How much should it cost to replace a hard drive on a MacBook Pro.

How much should it cost to replace a hard drive on a MacBook Pro?  I think the drive that failed was 500gb.

This is an international community.  Prices vary from country, state, city, etc. 
You should call the repair shop of your choice and ask for an estimate.  Make sure the estimate includes taxes, labor costs, etc.

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  • How much will it cost to replace my hard drive?

    My wife dropped my Macbook Pro from countertop hight and the screen cracked so I sent it into iresQ and got the screen replaced for cheep and my computer was lagging bad still. I asked apple what the problem was and they told me that a lens on my hard drive was probably cracked and I should replace my hard drive soon before real problems start to emerge. I did all this over the phone and forgot to ask about cost, this is why I'm posting here.

    I asked apple what the problem was and they told me that a lens on my hard drive was probably cracked and I should replace my hard drive soon before real problems start to emerge.
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    Regards.

  • How much would it cost to replace the hard drive on a classic?

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  • How much would it cost to replace the hard drive

    I have a 21.5 iMac that need a hard drive replacement (ITB).  does anyone know about how much Apple charges for it?

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  • How much would it cost to replace a hard drive on a 2011 macbook pro? My old one is full!

    I have a 2011 Macbook Pro with the 8gb hard drive. My drive is 99% full. I am a photographer and the pictures I have take up 90% of my drive. I have Carbonite so they are all backed up. I can get an external hard drive and dump the pictures there but I would rather keep them on the computer. I can upgrade my OS and increase my memory at the same time.  I can do it myself but my concern is I also have a large iMovie library and I'm not sure what will happen with that if I use Carbonite to restore the new hard drive. Carbonite cannot answer that question.  Will my local Apple Store even do this for me?
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    No, not  your memory. "Memory" refers to RAM. What you need is "storage space." Storage space is on the hard drive. Were I you I might think about buying a larger HDD to install in your computer. Remove the one you now have and put it into an external enclosure. That is your backup for now as well as what you will use to boot the computer so you can setup the new internal drive.
    How to replace or upgrade a drive in a laptop
    Step One:Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
    Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
    Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive.  Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure.  You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
    Step Three: Boot from the external drive.  Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears.  Select the icon for the external drive then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
      1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
      2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the
          mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of
          the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive
          is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  Otherwise, click on the
          Partition tab in the DU main window.
      3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from
          the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended
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          GUID  then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and
          wait until the process has completed.
      4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the
          drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main
          window.
      5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the
          Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to
          return to the Erase window.
      6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several
          hours depending upon the drive size.
    Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
      1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
      2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
      4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
      5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the
          Destination entry field.
      6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the
          Source entry field.
      7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
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  • How much does it cost for a new hard drive in a macbook

    my hard drive is making a buzzing sound that comes and goes. Is this the drive, and if it is what is the cost to fix??

    It cou be sign of your HDD failing. for less than $100 you can replace with a new one. all depends on the gb size. be sure to copy your drive first with carbon copier first or back up with time machine and do a clean install of OSX with the dvd then transfer your time machine data to the new HDD. look at OWC for more info...

  • I just replaced the hard drive on my macbook pro, reformatted new hard drive and copied over a backup from time machine now I have a kernel panic message (you must restart) - what do I do now?

    i just replaced the hard drive on my macbook pro, reformatted new hard drive, installed a back up from time machine and now have kernel panic ( you must restart your computer) what do I need to do?

    If you're able to boot, launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
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    Be sure your Mac is shut down.
    Press the power button.
    Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
    Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
    During startup, you’ll see a progress bar, and then the login screen, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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  • How can I move my project from external hard drive to my macbook pro?

    How can I move my project from external hard drive to my macbook pro? every time I try to do some editing, the sequence is very slow, thanks in advance

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  • Does replacing the hard drive in a MacBook Pro early 2011 void AppleCare?

    Does replacing the hard drive in a MacBook Pro early 2011, as described in the manual, void AppleCare?

    here's one of the provisions....
    Warrantors cannot require that only branded parts be used with the product in order to retain the warranty.[2] This is commonly referred to as the "tie-in sales" provisions,[3] and is frequently mentioned in the context of third-party computer parts, such as memory and hard drives.

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  • How much does it cost to change out hard drives

    I bought a hard drive to replace my current hard drive in my MacBook Pro laptop. I need to know how much Apple will charge me to change it out. I already have all my important stuff backed up on my external hard drive

    You can easily replace the drive yourself - see the videos at http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/. All you need is a simple toolkit such as this.
    I don't eve know that an Apple Store would exchange the drive for you - they're using in the business of selling the drives themselves. You may find a local general computer shop in your area that will replace the drive if your not comfortable doing it as a DIY project.
    Good luck,
    Clinton

  • How much does Apple charge to replace a hard drive?

    I have a Macbook I bought in the Summer of 2008 (not sure the model, etc.) I know it was the smallest memory (a.k.a. cheapest model) if that helps at all.  I got a screen with a flashing folder/question mark this morning and everything I've read points to a hard drive failure.  I did all the troubleshooting that Apple has on the website and nothing worked.  I'm going to take it to the Apple store within the next week, but I was wondering how much Apple would charge to replace the drive.  For the record... I'm NOT tech savvy at all, and I am not going to replace it myself... I know it's cheaper, etc. but it's not worth it to me.
    Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

    The brand of hard drive isn't that important to me. They're pretty much all the same. As to size, whatever you think you might need. Look at the ones at Newegg.com. A large hard drive doesn't cost that much more than a small one.
    Since your old hard drive died you'll need to start fresh after you've installed the new drive.
    Drive Preparation
    1.  Start up from the installer disk (hold down the C key or hold down the Option key after you hear the chime) When you get to the Install screen select Disk Utility under Utilities on the top menu.
    2. After Disk Utility loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list.Click on the Erase tab and set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) and click Erase
    3. After it has erased click on the Partition tab in the Disk Utility main window.
    4. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    5. Quit Disk Utility and install the Mac OS

  • How do I replace the hard drive in my Macbook Pro

    Okay...
    I need more space on my computer, so I want to replace the hard drive. I have no OSX install disk, but my computer is running Lion from the app store download. Can I just back up my data onto my new hard drive, and literally just swap them out? Also, how should I back up my drive? should I use a hard drive enclosure with my future drive, and just use time machine or something? Would time machine back up everything? Would the drive become bootable? Please help!

    The best way to do this is buy your new drive.  Get the largest you can buy, and don't buy anything from Western Digital, just a recommendation.  The Samsung 1TB is pretty sweet.  Put that drive in a external encloser (they're inexpensive).  Using CarbonCopyCloner, clone your internal drive to your external one.  This is the cleanest way to do it.
    Then, boot to the cloned drive, just to make sure it works.  It's just a test.  Shut down.  Replace drive (you can find the instructions for your MacBook Pro, by searching the support section of this website, the manual is there).
    Start up with new drive.  Make sure everything is fine.  Use old drive in external enclosure as either a data drive or scratch drive for Photoshop or whatever you do.
    I would set up Time Machine going forward with your new drive.  You need a drive at least as large, and probably 50% larger than your internal drive. 

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