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Memory card specifications double data rate small outline dual inline memory module ddr3 format 30mm 1. What are my options for upgrading to an ssd for my mid2009 macbook pro. In theory, just about any hard drive or ssd that meets the minimum. The macbook pro sometimes unofficially abbreviated as mbp is a line of macintosh portable computers introduced in january 2006, by apple inc. Heck, i even used one in a late 2008 white macbook and even wsata i, the sucker still flew. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 and early 2009 ssd. After swapping the two drives, my laptop became very slow. Shinestar 2nd hdd ssd hard drive caddy tray replacement for macbook pro 1517 inch a1278 a1286 a1297 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 internal laptop cddvdrom optical. The latest 17inch macbook pro is by all measures a minor hardware upgrade over its predecessor, offering only slightly faster processor options and a bump in harddrive capacity.
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