rynotheking14

Hi,

Im new to the forum and would like to know of a location in Calgary and the price it will cost to have a technician upgrade my hard drive from 200 GB to 500 GB. I AM supplying the drive.

Thanks for your help!!!

Rukus

Hi,
You can try My Mac Dealer or Westworld. I don't have the Calgary locations contact info handy but you can look them up easily enough.

rynotheking14

what would the expected cost be like? would it be lower because i am supplying the equipment???

fyrefly

Probably a bit lower cost - still bench rates are $80+/half hour.

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rynotheking14

ouch!!!

pm-r

If you have any mechanical savvy at all, you can easily do it yourself.

Even Apple among other support sites provide directions and/or videos for doing so.

It's usually not that difficult, and you'll learn about your Mac and save a bunch of $$$ to boot on something else.

A Google search could help for the info you need.

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Mckitrick

Very easy install!!

great videos here:
MacBook Pro Hard Drive Installation Video at OtherWorldComputing.com

HowEver

Um, no.

The "early 2008 MacBook Pro 15 inch" is the pre-unibody MacBook Pro, likely a Penryn MacBook Pro. I have the February 26 2008 released upgraded 2.5Ghz 6MB L2 cache 250GB HDD, matte screen, silver keys, silver bezel, etc. There was also a 2.4Ghz version with 3MB L2 cache and other specs. Replacing RAM takes less than a minute.

Replacing the hard drive on this model is about $80 for an hour of authorized Apple repair tech's service time. It is not a self-install.

Want to do this yourself? Don't. Still want to? YouTube - How to replace a hard drive in a 15" MacBook Pro

The unibody MacBook Pros were released around October 14, 2008.

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ldphoto

If you have any experience working with electronics, you can do it yourself. There is a guide here:

Installing MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260 Hard Drive Replacement

I do this type of thing all the time, so it's not a big deal for me, but it's certainly rather involved for the average user.

You local Mac Users Group most likely has one or two people that are used to doing this wort of thing and would most likely do it for free of minimal charge.

rynotheking14

Thanks for all your help!!! I may reconsider doing it myself thanks to the great tutorials from you guys.