on the order of 10. Discount macbook pro early 2008 notebook parts for sale, shipped from our notebooklaptop parts warehouse. Macbook late 2008 ssd upgrade and snow leopard install krazy kens tech misadventures duration. Your computer loads a program or file you select from the hard drive in to your computers ram, then it will access each bit of data from there. Everything works fine and its a very smooth experience using this machine. Images look vivid and clear on the highresolution display, and the dualcore intel core m processor and 8gb of ram load programs quickly. The whole operation went flawlessly thanks to the guide.
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In the us and many other countries, site sponsor other world computing sells storage upgrades for this macbook pro. This preowned apple macbook laptop has a 256gb hard drive, providing plenty of file storage space. Just to let people know that the installation of a 750 gig drive is an accomplished fact in a a1260 series macbook pro. Ram upgrade for macbook, macbook pro, imac, mac mini late 2008, early 2009, mid 2009.
However its kept on trucking since 2014 with no problems, so im wondering if its got the later 603 nvidia chip. Unfortunately, if youve got a newer model, youre probably out of luck. A1286 late 2008 macbook pro 15 inch screen 500gb hard drive 4gb memory a1286 late 2008. Mbp 2008 5,1 late october i need a really good ssd for an upgrade. This machine comes with a 500gb 7,200rpm hard drive, which is a great starting point for any machine.
I recently wiped my late 2008 regular macbook and planned on using the universal snow leopard disk purchased from apple to do a new install. How to replace a hard drive in a macbook pro late 2008. Both drives have serato dj, serato scratch live, and my complete music library. Owc macsales is telling me the only ssd for this model is owc 240gb or 120gb or 480gb mercury electra 3g ssd 2. The 2008 macbook had 2 gb of ram a 2 ghz processor, and a 160 gb hdd. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 or early 2009 hard drives. I wanted to upgrade to the 7200 rpm drive before i reload the os. How to upgrade macbook pro hard disk, late 2008, 15inch. This a video demo of how to install a ssd solid state drive into a older 2008 generation macbook pro nonunibody design. Apple macbook 12 preowned laptop intel core m 8gb memory. Apr 07, 2020 vintage products are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Wholesale prices on replacement parts for repair of apple macbook pro early 2008 laptop batteries, ac adapters, hard drives, power adapters, memory, spare parts, accessories. You could always get a smaller ssd and use a big hard drive in place of the dvd drive or vice versa. The quality of these products is exceptional and the online videos, make installation a cinche.
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Also will this machine handle post processing of raw photos in photoshop and lightroom. Macbook pro 15 core 2 duo models a1226 and a1260 hard drive. Upgrading the memory in the late 2008 unibody 15inch macbook pro models is a bit more difficult than it is in the very easy earlier macbook pro models, but it still is. Macbook pro hdd hard disk drive 8gb ram 500 gb or more.
Online shopping from a great selection at electronics store. Im doing it for a friend who will be town in early december. I replaced my 2011era macbook pro s 500gb hard drive with the 500gb. I have an early 2008 macbook pro with the 250 gb 5400 hard drive. Macbook pro in great working condition, installed with os mojave. Timetec hynix ic 8gb kit2x4gb compatible for apple ddr3.
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The macbook pro 15 from february 2008 has a max memory capacity of 6gb. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple macbook inch late 2008 unibody with model id. When replacing your hard drive, you must transfer the torx screws from the old drive to the new one. Buy discount apple macbook pro early 2008 laptop parts for sale online. Learn how to remove or install memory in your macbook pro notebook computer. Yes you can upgrade a 2008 macbook up to 6gb, even though apple says 4. Mac, iphone, ipad, ipod, and apple tv vintage products continue to receive hardware service from apple service providers, including apple retail stores, subject to availability of inventory, or as required by law. Macbook pro 15 early 2008 hard drive apple community. Crucial memory and ssd upgrades 100% compatibility guaranteed for apple macbook pro early 2008 and late 2008 free us delivery. Please list the last three figures of your serial number. If one drive fails and it has happened, reboot on the other drive and youre good to go.
Adding a second internal hard drive to my macbook pro. I have taken up photography and have large jpeg files to store. Shop newegg for fast and free shipping on apple mac hard drives with the best prices and awardwinning customer service. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 and early 2009 hard drive. However, if you have the macbook pro 15 from october 2008 you can in fact upgrade to 8gb of 1066mhz ddr3 sdram. Nov 10, 2012 macbook pro upgrade to ssd solid state drive late 2007 early 2008 a ishukawa. If i upgrade the ram to 16gb and get a ssd on my macbook pro. One drive has mavericks and the other has yosemite. I owned the early 2008 15 macbook pro, and late 2011 15 macbook pro. Atech for apple 8gb kit 2x 4gb ddr3 1067mhz 1066mhz pc38500 sodimm memory ram upgrade for macbook, macbook pro, imac, mac mini late 2008, early 2009, mid 2009, late 2009, mid 2010 models.
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