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#Remove ssd drive macbook pro 2012 retina install#

However, I will never again own a computing device that will work as hard, as reliably, for such a long time as my trusty mid 2012 15' MBP. This pos MacBook Pro from the antiquity (circa 2012) slowed down to a snails pace, so I thought Id do what I could to make it usable again-maxed out the RAM, installed a new battery, and tried to do a clean OS install onto a shiny new SSD from a bootable flash drive. The new M series processors are a harbinger that the time for such a change is approaching sooner than later. I am aware that eventually, I will have to break down and buy a new MBP. While the new MBPs are lighter and have longer battery life, they hold little performance edge over this machine in my day to day use of the machine as INTEL has done little to really advance processors in a meaningful way over the years since this machine was designed. This machine is fast, reliable and delight to use.

The logic board nor the display on this machine have ever faltered.

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I upgraded the machine to Big Sur using a popular patching program along with an upgrade to the latest Broadcom WiFi/BT card (thanks to an enterprising young man) and am running 11.2 currently with no issues outside the ones that are plaguing even the newest MBPs. Both fans have been replaced and most recently I replaced the right side speakers as the woofer section had started to rattle. I have replaced the keyboard only ONCE in that entire time. The 1TB HDD is still used as an in-machine Time Machine drive for Big Sur. I upgraded to 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD and moved to APFS once Catalina came along using the HDD as an in-machine daily clone backup drive (used SuperDuper until Big Sur negated the ability to easily create a bootable clone). I upgraded the SSD to a larger one and rolled the SSD and HDD into a FUSION drive using the tools apple made available to anyone comfortable with the command line, which I ran with zero issues for several years.

I swapped out the super drive (CD/DVD burner) for an SSD (initially a relatively small one to just hold the OS). These instructions apply to older, non-Retina MacBook Pros, but the MacBook Pro models from 2012-2015 have the ability to accept a new SSD. I upgraded the HDD several times (started life as a 256MB HDD).

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This machine has a full compliment of ports with NO dongles needed! I upgraded the ram over time to its max 16GB. This machine was the last of the totally user repairable notebooks Apple made. Without question, a fine example of solid engineering. My daughter gave me this machine as a christmas present in late 2012. You will be able to save a lot of money and future proof those machines far better than anything Apple currently offers.I am among those still using a mid 2012 non-retina 15' MBP. And Dell’s Precision line would also suit your needs too. Honestly, in your position, I would seriously consider workstation class laptops like Lenovo’s W class Thinkpads or even the T470p or T480p in terms of portability.

#Remove ssd drive macbook pro 2012 retina Pc#

I love the Apple ecosystem, but in all practicality, PC vendors and Microsoft have come quite a ways and in some instances, have bested Apple in their capabilities. There are good PC options out there as well if neither suit your preferences and needs. That would, of course, kill the portability factor and possibly break the bank. Now, another option is to get a good stand-alone display for the non-retina. For all other purposes the non-retina is better. There’s no comparison between the two displays in regard to color and detail due to the higher quality reproduction and pixel density. If you prioritize photo-editing, I would go with the retina MBP.