

- #MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE INSTALL#
- #MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE UPGRADE#
- #MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE WINDOWS 10#
- #MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE BLUETOOTH#
Measuring 12.78 x 8.94 x 0.95 inches it's still a relatively compact machine, and though the 4.5lb weight makes it heavier than other 13-inch notebooks the upside is the sturdy unibody aluminum build quality. Physically, then, little has changed from the last generation 13-inch MacBook Pro, and that's generally a good thing. Apple reckons the non-swap 63.5Wh battery is good for up to 10hrs runtime with wireless turned on.
#MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE BLUETOOTH#
My SSD is split for a win7 and I use the old HDD for linux mint in VB.Standard wireless options include WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, while there's also an integrated webcam, a backlit keyboard and the usual multitouch trackpad. I think bootcamp on a 2010 MBP will only let you use Win7 and not Window 10.
#MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE INSTALL#
Carefully consider if you want to install another OS (linux or windows) using bootcamp since this is the time to do it. I did my upgrades some time ago so hard to remember how I managed this. AFter that you could do a restore from the external.
#MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE UPGRADE#
You might want to do the upgrade to El Cap before installing the SSD, then do a full backup to an external disk then install the SSD.

I'm not sure how well Snow Leopard handles third party SSDs. has lots of guides specific to each machine that are helpful. Swapping out the DVD drive was a little bit trickier than the SSD drive but still not that difficult. I removed the DVD drive and replaced it with the old HDD to give me bigger but slower storage space.

You will need the right size of "torx" heads for the screws but you can get a set for a few bucks at a hardware store. It sounds like you know your way around a computer so installing the SSD shouldn't be an issue (it only took a few minutes). I know it's impossible to say when something unfixable could break for good, but I'm just looking for suggestions. I forgot how much I enjoyed the Apple workflow, so I'd like to keep using this machine as long as I can without putting too much additional money into it. I only ask because it seems like this is in pretty good condition and runs fairly quickly for a 7+ year old machine.
#MID 2010 MACBOOK PRO 13 SSD UPGRADE WINDOWS 10#
I've recently taken up programming (specifically right now, The Odin Project's front and back end web development course) and have set up a VM to run Ubuntu on my Windows 10 desktop. I have a 13" mid-2010 MacBook Pro with the Intel Core 2 duo processor, 8 MB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive, still running OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

