SIGforum
MacBook Pro 2012 SSD installation and Battery replacement - well worth the time and $$$

This topic can be found at:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/320601935/m/6170024944

November 09, 2018, 04:10 PM
RHINOWSO
MacBook Pro 2012 SSD installation and Battery replacement - well worth the time and $$$
I did one of the family computers today, replaced an old spinning HD with a Solid State Drive and replaced a 6 year old battery that died inside of 30 minutes off the charger.

I put in a Crucial 1TB SSD ($150) and a new battery ($55), plus $10 for the data transfer cable.

It took about 6 hours to transfer the data to the SSD, then I tested that it would boot the MacBook Pro while still using the data transfer cable before diving into the battery and SSD hardware install portion.

That took an easy 30 minutes, which included 10 minutes cleaning out the centuries worth of dust and dog hair that made its way into the computer. Pretty amazing how much crap made it into a small laptop computer.

While not quite as fast as my MBP 2014 with OEM SSD, it's damn close and for $200, I'm sure this will get another 2+ years of life out of a computer that was becoming a real dog.

So if you are thinking of doing this to an older MBP, go for it!
November 09, 2018, 04:17 PM
LBAR15
Agree 100% gave me a brand new computer when I did the same to my 2012 MacBook Air.


---------------------------------------
Life Member NRA

“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve." - Lao Tzu
November 09, 2018, 04:41 PM
ergoproxy
You can also get rid of that dvd/cd drive if so equipped and put a hard drive caddy made to fill that space.
November 09, 2018, 05:53 PM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by ergoproxy:
You can also get rid of that dvd/cd drive if so equipped and put a hard drive caddy made to fill that space.
Yeah someone around here (not me) still wants the DVD/CD drive, but if it saves some weight I might be able to pitch it again - because the computer is still pretty hefty compared to my 2014 MBP and I don't think the DVD drive has been used in several years.
November 09, 2018, 06:30 PM
Woodman
I did it with my aluminum shell MacBook. Night and day. It went from a completely worthless laptop to a decent laptop with a worthless battery.
November 09, 2018, 07:40 PM
vthoky
SSD makes a heck of a difference, doesn't it?! Cool

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/1220021944




God bless America.
November 09, 2018, 07:42 PM
braillediver
What's a good source of parts for a battery replacement?


____________________________________________________

The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
November 09, 2018, 07:50 PM
RHINOWSO
I bought all the stuff on Amazon, for the battery the Husan branded replacement got great reviews (with a lot of reviews), so I just went with that.

It came with the screwdrivers to take off the bottom of the computer, which was nice even though I probably had small bits that would have fit.

Battery replacement was easy, simply take the back off, unplug it and take the two screws out, pull the old out and in with the new.

The battery only replacement is a 5-10 minute DITY swap, with half of that setting all the screws aside in order to make it easy putting them back in (multiple lengths, etc).
November 09, 2018, 10:08 PM
CoolRich59
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
What's a good source of parts for a battery replacement?

I've always had good experience with Other World Computing.


_____________________________________________________________________
“One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell