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Im looking at these 2 ssd, but wasnt sure which is compatible. Testing conducted by apple in june 2019 using preproduction 1. Testing conducted by apple in april 2019 using preproduction 2. The macbook air inch, late 2010 was introduced in october 2010, alongside the smaller macbook air 11 inch, late 2010, and represented a significant strategic and technological shift in apples longterm notebook strategy, away from optical and hard disks and toward internetbased services and flashbased storage. New listing mint apple macbook pro 1 tb ssd, 16 gb ram fully loaded. As shown in these ifixit guides macbook pro inch 2009 2010. Get the best deal for 2010 apple macbook pro laptops from the largest online selection at. Macbook pro inch, 240gb ssd, 8gb ram, catalina, 2010. Macbookair3,2, and how to install the original apple ssd into the envoy enclosure. Im looking for one compatible with trim because as far as i know thats the best way to go in order to keep the performance of the ssd after some time. My macbook pro mid 2010 model is on its last leg in terms of its hard drive. Your mac provides several tools to help you identify it. Compatible for apple ddr3 33mhz pc310600 for earlylate 2011 1517 inch macbook pro, mid 2010 midlate 2011 21. Improvements included faster processors, improved graphics chipsets, and larger hard disks for the low and midrange models.
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It is the higherend model of the macbook family, sitting above the consumerfocused macbook air, and is available in inch and 16 inch screen sizes. Crucial memory and ssd upgrades 100% compatibility guaranteed for apple macbook inch, mid 2010 free eu delivery. Macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2010 hard drive replacement to replace your current drive. The macbook pro sometimes unofficially abbreviated as mbp is a line of macintosh portable computers introduced in january 2006, by apple inc. Macbook pro unibody mid 2010 ssd dual drive installation. Ssd compatible with mid 2010 macbook pro apple community. Can someone help me by listing some good compatiable ssds and ram sticks. A 17inch version was sold from april 2006 to june 2012. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. For example, the inch mid2010 macbook pro models which support 3.
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