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Reddit mentions of SANOXY USB2.0 Slim DVD/CD RW Burner External Enclosure Caddy Case with SATA Connector for Laptop Notebook Burner, White
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of SANOXY USB2.0 Slim DVD/CD RW Burner External Enclosure Caddy Case with SATA Connector for Laptop Notebook Burner, White. Here are the top ones.
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- Sanoxy USB 2.0 Slim External DVD ROM CD-RW Combo Drive Writer
- Powered by USB
- Support Windows and Mac OS
- This drive can read CD-RW and DVD it only can burn CD-RW not DVD-RW
- USB Optical Drive with the durable plastic casing
Features:
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 1.8 inches |
| Length | 7.5 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.55 Pounds |
| Width | 6.5 inches |
I did a similar swap a few months ago, I had no problems, and bought the following products:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058AH2US
and optionally, this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IRY3ME
The second link simply provides you a way to still use your CD drive, in case of emergency. I haven't used it yet, but for 8 bucks, I figured why not?
I put my SSD in the original boot slot, and put my HDD into the caddy, but idk if this will matter. SMART status is verified on both.
You should install a fresh copy of OS X onto the SSD, if you have Lion, this can be done through via the "Recovery Partition," or through a USB drive.
You will probably need a phillips #00, and #000, and a Torx (can't remember what size, I think a 5 or 6) for the mounts on the hard drive. Ask me any other questions you have.
Immediately install TRIM enabler once you're all set up.
http://www.groths.org/?tag=trim-enabler
I'm actually getting ready to do this myself in a week or so. I have a Crucial M4 128gb. I picked up an optibay-type cage for the old HDD so I can keep it in the system, and an external enclosure for the superdrive when i've taken it out.
My gameplan is to pull the HDD, set it aside, and do a fresh install of Lion onto the SSD from a SD card (I'll push the Lion DMG onto the card before I get into the guts of the machine), then physically reinstall the HDD to the old optical bay. I'll copy what programs & settings I need from that drive, then delete everything I don't want to save that's still on it (i.e., leave my documents & music alone) and then fix the permissions by hand.