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DIY Bundle: OWC Data Doubler Kit + 500GB HGST HDD
OWC Data Doubler Kit, 500GB HGST Travelstar 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive and OWC 5 Piece Toolkit

OWC Internal SSD DIY Kit
If your optical drive is going unused, why not replace it with a second hard drive and increase your storage exponentially?
This upgrade kit allows you to use the OWC Data Doubler to install a HGST 7200RPM 500GB 9.5 mm hard drive into your MacBook or MacBook Pro. This DIY kit includes all the tools necessary, coupled with our free installation videos that offer step-by-step instructions, so you can perform the entire upgrade on your own. If you find you need a little more help or just have a question, we're available with our award winning U.S. based support.
Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger
Add significant space for storage, greater speeds for retrieval and saving of data, your machine will wake-up and boot and launch apps faster. With this much space, you have MORE than enough room to keep all your data under one roof.
Take Your Time Machine With You!
Now, with all this available capacity, you can designate one of the drives as the Time Machine backup so your Time Machine is not relying on you to remember to plug in the dedicated external drive. Use the HGST 7K500 as one large 500GB drive or partition it and designate a partition to run Time Machine.
RAID
RAID your drives for increased speed or security. RAID 0 will give you an immediate and significant speed boost - you won't believe how fast your computer wakes up and launches your apps! RAID 1 creates automatic redundancy to safeguard against primary drive failure and data loss.
Still Need an Occasional Optical?
If you decide you need occasional use of your optical drive, you can purchase the OWC SuperSlim enclosure. This is a USB 2.0, bus-powered option for users who need a lightweight, portable optical drive.
Power Tip
Spin-down hard drives sooner to save battery power. Running an extra hard drive in your laptop can drain battery power faster than a single drive. But you can tell your Mac to put hard drives to sleep sooner than normal to save power.

This is an advanced tip that requires working in Terminal. For the step-by-step explanation, visit our blog.
Includes:
  • OWC Data Doubler Kit
  • 500GB HGST Travelstar 7200RPM HDD
  • OWC 5 Piece Toolkit


The Right Tools for the Job
With the 5-piece Toolkit from OWC, you have what you need to complete the installation of the hybrid drive and once the upgrade is complete you'll have a handy set of tools for future computer upgrades. The Toolkit includes the following:
Yes, You Can Do-it-Yourself
OWC is committed to your success. If you need a bit more guidance, simply contact OWC's award-winning U.S. based Technical Support. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
This OWC Data Doubler is compatible with...
MacBook Pro 17" "Early 2009"
"Mid 2009" "Early 2010"
"Early 2011" and "Late 2011"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
MacBook Pro 15" "Late 2008",
"Mid 2009" "Early 2010"
"Early 2011" "Late 2011"
and "Mid 2012"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
  • MacBookPro5,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 2.93GHz (See special notes for details)
  • MacBookPro5,3 | 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.06GHz
  • MacBookPro5,4 | 2.53GHz
  • MacBookPro6,2 | 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
  • MacBookPro8,2 | 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz (See special notes for details)
  • MacBookPro9,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz
MacBook Pro 13" "Mid 2009"
"Early 2010" "Early 2011" "Late 2011"
and "Mid 2012"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
MacBook 13" "Late 2008"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
  • MacBook5,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.4GHz
MacBook 13" "Late 2009"
and "Early 2010"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
  • MacBook6,1 | 2.26GHz
  • MacBook7,1 | 2.4GHz
 
Special compatibility notes related to use of this product with 6Gb/s SSDs in the following machines:
2011 MacBook Pro 13" (Model ID MacBookPro8,1)
2011 MacBook Pro 15" (Model ID MacBookPro8,2)
2011 MacBook Pro 17" (Model ID MacBookPro8,3)
2012 MacBook Pro 13" (Model ID MacBookPro9,2)
2012 MacBook Pro 15" (Model ID MacBookPro9,1)
  • MAIN BAY: A 6G SSD may be utilized in main bay (move drive or second SSD into Optical Bay*) for reliable SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s performance in excess of 500MB/s.

    (Model ID MacBookPro8,3) models. After successfully applying this update, your Boot ROM Version will be: MBP81.0047.B1E. Please read our very informative Blog Post for additional information.

    OPTICAL BAY: The optical bay interface may either be SATA Revision 2.0 3Gb/s (300MB/s max) OR SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s. There is no way to specify/order this data interface with Apple, but you can confirm what interface version your optical bay offers by using 'About this Mac, More Info, Serial-ATA' info display.

    Testing has demonstrated that Apple factory hardware does not reliably support a 6G (6Gb/s) Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive in the optical bay of 2011 and 2012 MacBook Pros (Model ID 8,1; 8,2; 8,3; 9,1; 9,2). If your OWC Data Doubler bundle comes with a 6G drive, you should ONLY install that drive in the main drive bay and utilize the Data Doubler to re-task your existing drive or install a new 3G SSD or HDD in the optical bay. PRE-2011 models can utilize a 6G drive in the optical bay, but will do so at a reduced 3G (3Gb/s) speed.

    MacBook Pro 13" models: Apple does not support the use of 6Gb/s drives in the optical bay. While we have observed a high rate of success using SATA 3.0 6Gb/s drives in Apple 13" bays where 6Gb/s link is present, some systems may not operate properly with this setup. For guaranteed reliability/compatibility, we suggest 6Gb/s drives be used in the main drive bay only, and 3Gb/s hard drives or SSDs be used in the optical bay when a two-drive configuration is desired. We cannot guarantee proper or successful 6Gb/s drive operation in the Apple MacBook Pro 13" optical bay.

    2008/2009 MacBook/MacBook Pro 13", 15", and 17" models. (Model IDs: MacBookPro5,1; 5,2; 5,3; 5,4; 5,5 and MacBook5,1; 6,1; 7,1) While a 6G SSD does function, it will only do so at SATA Revision 1.0 (1.5Gb/s) speeds rather that the SATA Revision 2.0 (3.0Gb/s) speed the machine can deliver. Should owners of these machines desire another SSD option, the Mercury Electra™ 3G SSD does run at the full SATA Revision 2.0 (3Gb/s) specification.

    NOTE: Apple's DVD Player application only works with an internal optical drive or Apple's external SuperDrive. To play DVDs with your removed optical drive after installing it in an external enclosure such as the OWC SuperSlim, we recommend the free VLC Player, which can be downloaded from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

500GB HGST Travelstar™ Z7K500 Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor
2.5″ HDD
Interface
SATA 6.0Gb/s (3Gb/s firmware enabled4)
Capacity1
500GB
Formatted Capacity2
465GiB
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM
Cache / Data Buffer
32MB
Manufacturer Model Number
HTS725050A7E630
Format
Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)
7mm (0.275″)
Width (max)
69.85mm (2.750″)
Length (max)
100.35mm (3.951″)
Weight (typical)
95g (0.209 lbs.)
Bytes per Sector
512
Areal Density
630Gb/in2

Reliability3

Contact Start-Stops
600,000
Warranty
3 Year HGST Warranty (for replacement with standard 6Gb/s firmware)
3 Year OWC Warranty (for replacement with 3Gb/s firmware enabled)

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)
600MB/s
Track-to-track Seek
1.0ms
Average Seek Time
13.0ms
Average Latency
4.2ms

Power

Maximum Start Current, DC
5.5 Watts
Seek Power
2.1 Watts
Read Power
1.8 Watts
Write Power
1.8 Watts
Idle Mode
1.7 Watts
Idle Mode, Active
1.0 Watts
Idle Mode, Low Power
0.8 Watts
Standby Mode
0.2 Watts
Sleep Mode
0.1 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Shock
400 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
32°F to 140°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
0°C to 60°C
Altitude
-304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock
1000 G max at 1ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 149°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 65°C
Altitude
-304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)
2.3 bels
Seek (Typical)
2.4 bels
  1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
  2. In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
  3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
  4. OWC 3Gb/s firmware enabled for downclocked use in 3Gb/s systems.


OWC Data Doubler Specs

Drive Interface

  • SATA / SATA 3G / SATA 6G Interface 2.5" Drive or SSD (Solid State Drive) of up to 9.5mm (Super Slim) height.

Dimensions

  • 5"(D) x 5"(W) x 03"(H)
  • 12.7 x 12.7 x 7.6mm

Weight

  • 2.4oz. / 0.15lbs.

Product Manual

Warranty

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n DDMB7K500G UPC#: 812437026696

Includes

Includes bracket, 5 piece toolkit, screws, and detailed installation guide for complete all in one kit.




  • 1: OWC Data Doubler Bracket

  • 2: Interposer Board

  • 3: Screws (5pcs, 3 x Phillips #00
    2 x Phillips #1)

  • 4: Detailed Installation Guide
    with Model Specific Instructions/Step
    by Step Photos

  • 5: Toolkit includes everything you need to
    open your Mac and install the Data Doubler.

  • 6: 500GB HGST Travelstar™ 7200RPM

Gallery

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Reviews

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.8 / 5 28 out of 28 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product
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Reviewer: StevenP Location: Tasmania, Australia Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Easy to install and very solid October 9, 2018 A great product at a good price, delivered across the world in an astonishingly short time.

Don't expect too much from the included tools. They are fine for the job at hand but, not unexpectedly, don't match the quality of a proper set of tools.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 7200RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: RacMuser Location: Victoria Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Ingenious product - easy to install! January 23, 2018 Instructions were flawless, though keep track of your screws. It has breathed new life into a very full macbook pro.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: GadgetGuru Location: Texas Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 time consuming but worth the time December 17, 2017 For those of us with a whole bunch of files we need to carry around and the need to have duplicate of the data if main hard drive crashes, this is fabulous. My primary backup drive is always with me. How cool is that.

This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 750GB 7200RPM/SSD Hybrid Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: MikeMikeyMike Location: Washington, DC Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Easy to install and works great! December 27, 2016 My mid 2010 MacBook Pro was running sluggish. I was waiting for the Apple update of the line of computers that came out in November to replace it. When I saw the updated computer specs and price, I decided to investigate giving my mid 2010 another shot. After having an Apple Store employee do some diagnostics to make sure there were no major issues with the computer, I purchased a 240 GB SSD from OWC to run the OS and Applications, and the Data Doubler kit with a 1 TB 7200 rpm drive from OWC. I can not believe how great the computer is running now. I must reiterate that... I CAN NOT BELIEVE how great the computer is running!!! I expected it to operate well afterwards, but I did not expect a computer that runs this well. I really highly recommend this overhaul of an older MacBook Pro to someone who is not running some crazy graphics-heavy processing programs.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 7200RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: itzSteveH Location: South Florida Age: 45-54 Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 4/5 Data Doubler November 8, 2016 Because of the model of my early 2011 Macbook Pro this item was incompatible with my device. There were notes stating its incompatibility to my Macbook, because of my minimum technical knowledge I bought the wrong hard drive. Macsales tech were easily reached by phone to trouble shoot my purchased hard drive. I bought a SATA cable which later I found out was not defective. Macsales went above and beyond to make sure I was satisfied. They paid for the return postage to evaluate my hard drive and the data doubler. They stated they did not find any problems with the hard drive or the data doubler. They also sent me a brand new hard drive and data doubler. I should have called prior to purchasing the hard drive for their expertise. Lesson learned. Good company though.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Ellicott City Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 WOW . . well designed April 18, 2016 Installation was a snap. The supplied installation instructions were complete and correct. Great value for the money.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: York, PA Age: 25-34 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Cool kit for expanding storage April 15, 2016 I was running out of space on my main Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 7,1 hard drive. I Thought about upgrading the main drive to 1TB to store all my pictures and videos and stumbled on the Data Doubler. I recently upgraded the memory 10 16GB and my 6 year old laptop had new life!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Tokyo Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Works as Advertised - Satisfied User! February 11, 2016 The videos convinced me to make the purchase and gave me the confidence to undertake the project. A recommendation for other users is to undertake multiple installation at the same time - in my case, battery and data doubler. The addition of 2TB allows me to take extensive archive material with me on my travels, and the many data-heavy files makes accessing a server remotely unreasonable from a work perspective.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Snarestone, UK Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 4/5 Easy installation, works well January 5, 2016 No problem with the installation nor any problem in use. The drive works as well as the built- in HDD.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 Worked as described. January 2, 2016 It is still working solid, the videos helped me install. Simple install.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.5TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Chicagoland, IL Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Worth the Effort September 1, 2015 OWC lists the difficulty of this install as "Involved" and I agree. Not for the timid, but the OWC video was spot on and detailed. It took about 45 mins to do the install with a few profanities because of my big hands in very small spaces. The tool kit helped greatly. Do not attempt this without magnetized screw drivers, the screw are TINY!

I LOVE this drive. it has been a great on board media drive for recording from ProTools or editing from Avid Media Composer. It's quick and so far trouble free.Best addition to this machine other than RAM.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Philadelphia, PA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Works Great August 20, 2015 I didn't quite read that the Mac Book Pro I have has some problem with SATA III drives :-(. After a bunch of back and forth I found out that the Apple builtin Drive even thought it's SSD is only SATA II so switching the drives by putting the new drive into the main slot and the SSD into the doubler slot makes things work perfectly! Yea!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Tampa Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 How to avoid taking your external drive on the road. July 27, 2015 I was always having to watch the space on my hard drive and It was always an inconvenience to take my 4TB external drive when I would take a trip. This solves the problem. I can shoot my photos and store them on my computer without worrying about drive space. The kit was so complete and easy to understand. I watched the video before starting just for a review since I'm not used to working on Mac hardware. Total time was about 45 minutes for the actual replacement. And the price for 2TB was unbelievable. Keep up the good work.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Miami, FL Age: 55-65 Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 4/5 Very easy to install! May 18, 2015 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..
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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Ft Lauderdale Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Awesome product and awesome service. March 10, 2015 Easy installation! Awsome performance.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Detroit, MI Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Works great with Serato! No more external drive for me!! March 1, 2015 Works great! Planning to buy another one for my back up macbook pro!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Ho Chi Minh Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Great as 2nd hard drive for Macbook Pro February 26, 2015 Easy to install in the optical bay of Macbook Pro 13". Works perfectly until now (1 month).

I definitively recommend it.

On top of it, first time I try direct delivery of electronic equipment to Vietnam by postal service : rapid and no issue.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Roseburg, OR Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 4/5 Great product! January 2, 2015 Got this to expand my son's storage space on his older MacBook Pro and created a "fusion drive" and it works great.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 750GB HGST 7200RPM Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Los Angeles Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5 Easy-Peasy! November 29, 2014 This was a very simple installation with instructions and everything works perfect exactly as it was supposed to so I don't really know what else to say other then get one of these it's awesome!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Eastman, GA Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 A great product all around July 24, 2014 This is exactly as OWC describes it and nothing less. You know your installing a quality product in your favorite computer when you hold it in your hand. This isn't made out of flimsy plastic and it will hold a hard drive in place just as good as the original hard drive bay. If you are intending on using the Data Doubler to install a copy of Windows onto the hard drive that will reside in the re purposed optical bay, and you are using a version of BootCamp that does not support a USB ISO installation of windows, then you need to install Windows onto the hard drive BEFORE you remove the SuperDrive. OSX 10.9 makes it VERY difficult to install windows onto a Mac that originally shipped with an installed SuperDrive if you have already removed the SuperDrive.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 7200RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Madrid, ES Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 Easy to install, longer life for the Mac May 4, 2014 I was hesitant to open myself my MacBook Pro and remove the optical drive and add more disk, which I needed if I wanted to keep this computer as my only computer. It worked like a charm. Easy videos to follow, comprehensive documentation, excellent materials.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 Exceptional April 3, 2013 As well as performance exactly as described, the awesome tutorials, the product arrived international to Canada over night. Completely shocks me every time how it can travel so fast. Thanks OWC again.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 5400RPM Hard Drive Bundle + 5pc Toolkit.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Incredible Product December 13, 2012 It´s a incredible fast. My MacBook Pro (Early 2011 - i7) is another computer after this upgrade. I recomend!!!!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 500GB 7200RPM/SSD Hybrid Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Geoff Location: Nashville, TN Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 super simple, works great October 30, 2012 This is a simple and robust solution for expanding the internal drive capacity of your MacBook Pro.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 500GB 7200RPM/SSD Hybrid Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Ottavio
Rating: 4/5 Data Doubler Works Fine... But do your homework on external optic drive September 20, 2012 I need a lot of memory for my video projects. Replacing the optic drive in my MacBook Pro with a second drive solved all my problems. As I have come to expect from OWC the installation video was escellant and guided me through the process.

I also purchased the coase for the optic drive. This portion of the program was not as successful. OWC should explain the ramifications of moving the optic drive to an external unit, such as the fact that DVD Player does not work with external units. A quick vist to live chat at support provided the answers I needed.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 750GB 7200RPM/SSD Hybrid Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Raj001 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Works perfect June 1, 2012 It's not as easy to install it as you might think. But, if you follow the instructions carefully without pulling (should say messing) any of the wires, without causing any sparks or fumes, it works as advertised. I almost lost it when I saw a small spark on my mother board while installing it. But, it did not spoil anything. Now I have 1 + 0.5 TB space in my Mac Book Pro 13" mid 2009. I am hoping to replace my 500 GB in future with 1 TB to max all my resources. I definitely recommend it if you are up for it (installing the drive following instructions carefully). I would recommend you to buy the OWC SuperSlim USB 2.0 Enclosure for Apple SuperDrive for you optical drive that was taken out of your laptop.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB 5400RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

Reviewer: Davo71 Location: Muskoka, ON, Canada Age: 35-44 Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 3/5 Slow Start-up December 19, 2011 I switched my MacBook over to the Z7K320 Hard drive about 1 month ago. For the most part it has been working alright but I've notices that start up times are significantly slower than the original HD. The computer doesn't seem to be as stable as it used to be either as it has restarted on its own 2 times and frozen up once.

This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

Verified Buyer
Reviewer: Dropzone Location: Indiana Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 This product is HIGH QUALITY August 11, 2011 The product is easy to install due to the fact that OWC has done an amazing job of supplying the tools and documentation that allows you to not only get a step-by-step procedure but the manual also has pictures to guide you. The drive was simple to install into the data doubler and easy to replace back into the MBP 15" mid-2010. I will order more products from OWC in the future. The Data Doubler is made of a VERY high quality plastic material that makes it also feel like a steel replacement. The screws were supplied to finish the job and secure everything just as directed. High Quality product!!!!!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

DIY Bundle 500GB 2.5" HGST 7200RPM HDD, OWC Data Doubler Kit and OWC 5 Piece Tool Kit Mfr P/N: DDMB7K500G OWC SKU: OWCDDMB7K500G Fits all Apple MacBook & MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models; all MacBook Models 'Late 2008' and Later. Data Doubler: 1 Year OWC Brand Standard Limited Warranty
Drive: 3 Year Warranty
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