I followed Jeff's advice (replace the optical drive with a SSD, as I have exactly the same Mac) and decided to order the Samsung 830 (128Gb) SSD at Amazon. I then started to replace the drives, with ...

Now, at the end of 2013, Apple definitely had a point in asserting that the optical drive could be done without—especially when a USB optical drive can now be purchased for under $35—and an ...

YouTube/Matt Gonzalez After that, I simply unscrewed the bottom of my MacBook Pro, took the old hard drive out, put the SSD in, and screwed the lid back on (check out a good YouTube tutorial here).

It's a fact that no one uses optical drives anymore and so why not replace the one in your late-model MBP with something a bit more useful like an SSD. It doesn't really seem that hard as long you ...

That appears to be true even for the M1 MacBook Pro. If you need to replace the battery in one of these devices, expect to pay at least $249 if you don’t have Apple Care. Tyler Lacoma ...

Does anyone know the details about replacing a hard drive on a (under warranty until Nov) MacBook Pro? Should I wait for the warranty to expire since it is working fine, just want to put a bigger ...

According to Apple’s support document, if you own a previous-generation MacBook Air (sold from June 2012 through June 2013) with a 64GB or 128GB solid-state drive, you may have received a faulty ...

Apple today announced a new worldwide battery replacement program for some 13-inch MacBook Pro models that do not have a Touch Bar. Affected machines were manufactured between October 2016 and ...

Here’s how to replace a MacBook Air SSD. There are variations between models but the basics are the same. The good news is it takes minimal technical know-how, few tools and the actual ...

First, you will need an OWC Aura Pro Express SSD drive, your MacBook Air, an external USB 2.0 backup drive, and pentalobe and T5 torx drivers (included with the Aura Pro Express).

Apple says the following 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models are eligible for the free battery replacement: MacBook Pro (13­-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) MacBook Pro (13-­inch, 2017, Two ...