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Reddit mentions of eSynic Hard Drive Caddy Tray 2.5" 2nd HDD SDD Kit 9.5mm SATA HDD SSD Adapter Optical Bay Drive Slot for MacBook Pro Unibody 13 15 17 SuperDrive DVD Drive Replacement Only
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We found 6 Reddit mentions of eSynic Hard Drive Caddy Tray 2.5" 2nd HDD SDD Kit 9.5mm SATA HDD SSD Adapter Optical Bay Drive Slot for MacBook Pro Unibody 13 15 17 SuperDrive DVD Drive Replacement Only. Here are the top ones.
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- This 2nd HDD(Hard Disk Drive) Adapter Enables you to add a Second Notebook Hard Disk Drive to your Modular/Optical Bay to Increase your Storage, Providing Up to 500GB of Additional Internal Hard Drive Space.
- Compatible with: 2.5"/ 9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD, Hard Drive NOT Included.
- Fits Unibody Models (Late 2008/ Early 2009/ Mid 2009/ Late 2009/ Early 2010/ Mid 2010), Compatible with Mac Book Pro Early 2011, It doesn't Fit for PowerBook G4, Mac Mini and iMac.
- It doesn't Fit Non-unibody Models( Check out Our Other Items! 2nd Hard Drive Caddy for Apple PATA Ver), It doesn't Fit PowerBook G4 ,Mac Mini and iMac.
- Built-in Mounting Kit, Fully Integrated into Laptop, No Cables/PSU/Software Driver Needed. Fast & Reliable Connection in Laptop, Just as the Primary HDD.
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Specs:
| Height | 0.8 Inches |
| Length | 7.4 Inches |
| Width | 6.4 Inches |
Max out your RAM to 16GB and if you are handy you can replace your superdrive with a second drive and run all of your sessions from there:
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Optical-MacBook-SuperDrive-Replacement/dp/B01I15ZVKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503856125&sr=8-1&keywords=macbook+second+hard+drive+bay
I'd say if you have the funds go for an SSD for your main boot drive, it'll really breathe new life into your Mac!
Absolutely. Its easy to do it, and ifixit actually has a tutorial on it along with many other ones . Essentially you’ll need an ssd caddy like this one:
ESYNiC 2.5inch 9.5mm 2nd Hard... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01I15ZVKY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share (worked flawlessly on my 2011)
Unplug and remove the DVD drive (connected by a sata cable in couple of places iirc)
Then swap the DVD drive with that caddy, and inside the caddy you’ll install your secondary ssd. Ssd will plug and play to the same sata cable as the optical drive.
Edit: to clarify, everything will work as it did before however now you’ll see an additional storage drive. No additional steps are required.
Dude. You have an awesome computer. Lemme help you out. Hold please.
ESYNIC Hard Drive Caddy Tray 2.5" 2nd HDD SDD Kit 9.5mm SATA HDD SSD Adapter Optical Bay Drive Slot for MacBook Pro Unibody 13 15 17 SuperDrive DVD Drive Replacement Only https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I15ZVKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tmZJBbN8HT9YN
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s 2.5"/7mm Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0A https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SBZ8YH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JnZJBbC2V2VQ5
16GB Memory Kit (2x8GB) for Apple Macbook and Macbook Pro Mid-2012 PC3-12800 1600MHz Ram A1278 A1286 MD101LL/A MD102LL/A MD103LL/A MD104LL/A MD102LL/A https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L3QE8G2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_coZJBbSXK3DXV
Would this work?
ESYNiC 2.5inch 9.5mm 2nd Hard Drive Caddy Tray for Apple Unibody MacBook MacBook Pro 13 15 17 SuperDrive DVD Drive Enhance Your Data Storage Replacement Only … https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01I15ZVKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_93DdBbJX0MHPW
You can replace the internal super drive with a 2.5” drive caddy.
Have you tested his current hard drive to make sure it’s not dying? I wouldn’t recommend leaving it in alongside the ssd if it is.
EDIT
Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I15ZVKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_h37zCbM56E5WW
That is if your iMac even has a dvd drive to begin with. It’s late and I’m spacing pretty hard on if the 2013 iMacs has dvd drives
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Optical-MacBook-SuperDrive-Replacement/dp/B01I15ZVKY/ref=sr_1_6
has good reviews.
And yes upgrade the ram to about 8 GB.