Name: DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD Drive Bundle + 5 Piece Toolkit.
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCDDMBS6E1TB
Price: 180.75 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

COMPATIBILITY
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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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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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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Bogota Colombia Age: 25-34 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Awesome! January 22, 2016 I love it, is so fast!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Georgia Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Saved my aging laptop! January 15, 2016 Solid state drives are the future, with this upgrade my laptop is capable of running the latest operating system. With the data doubler adapter the old hard drive can be utilized as a time machine back-up within the laptop case.

A few things to keep in mind: -backup your hard drive before attempting the install -re format the solid state hard drive to run Mac operating system -set new hard drive as default

Most of these things can be accomplished under recovery mode, hold command and r when restarting the computer. Pretty simple stuff, any questions OTHER WORLD COMPUTING can assist.

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

Rating: 5/5 Amazing January 11, 2016 The drive is very quiet and was very easy to install. Couldn't be happier.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Portland, OR Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 This works SO good! January 11, 2016 After I installed the SSD in place of my optical drive as a boot drive, my 2009 MBP was finally useable again. It is SO fast starting up, switching users and opening applications. I seriously cannot believe it. The videos and instructions provided by OWC were very prescriptive and easy to follow. Took less than an hour. I did some research and found that the new SSD drive should connect to where your old HDD was and the old HDD should go inside the Data Doubler. I did not see that mentioned in the OWC instructions and maybe it doesn't matter but that is how I installed mine.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Israel Age: 18-24 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 This is by far the best product I bought from you guys December 19, 2015 I've been your customer for years, using your parts since 2012 and loving every purchase. I previously bought RAM extensions, a larger HDD, an external Hard Drive, but nothing has upgraded my computer as much as the SSD with Data Doubler that I bought and installed so easily thanks to you. My computer runs smoothly and so much faster, considering that it's a 2008 Macbook, and I can feel a significant difference in boot time, app launching, data access and in general. Everything's a lot more fluid, and I couldn't be more thankful. During the process of purchase I used your chat system to find out more about the product and its installation process and was given top-knotch support and assistance. I was so psyched about the results of this great product and your fine service, I recommended it to anyone I know who uses a Mac. You guys are awesome, keep up the good work!

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

Rating: 5/5 Great product and Tutorial! December 18, 2015 No dramas to install, and a marked improvement to my MBP!

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Reviewer: Anonymous

Rating: 5/5 Perfect SSD Disk! December 9, 2015 This SSD disk fitted perfectly in my 2008 MacBook! I was able to make a clean install of Mac OS X El Capitan in no time. My machine rocks now! Thank you for your perfect solutions!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Virginia Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great idea December 2, 2015 I rarely ever used the DVD drive, so replacing it with an SSD drive was a great idea. One thing to consider is that to achieve the highest speed this drive is capable of, it must be used in place of the original because the DVD connection is slower. I didn't know this until I read the booklet that came with the drive. No big deal, I put my old 1TB drive in place of the DVD, and put the SSD drive where the 1TB drive was. Incidentally, the instruction booklet is great, and the installation easy. I made the SSD drive my boot drive, then placed OSX and most programs there, and left all data files on the bigger/slower hard drive. Start up is so much faster now it doesn't even seem like the same machine. I wasn't expecting this amount of improvement. Pretty much all programs start faster and run better than before. I even created a 100GB partition on the SSD drive for Windows, and that starts up and runs way better than before as well. I estimate I can postpone the purchase of a newer machine for a couple more years now.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Destin, FL Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Worth the Effort and Expense November 24, 2015 I have a Mac-Mini (5.2) that was running slow. I had upgraded other Mac computers with OWC SSD's and they worked extremely well. This was no exception. At first the upgrade seemed a little daunting but I figured I would give it a shot. The videos and the instructions that came with the kit are excellent. However, one word of caution. When you get to the IR board connecter proceed with extreme caution! This connector is extremely fragile as I have found researching what happens when you pop it off totally and do you need it. I followed the instructions and despite lifting from the edge and the wires the entire connector popped off the board as if it was not really attached. I panicked and thought I destroyed something necessary. So far all I have been able to determine that it controls is an apple remote and the LED light on the front of the Mac Mini letting you know that it is on. None of these are factors for me but be cautioned to proceed slowly and deliberately if it doesn't budge, back off - take a breath and go again from the wires make sure you do not lift under the connector or off it pops. My trouble was well worth the reward. My Mini hums along nicely and I don't have that little LED glaring in the night!

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

Rating: 5/5 Form Follows Function November 17, 2015 This product is nicely engineered, it's light weight but sturdy & is so simply designed which is why I summarized it the way I did above.

The OWC Install Videos made installation a breeze.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Northern Virginia Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 5-6 months

Rating: 5/5 MacBook Pro Needed A Bump November 16, 2015 This SSD really exceeded my expectations! I was not expecting such a boot in boot and shutdown times. Instructions to remove the existing DVD and get the data doubler in was such an easy task. It is nice to have the security of keeping my older data. I added scratch dick space for the older drive for PhotoShop and others so they run really nice too. With the SSD and the scratch disk space my renders just scream. For example: a simple 45 min video/audio file composed in After Effects > Premiere > and then rendered using Encore took more than 3 ours and now with the SSD and scratch disk that time is about half. I have a cooling pad because those renders produce a lot of heat and now the heating pad is not even needed.

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

Rating: 5/5 it's OWC, of course it's good November 6, 2015 I installed the SSD in to my 2009 MBP and the speed increase is noticeable. I was a bit scared of the installation, but it was easier then expected.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Montreal, QC Age: Under 18 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Simply perfect November 3, 2015 Nothing no one else hasn't already said about this incredible product. It's ridiculously incredible for the price. 6/5 :)

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: São Bernardo do Campo - SP Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Just amazing!! October 29, 2015 Gave a new life and speed to my MacBook Pro!! I had a little issue when I installed it because I had to install the new OSX "El Capitan", which "woke up" a bug in my motherboard. It was not a problem with the OWC product, but at that time I was not sure. I wrote to people at OWC Customer Support and they told me about a "recall" that Apple had released this year, and this was probably the reason of my problems. At first I doubted a little, after all my Macbook Pro never had any problem. Then I contacted an Apple Service Center and they confirmed about that recall, and my notebook was eligible for that. After the recall my notebook is just great!! Thank you guys at OWC that advised me about that recall... Apple will do it for free just until the beginning of 2016... If you hadn't told me about that, and if I wouldn't upgrade to El Capitan, I would loose this recall and would have to pay for a new motherboard!!! Thank you!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

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

Rating: 5/5 Excellent update for aging MacBook Pro October 26, 2015 To get the most out of an older, aging MacBook Pro this is an ideal performance booster. Installation was very straightforward. To get the best performance, do a clean install of the latest OS onto the new SSD drive, then install your most used apps. This will eliminate any of the old cruft from your old system in addition to the speed of the SSD drive. Install your SuperDrive in the OWC enclosure for those rare times you still need a DVD/CD.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Los Angeles Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Great & Easy to install September 15, 2015 This was my first purchase from OWC and I have been a devoted customer ever since. The install was very easy due to the great videos from OWC which make the process fast and easy. After 2 years the SSD is working flawlessly and having the Data Doubler with a larger Fusion drive makes perfect sense. I have a 2009 Mac Book Pro and because of the SSD speed I have not felt the need to upgrade my Mac because it is fast and is very reliable.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: upstate new york Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 awesome September 14, 2015 installation is good, you dont need to be a technician.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 4/5 Everything for SSD drive August 14, 2015 The package with everything in this kit - data doubler, SSD drive, screws, screwdrivers, good instructions. This product itself has been working really well. Bootup time on 2011 MBP is under 12seconds right now.

However, couple of screws holding the optical bay drive (screws for hangar antenna) are torx screws and softer than butter!! They tiny little screwdrivers provided don't allow enough pressure to get the job done. So have additional tools available for your mental sanity.

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

Rating: 5/5 great product July 25, 2015 works as advertised. nice aluminum cage for the drive to fit into. easy to follow instructions. been using it now for over a year trouble free.

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Reviewer: Anonymous

Rating: 4/5 This product has great features July 23, 2015 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: Montreal Canada Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 4/5 Only one installation glitch July 23, 2015 The solid-state drive replacing my optical drive has given a new life to my five-year-old MacBook Pro. I am now able to update to the most recent Versions of OSX.

There was one glitch with the installation. I am not sure whether this was a defect in my particular Data Doubler or not. The wide ribbon cable that goes over the Data Doubler and plugs into the motherboard seems to have been contacting a spot weld on the circuit board of the data doubler. The result was a power cut if any pressure whatsoever and was put on the case. I localized the problem after some experimentation.

Solution : a dab of glue to cover the weld and, for good measure, a sliver of the plastic tab used to lift the battery from its seat. I put the ribbon cable over this again, plugged it into the board and then screwed the unibody shut. I have not opened it since. Problem solved.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Conway, NH Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Outstanding engineering and directions . . . July 22, 2015 Bought this unit to keep an older MacBook Pro alive. Decided that it would be best to remove the optical drive and install a 249GB OWC Electra 6G SSD with the Data Doubler kit.

I will readily admit that I'm not long on patience, so I ordered overnight shipping. And, the package arrived late this morning. Was going to wait for some solid, uninterrupted time, this afternoon, but I did not. And, that did not hinder the results.

By the way, being thoroughly prepared is important. I use a piece of cardboard with tape attached for configuring scew placement once they are removed. Also, I start at the top of the cardboard and move downward in tiers. Any method is to take pictures during logical points of progress.

This is not a super complicated task unless you do not possess the mechanical aptitude. If you do, couple with the right tools from OWC, you should not experience much, if any, difficulty.

The packaging was superior and the Data Doubler frame is beefy. If fact, you'll need to use extra long screws in two places . . . supplied in the package.

In essence . . . remove the back cover, disconnect the battery, disconnect three ribbon cables, disconnect another plug, jostle carefully the Airport unit and slide out the optical drive. Mount the SSD in the Data Doubler housing and it fits perfectly into place. Reverse engineer reassembly. Voila . . . as they say in France.

I had the operating system and applications on the Macintosh HD and on an external Firewire HD. Had made a copy of the Macintosh HD to the Firewire HD using SuperDuper. Then, I merely copied the external drive to the 240GB OWC drive after formatting. By the way, for SuperDuper to work properly, the drive must be GUID. Finally, started from the new primary drive, 240GB OWC.

No problems with the drive, but there was an indication that I had no Airport hardware installed. This took some troubleshooting, but it cannot be blamed on the OWC products.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Mexico City Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Not just great product, but outstanding service July 8, 2015 Bought the data doubler with Electra 3G SSD drive, and couldn't be happier. This was "phase 2" on my old Mid 2010 MacBook Pro upgrade. "Phase 1" was to add the 16GB memory option (which was great as well) Delivery took 36 hours, and I live in Mexico City. Wow, that was fast! Upon arrival it came in a neat package. Followed the instructional video, and in less than 20 minutes was on with the new SSD drive, and believe me I am not an expert. However... I found that screwed up on something... Because I ordered the drive with 240GB, and my HD had 250GB, I couldn't transfer the files using Disk Utility. Shot down the Mac, and when I turned on again the system couldn't see the new SSD drive anymore. Panic! Got in touch with Technical Assistance, and in seconds Matt L. got my question, and took me through to the whole process. Finished the new OSX installation, transferred the files, and my Mac is a new machine. It's an old mid 2010, but it runs much,much better than the 6 months old PC I have to use in the office. Thanks Matt for the help. You guys know what you are doing, and are very patient with non expert customers like me. Highly recommend this upgrade. Highly recommend OWC.

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 Perfect. Everything you need. June 30, 2015 They supply you with everything you need all the way down to longer screws! The tutorial videos are simply brilliant. This is what an old fashion customer service company is like.

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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