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Apple MacBook Pro 2011 (Late) Core i7 2.4 GHz 15-inch (MacBookPro8,2)

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Samsung 870 Evo 4TB 2.5" 7mm SATA III Internal SSD

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Crucial MX500 2TB 2.5" 7mm SATA III Internal SSD (with 7mm to 9.5mm spacer)

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Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" 7mm SATA III Internal SSD (with 7mm to 9.5mm spacer)

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Crucial MX500 500GB 2.5" 7mm SATA III Internal SSD (with 7mm to 9.5mm spacer)

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Ramcity 16GB (2x 8GB) CL9 DDR3L-1333 PC3L-10600 1.35V / 1.5V DR x8 204-pin SODIMM RAM Kit for Mac (or PC)

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Crucial 8GB (2x 4GB) CL9 DDR3L-1333 PC3L-10600 1.35V / 1.5V DR x8 204-pin SODIMM RAM Kit for Mac (or PC)

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Crucial MX500 250GB 2.5" 7mm SATA III Internal SSD

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Ramcity 8GB (1x 8GB) CL9 DDR3L-1333 PC3L-10600 1.35V / 1.5V DR x8 204-pin SODIMM RAM Module for Mac (or PC)

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Samsung 4GB (1x 4GB) DDR3-1333 PC3-10600 1.5V DR x8 204-pin SODIMM RAM Module

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Crucial 4GB (1x 4GB) CL9 DDR3L-1333 PC3L-10600 1.35V / 1.5V DR x8 204-pin SODIMM RAM Module for Mac (or PC)

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OWC Express USB 3.0 Enclosure for 2.5" SATA Notebook HDDs & SSDs

AKY Black USB 3.0 External Drive Case for 2.5 inch SSD or Hard Drive

Ramcity USB3.0/2.0 USB-A to SATA 2.5-inch cloning Cable

OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit

System Specifications

Maximum Memory:

8GB (Original Apple Specs)
16GB (using OSX 10.7.5 or later, confirmed by 100's of our customers)

Expansion:

2 Sockets

Standard Memory:

4 GB (Removable)

CPU/Chipset:

Intel Core i7 2.4 GHz Intel HM67

Bus Architecture:

Flash - SDXC; SSD - SATA 2.5-inch 9.5mm

Mfr's System P/N's:

MD318B/A; MD318C/A; MD318D/A; MD318F/A; MD318FN/A; MD318H/A; MD318J/A; MD318K/A; MD318LL/A; MD318N/A; MD318S/A; MD322B/A; MD322C/A; MD322D/A; MD322F/A; MD322FN/A; MD322H/A; MD322J/A; MD322K/A; MD322LL/A; MD322N/A; MD322S/A; MD322SM/A; MD322T/A; Z0NM

Upgrade Path:

Virtually any configuration up to 16GB can be reached using 2GB, 4GB and 8GB modules.

Comments:

MacBookPro8,2 15-inch Late-2011 A1286 EMC 2563

INSTALLATION GUIDES

- RAM upgrade guide
- HDD/SSD upgrade guide
- Dual HDD/SSD install guide
- Battery replacement

RAM Upgrade

Although Apple only officially supports 8GB total installed RAM, this MacBook Pro can actually be upgraded to a maximum of 16GB (8GB + 8GB) of RAM, which we have confirmed with many 100's of our customers. Choose your ram modules on the left. All the tools you'll need are in the Essential Electronics Toolkit and an Medium Anti-static mat is also recommended. Then follow this guide to install the RAM.

HDD->HDD / SSD

By default, this model is configured with a 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive connected to 6.0Gb/s SATA port. To upgrade the existing 2.5-inch HDD to a larger capacity HDD or high performance SSD, purchase the same tools as for the RAM upgrade above, and follow this guide. Plus you’ll need a larger 2.5-inch HDD or 2.5-inch SSD.

To clone your existing OS/app setup first, purchase a cloning cable or 2.5-inch HDD/SDD enclosure to connect your new SSD to your mac, then use the Super Duper app to perform the clone, then switch the drives. You can keep your old 2.5-inch HDD in the enclosure for external storage.

HDD + HDD/SSD

Adding a second drive requires replacement of the existing DVD-drive using this Dual Drive Kit, which also contains all of the required tools and driver bits. Follow this guide to do the installation. And of course, you’ll need a larger 2.5-inch HDD or 2.5-inch SSD.

BATTERY

A Battery replacement is available for this system (see the bottom of the product page for installation video).