Best performance upgrades for MacBook Pro 2012 500gb
I run Ableton Live software and need the portability of a laptop.
What are the best upgrades I can do for this MacBook Pro? I already upgraded RAM to 16 GB and now I'm wondering if a SSD upgrade is a good ideal with a 1TB Crucial mx300 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s SSD
Should I also replace the optical drive with a Seagate 2 TB Barracuda SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5" HD?
I also use a 1TB external dive to store my iTunes and samples. I'm looking to maximize system performance what is the best route?
Is it best to do both or just 1 or is it better to get a caddy and move the stock SSD to that and take out the optical drive?
Thank you
Collin
P.S. I'm just looking to maximize performance. So SSD upgrade and I was thinking Of getting a case for the OEM SSD and use it as an extra external.
Good ideal?
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I would hold off upgrading your optical drive. First review the warning notes here: OWC Data Doubler. It makes no difference who't unit you get the problem is within your systems logic board.
- de Dan
After upgrading the SSD and the ram - which version of OSX should I run (currently on Mavericks)
- de Adam Vincent Clay
SSD in the main drive bay, 2TB spinning HDD in an OWC data doubler, 16GB of RAM.... and i replaced the crappy apple heatsink compound with arctic silver..
my mid-2012 MBP screams with Mojave....
- de John O'Brien
Adam - how did it work out?
- de Patrick DonEgan
I have a similar Macbook Pro 13'' mid 2012 purchased in 2015. It has 2.5Ghz Dual Core Intel i5 can I upgrade the RAM and HDD to SSD with the following below?
SSD
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB M.2 SATA SSD/Solid State Drive
RAM
LN4806916GB (2x8GB) Corsair MAC Memory DDR3L SO-DIMM PC3-12800 (1600), 204 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-30, 1.35V/1.5V
- de Laja Fowokan