Name: DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit.
SKU: OWCDDMBS6E1TB
Price: 148.75 USD
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Rating: 4.88 (191 reviews)

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DIY Bundle: OWC Data Doubler Kit + 1.0TB OWC 6G SSD

OWC Data Doubler Kit, 1.0TB 2.5" OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid State Drive and OWC 5 Piece Toolkit

Everything you need in one package to replace your internal optical drive with additional storage space.

Configuration flexibility is yours when you replace your MacBook or MacBook Pro's internal SuperDrive with the OWC Data Doubler. This custom engineered blue anodized aluminum bracket with attached PCB circuit board comes ready to mount the included drive.

Then, just install the entire assembly into a MacBook or MacBook Pro 5.25" optical drive bay. OWC Data Doubler makes it easy to custom design how you want your internal storage to perform. Installed drives are recognized like any other high speed SATA storage device and can be setup and partitioned using the Apple Disk Utility Program.

Just a few of the configuration options you can enjoy with Data Doubler:

Creating an individual volume with it
own desktop icon.
Combining a new drive with the existing internal drive for one larger volume (SPAN).
Combining a new matching drive with existing internal for high-performance RAID-0 Stripe volume.
Configuring a new drive as a Time Machine®
backup drive.
Formatting one drive for the Mac OS and the other dedicated for Windows.

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
1.0TB OWC Mercury Electra™ 6G SSD
OWC 5 Piece Toolkit

Please note, that before attempting to perform this installation, it is recommended you watch the associated instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install.

Installation Video

A Closer Look

Be sure to get the right device!

This OWC 6G SSD Model is compatible with nearly any Mac or PC model with a Serial ATA connection (SATA, SATA 2.0, or SATA 3.0) including:

All Mac Pro "silver tower" models
All MacBook Pro models NOTE exceptions below
All Mac mini 2006-2010, with factory installed optical drive NOTE exceptions below
iMac 2006-current (All Intel Models) NOTE exceptions below
All MacBook models NOTE exceptions below
Xserve 2009

Special note for specific 2009 iMacs, 2008-2010 MacBooks, 2008-2009 MacBook Pros & 2009 Mac mini.

We highly recommend the use of a SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) SSD such as the OWC Mercury Electra 3G for the following Macs:

iMac models with model ID:
How to find the model ID

iMac9,1
iMac10,1
iMac11,1

MacBook models with model ID:
How to find the model ID

MacBook5,1
MacBook5,2
MacBook6,1
MacBook7,1

MacBook Pro models with model ID:
How to find the model ID

MacBookPro5,1
MacBookPro5,2
MacBookPro5,3
MacBookPro5,4
MacBookPro5,5

Mac mini models with model ID:
How to find the model ID

Mac mini3,1

While a 6G SSD does function, it will only do so at SATA Revision 1.0 (1.5Gb/s, 150MB/s) speeds rather that the SATA Revision 2.0 (3.0Gb/s 300MB/s) speed the computer can deliver.

The Mercury Electra 3G SSD is the OWC recommended upgrade option for the Macs listed in the special note above.

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

MacBookPro5,2 | 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz
MacBookPro6,1 | 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
MacBookPro8,3 | 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz (See special notes for details)
MacBookPro8,3 | 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz (See special notes for details)

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

MacBookPro5,5 | 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz
MacBookPro7,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz
MacBookPro8,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.7GHz (See special notes for details)
MacBookPro8,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.8GHz (See special notes for details)
MacBookPro9,2 | 2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

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/

1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller

4-Ch

NAND

Tier 1 3D NAND

Form Factor

Standard 7mm 2.5"

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s & 1.5Gb/s supported, SATA 3.0 Compliant

Capacity¹

1000GB useable capacity

RAID Support

Yes

SMART Attributes

Standard²

Native Command Queuing

up to 32 commands

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

7mm (0.276″)

Width (max)

70.06mm (2.758″)

Length (max)

100.12mm (3.941″)

Weight

77 grams +/- 2 grams
0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz

Reliability

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Performance

Sequential Reads
(Compressible Data)

up to 532MB/s

Sequential Writes
(Compressible Data)

up to 467MB/s

Sequential Reads
(Incompressible Data)

up to 516MB/s

Sequential Writes
(Incompressible Data)

up to 408MB/s

Random 4K Read

up to 84,000 IOPS

Random 4K Write

up to 81,000 IOPS

Power

Active

2.1 W

Idle

0.9 W

Environmental (Operating)

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

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.
Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.

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.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n DDMBS6E1TB UPC#: 812437027761

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Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.8 / 5 188 out of 191 (98%) reviewers would recommend this product

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Reviewer: hdnz Location: Singapore Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Like switching to a new computer October 13, 2016 The SSD arrived quickly and was simple to install with the provided instructions and toolkit. I have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro, and the boost in performance is profound - it's quicker now than when it was brand new!

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Reviewer: Mauricio Location: Argentina Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 4/5 Excelent disk September 30, 2016 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: davideyes Location: Ohio Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Why did I wait so long? September 27, 2016 Installation was easy using the videos OWC made. I bought this SSD as a gamble on extending the life of my 2010 17 inch MacBookPro which was frustrating me because of being slow despite my having the max amount of RAM. To my surprise the difference was startling! For example, boot up used to take 3 minutes,and now it's 35 seconds. Why did I wait years before getting an SSD? Replacement of my optical drive, which I almost never used, with the Data Doubler, was also easy guided by the video. I moved the original HDD to the optical bay, and now I have 2TB of internal storage at hand!. I've been using OWC exclusively for RAM and storage products for myself and my family for years.. Only once did I get a defective product and customer service was most helpful and replacement was easy and rapid. You can't go wrong with OWC.

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Reviewer: ChumBucket Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 18-24 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great! September 24, 2016 It does the job! The included screw driver tools were EXTREMELY helpful!

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Reviewer: Emm230 Age: 18-24 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Grat capabilities September 15, 2016 Easy to use and perfect develop once is installed also has a great compatibility.

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Reviewer: gordonjgray Location: China Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Super Easy to Install, Works Really Well! August 29, 2016 this product was so easy to install and works just as described. Super fast!

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Reviewer: SPSMCA

Rating: 5/5 Love when you can get great tech so inexpensive August 24, 2016 When our computers age, the price on amazing tech drops. Take out your dvd drive and add this! Quality is the best in the business - aluminum precision, amazing... There are how to's online how to split the drives data where one runs the OS and apps and the other is for your user files/data. This is what I did and my old machine now flies and I have 2tb of storage in my non-ssd. I've installed 2 like this for friends. Do it!

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Reviewer: Enkelkind Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User

Rating: 5/5 Excellent performance, solid quality August 19, 2016 The mounting bracket looks great, it's almost a shame to lock it away out of sight inside the MBP. the SSD has performed just as expected. The instructions were very helpful, and easy to follow. However, for my mid 2009 13" MBP there was a cable retainer that the instructions didn't mention, and i foolishly forced the cable, damaging it. So watch out for that.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Toronto Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Very good option to increase he sparse and speed. July 28, 2016 Very easy to install. And very good idea it replace dvd, which is not required any more.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Lima, Peru Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 5-6 months

Rating: 5/5 Works well July 19, 2016 This disk reactivated my old MacBookPro late 2008. Now I have 2 computers in one, for I decided to install an OS on the SSD. I nearly don't use anymore the (same) OS on the older disk (a hybrid MomentumXT 500GB, old model) because I sense it too slow, the difference is really to big. Anyway, I can access to the files form one to another (that is why I don't need a bigger SSD at all). It is a great solution to rescue an old machine.

Now, the installing was easy, it came with the tools, screws and a quite detailed instruction with a lot of pictures for any model. I am used to unmount my computer, but for a newbie, I guess it would be really clear and easy.

Just a detail: there is a little piece, a tiny silver bracket which holds the original drive in most models and has to be transferred to the data doubler. It is absolutely imprescindible. So, don't loose it, and if you are in the special situation, like me, that somebody has taken out the optical drive out without repositioning this piece, you are screwed. I finally succeeded to replace it with an own construction (fishcan, scissors, Dremel), but it would be a great idea if OCW gives the option to get this part.

Another thing: the data cable from the hard drive goes to its fixture on the motherboard in a quite stressed angle, sometimes it seems like wanting to get loose. I had to press hard and get sure it didn't release before closing the machine.

Conclusion = Installing a SSD turns your computer again an acceptable work horse. The price of OCW is really good, and despite this the quality is excellent. And, if this would be not enough, they take care of the customer, providing the necessary tools and instructions to make it home. Also their feedback is fast and kind. All in all, I recommend the brand, the product, the service, and I will buy more stuff here :)

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Sonoma, Ca. Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Best computer upgrade I've ever done July 2, 2016 Since I can't get another 17" MacBook Pro, I needed to upgrade performance on my 2011 machine. This kit was simple to install (1.5 hours start to finish) and after I upgraded to current system software before migrating everything from the drive I moved to the optical bay. Now the machine boots up in 12 seconds and simply screams through app opening and closing. The drive I moved to the optical bay is sitting there as a full backup for now but have never needed it. It sits there quietly after spin down waiting for me. This SSD is a revelation, I would have done it long ago if I had known. Once I'm more familiar with the new system, I'm going to move all music and pix to the SSD for almost instant access. Don't hesitate if you're undecided, it's the best investment you can make on a laptop. I didn't even need to add memory, 8 gig is plenty, and since the processor swaps with disc memory if I ever go over RAM, it's using the SSD which is just as fast. Top that off with the second drive onboard and my laptop just earned another 5 years of far upgraded utility and durability for pocket change. 5 stars, guarantee you won't regret it.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: East Tennessee Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Worked as Expected June 27, 2016 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: The Netherlands Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 MacBook Pro 240GB SSD Drive Bundle + 8GB RAM. June 17, 2016 Excellent solution to extend the life of a MacBookPro. Easy procedure to install. Performance of MacBookPro increased dramatically.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: The Netherlands Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 MacBook Pro 480GB SSD Drive Bundle + 8GB RAM. June 17, 2016 Excellent solution to extend the life of a MacBookPro. Easy procedure to install. Performance of MacBookPro increased dramatically.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Adelaide SA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Great product May 13, 2016 This is an excellent upgrade option. Greatly reduces boot time and overall performance is much quicker

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Iceland Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Everything exactly perfect April 29, 2016 Hi I got my package and installed both the new SD drive (G6) instead of the HD drive and the HD drive instead of the CD-drive which I moved to the CD-holster that followed and now I have at least 100 times faster Macbook-Pro and extra storage and CD-drive for both my Macbook-Pro and my wifes Airbook.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Bogotá, Colombia Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Excelente producto April 25, 2016 Los productos del paquete son: un disco duro de 480 Gb de 6 G de velocidad. Una caja de montaje para disco duro (data doubler). Herramienta para hacer el trabajo. El manual. Hacer el trabajo es muy fácil. Todo está escrito en el manual. El disco duro SSD de 480 Gb lo coloqué de principal y el disco antiguo lo coloqué de esclavo. El arranque de inicio es fenomenal. Se demora 20 segundos desde que enciendo el Mac hasta que queda listo el escritorio para trabajar. Solo he dejado el sistema operativo y las aplicaciones. Todos mis datos (imágenes, fotografías, películas, videos, documentos) los he dejado en el disco duro esclavo.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Montevideo, uy Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Ssd 480gb owc + dTa doubler macbook pro 2010 April 9, 2016 Excellent!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: croatia Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Good thing April 5, 2016 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous

Rating: 5/5 Excelent Product March 22, 2016 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Buffalo, NY Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 480gb 3g SSD Drive... WOW March 17, 2016 Added a SSD drive to my aging Mac. Even though the Mac only supports a 3g drive the speed difference made it run like a new Mac! It is great!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Austin TX Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Nice upgrade March 5, 2016 I decided to install the data doubler with a SSD drive into my macbook pro. This computer is a mid 2010 model, and the CD drive needed to be replaced, so made the decision to replace it with this upgrade rather than a new CD drive. I had some problems at first with the SSD drive ejecting all by itself. I did some research and found others had the same problem with several brands of SSD drives. One suggestion was to turn off the hard drive sleep in preferences. I have not had any problem lately after doing this. I can put the computer to sleep, and the SSD drive is still there and working. All in all this was a very good upgrade for me.

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Reviewer: Anonymous

Rating: 5/5 Adds performance and value February 7, 2016 The dual SSD setup in my MBP has greatly enhanced performance! Boot time is greatly reduced and battery life is much better than with the original single HHD. Set up was straight forward and tech support ensured I got exactly the right combination of parts for my machine.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Arvada, CO Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Amazing upgrade, and a great value January 27, 2016 My friend referred me to Mac sales, and the OWC brand. This was the first time I ever opened up a laptop. Not only was the website great at walking me through the hardware upgrades available for my model of MacBook Pro, but the videos "held my hand", as I installed the hard drive and data doubler myself. Doing the upgrade was a success, and I couldn't be happier with the SSD drive. My computer's speed is amazing, and it's like having a new laptop.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Amazing and easy! January 24, 2016 I am really really happy with this product. It has completely transformed my MacBook 2011 into a whole new machine. Unfortunately I had to wait 4 weeks for it to arrive (to Netherlands) but this was my mistake because I chose normal mail. So if you're in a rush, opt for tracked posting. Other than that, EXTREMELY easy to install, even to those not completely comfortable with operating with the insides of their Mac. I did also look up the iFixit instructions, and I would highly recommend avoiding that as they remove each compartment and parts within the Mac whereas the OWC instructions suggest the easiest and safest route.

Top notch product, highly recommended to anyone looking to spring new life in to their Mac. 11/10!

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