I would like to upgrade my HDD and don't want to buy something that doesn't fit, function, or costs too much.
My specs are as follows:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris
Software OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)
13-inch (2560 x 1600)
121GB Flash Storage
Memory 2 2GB slots
I would like to upgrade to 1TB, optimistically. This definitely depends on price. I definitely need 500GB at a minimum and maybe 2 TB at maximum. I think 2TB is definite overkill, but if the price difference is right then I would choose the more reasonable option.
I don't know if I want a solid state or not, because I don't fully appreciate the difference. I am definitely trying to keep my billfold happy, while solving the problem of the constant "Warning: your startup disk is almost full" message. I will spend a few extra bucks for quality and reliability.
Please help me out. I can barely do anything with this restriction.
Who would be doing the work? You or Apple?
First, I would go to iFixit.com and see what upgrade options they may suggest, and better yet, see if the unit even uses standard OEM components. Most do, but there have been a few oddities here and there that don't. A hard drive will consume more power than the SSD so it's possible additional heating may be an unwanted side effect.
If interested, Hitachi is making a line of high speed, low power, high performance drives. See the thread linked below for details:
2.5 Inch Hard Drive - New Hitachi High Speed Experience and Questions
I got one of them and they're very high speed and low price for a mechanical HD.
The easiest thing to do would be get one of them, put it in a decent external enclosure and just connect it as Eustace Mendis suggested.
If you decide to do any types of upgrades, even if Apple is doing them, backup your system before doing anything else.
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