




TheNatural2020for:iMac 17" 4,1 (Early 2006) iMac 17" 4,2 (Mid 2006) iMac 17" 5,1 (Late 2006) iMac 17" 5,2 (Late 2006)iMac 20" 4,1 (Early 2006) iMac 20" 5,1 (Late 2006) iMac 20" 7,1 (Mid 2007) iMac 20" 8,1 (Early 2008)iMac 24" 6,1 (Late 2006) iMac 24" 7,1 (Mid 2007) iMac 24" 8,1 (Early 2008)Mac Mini 1,1 (Early 2006) Mac Mini 1,1 (Late 2006) Mac Mini 2,1 (Mid 2007)[email protected] Review: Great build, Great product, Great fit. - I ordered this item as I wanted to breath life into my 2008 Macbook Pro, Stage one was to fit a 250GB SSD, Stage two was to replace my DVD with a 1TB HDD for storage. Stage 3 is to install 8GB Ram. This is the stage two review. I received my adapter two days early, (nod to a very fast delivery) so I quickly fitted it using a Youtube video to install it. well its don't have any instructions so I will assume that its for it professionals. the screwdriver and little plastic device which I don't know the name of works a treat and are made of good quality materials, I only wish that the screw bits was magnetic as that would be a great advantage when removing and replacing the screws.. As for the product, well it fitted in fine and worked first time. The DVD was fitted into the drive is working a treat, Im afraid that the youtube video did not have this part on the movie but its easy to fit. I will download the driver for recording DVDs later today but as a player it worked right out of the box. So far so good, I can highly recommend this product to other Apple users. Youtube link I used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCLENHnvfmk Review: Necessary item if you want to replace your Super Drive - Excellent product. - Great if you are wanting to remove super drive from your mac and replace with another drive. I have just used it to replace mine with a 500gb SSD, and this makes it such an easy process. The bonus of this coming with a conversion kit that makes the superdrive an external drive is inspired. Please note, if you are wanting to do this, you do have to change some stuff on the mac itself, but that is easy to do, using instructions that are available on the web. I don't feel for me this means I have lost anything, as I wasn't using the super drive anyway and now I still can if I need to. I found this a good value product and the replacement process was pain free and simple. I would recommend, if you are worried about doing this, as this does not come with a single instruction, you look on the internet and you tube for guidance on how to do this. Also a top tip, as this involves you having to take out a load of tiny teenie weenie screws, a magnetic screwdriver is a good idea, and a small cup or even an egg cup to hold said screws, as they are that tiny, they are easy to loose. I didn't need to use the tools that came with it, as already had the necessary ones, but these have been added to my toolkit as I can see they can come in useful.
| ASIN | B00FHMU09C |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (5,150) |
| Date First Available | 4 Nov. 2013 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item Weight | 260 g |
| Manufacturer | TheNatural2020 |
| Manufacturer reference | cu127ide2 |
| Max number of supported devices | 1 |
| Package Dimensions | 18.4 x 18.2 x 3.4 cm; 259.99 g |
| UPC | 752423341993 |
F**T
Great build, Great product, Great fit.
I ordered this item as I wanted to breath life into my 2008 Macbook Pro, Stage one was to fit a 250GB SSD, Stage two was to replace my DVD with a 1TB HDD for storage. Stage 3 is to install 8GB Ram. This is the stage two review. I received my adapter two days early, (nod to a very fast delivery) so I quickly fitted it using a Youtube video to install it. well its don't have any instructions so I will assume that its for it professionals. the screwdriver and little plastic device which I don't know the name of works a treat and are made of good quality materials, I only wish that the screw bits was magnetic as that would be a great advantage when removing and replacing the screws.. As for the product, well it fitted in fine and worked first time. The DVD was fitted into the drive is working a treat, Im afraid that the youtube video did not have this part on the movie but its easy to fit. I will download the driver for recording DVDs later today but as a player it worked right out of the box. So far so good, I can highly recommend this product to other Apple users. Youtube link I used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCLENHnvfmk
C**S
Necessary item if you want to replace your Super Drive - Excellent product.
Great if you are wanting to remove super drive from your mac and replace with another drive. I have just used it to replace mine with a 500gb SSD, and this makes it such an easy process. The bonus of this coming with a conversion kit that makes the superdrive an external drive is inspired. Please note, if you are wanting to do this, you do have to change some stuff on the mac itself, but that is easy to do, using instructions that are available on the web. I don't feel for me this means I have lost anything, as I wasn't using the super drive anyway and now I still can if I need to. I found this a good value product and the replacement process was pain free and simple. I would recommend, if you are worried about doing this, as this does not come with a single instruction, you look on the internet and you tube for guidance on how to do this. Also a top tip, as this involves you having to take out a load of tiny teenie weenie screws, a magnetic screwdriver is a good idea, and a small cup or even an egg cup to hold said screws, as they are that tiny, they are easy to loose. I didn't need to use the tools that came with it, as already had the necessary ones, but these have been added to my toolkit as I can see they can come in useful.
P**2
Good products but external Superdrive needs this software patch to work
These are good products. The SSD adapter caddie worked perfectly for me. Note: you should screw in the side screws to hold the SSD in place otherwise one of them sticks out to prevent you getting the caddie into place properly. The DVD external case is well made. It is plastic but looks like the aluminium on the iMac. I don't intend to use the Superdrive much but I think is worth keeping working just in case! To get your Superdrive to be recognised by OSX (which was expecting it to be internal) you have to do this for OSX El Capitan - the instructions I found at: https://hardwrk.com/en/Tips-Tricks/ You do the following, which is straightforward: 1. Start your system with Command + R keys down after the chime 2. Open Terminal from the top menu utilities 3. Type csrutil disable 4. Restart your Mac 5. Open Terminal 6. Type: name=/System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/DVDPlayback; sudo perl -i.saved -pe "s,\000Internal\000,\000External\000,sg" "$name”; 7. Start your system with Command + R keys down after the chime. 8. Open Terminal 9. Type: csrutil enable 10. Restart your Mac
R**Y
Great caddy for adding a second hard disk (allows for creating a fusion drive)
This product teamed up with an SSD and memory upgrade saved my 2009 iMac! (It now has a home made fusion drive and is very speedy) But back to the product. It does what it says it would, the reason I didn't give it a full 5 stars is when fitting the original plastic surround onto this to fit it into the iMac a small plastic bit didn't line up with this caddy, not a big deal as I just filed it down so it did fit. Other than that I didn't find any issues with it, in fact I am going to recommend this to a friend who has an older mac as well. If you are looking to fit a second hard disk to an iMac (I think they do ones for mac books as well?) and you have the experience to take your mac apart then this caddy fits in where the CD/DVD drive was. I thought I would put this info into the review as well as I found it tricky to find when I was looking for it: Mac's have small heat sensors on their components and I read if you were replacing the main hard disk to needed to purchase a cable with a sensor or use software to turn the fan down as if you didn't the fans would run full the whole time. But if you are install a disk drive in the caddy then I carefully removed the sensor from the DVD drive and stuck it onto the new hard drive in the caddy so the fans run normally. (this into may not be of use but thought I would include it just in case it helps someone..) I would recommend this caddy for adding a second hard disk, perfect for making a fusion drive.
A**A
Great kit for the price
Great kit for the price. The caddy works fine and is well enough made, and DVD drive case is the only bit I'm not 100% happy with (it works well, but when the disk is ejected it catches on the plastic case at the front and gets sucked back in - I can hold the plastic out of the way with my finger to let it out though). The screwdrivers that come in the kit are surprisingly good! Some of the screws are VERY easy to ruin with a bad screwdriver, so this is very helpful. I used it to upgrade my 2011 macbook pro to dual SSD (I got the apple SSD, and added a crucial mx100 256GB). Helpful hint: there's an issue with some MacBooks, where they can't take a 6gb/s SATA3 drive in the optical bay (mine is one of these). I checked in System Profiler, and the Apple SSD is a 3GB/S drive. If that's the case, take the built-in drive out and put it in the caddy, and replace it with the fast new drive.
W**O
Muy buen producto, se ve mejor de lo que sale en al foto y viene con mas herramientas de lo necesario (trae un phillips, uno con torx/philips intercambiable y la espátula de nylon) ya que solo hace falta uno de los phillips y la espátula. La caja del superdrive NO ES DE ALUMINO, es plástico pintado para que haga juego con los MacBook Pro, pero la base si es de metal (chapa). El cable USB blanco va fijo a la caja, no es un conector que se pueda quitar. Funciona como toca, y me ha permitido colocar el disco original que vino con mi Mac que fue retirado cuando le instalé el SSD, ahora tengo 256(SSD) + 250(HDD) y voy sobrado de espacio, la lectora de DVD que la usaba una vez al mes (como mucho) esta guardada y se saca cuando hace falta. Mucho mejor que mi primera opción de comprar una carcasa para el disco y usarlo como externo. TENER MUCHO CUIDADO CON LAS INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACIÓN. Yo seguí las que estaban en la descripción del producto (iFixit) y además de decirte que desconectes una infinidad de cosas innecesarias, lograron que me cargue el conector del subwoofer/altavoz derecho ya que sus fotos/instrucciones no son del todo correctas, felizmente me di cuenta y no seguí, ya que sus instrucciones decían que continúe rompiendo cosas. Lo que toca es seguir las instrucciones de Other World Computing (OWC Macsales) y ver como se instala en data-doubles, muy fácil y más simple, y sobre todo con un vídeo. Para mi suerte puede hacer soldar el conector en el taller de electrónica de donde trabajo, de lo contrario me hubiera tocado llevarlo a una tienda o al Apple Store y si que no hubiera salido barato.
N**7
Ho acquistato il prodotto in oggetto per sostituire il SuperDrive di un iMac Late 2009 con un drive SSD. Per quanto riguarda l'enclosure per il disco, posso dire che si adatta perfettamente allo spazio lasciato libero dal SuperDrive. Il case esterno per il SuprDrive invece ha dato inizialmente problemi perché, non solo non veniva riconosciuto dal MacBook Air, ma anzi lo spegneva forzatamente, forse a causa di qualche contatto. Ho contattato il venditore, il quale mi ha rassicurato sul fatto che mi avrebbe sostituito il prodotto e, non solo l'ha fatto prontamente e gratuitamente, ma, con mia grande sorpresa, non mi ha nemmeno richiesto di rispedire il pezzo difettato, accelerando quindi di molto la procedura di reso. Il prodotto sostitutivo funziona perfettamente, anche se su alcune porte USB potrebbe non venire riconosciuto dal Mac, perché non sufficientemente alimentate. In caso non venga riconosciuto nel giro di un minuto consiglio di provare con un'altra porta USB e comunque di tenere l'alimentatore collegato, poiché alcuni modelli di Mac potrebbero non riconoscere il dispositivo a causa della troppa energia, quando alimentati a batteria. In conclusione, non posso che lasciare 5 stelle, spero di comprare ancora da loro, CONSIGLIATISSIMI! :)
C**N
J'avais acheté cet adaptateur pour remplacer l'emplacement de mon lecteur CD/DVD sur pour macbook 15" mid 2012, après 2 mois d'utilisation je ne retrouve pas de problème. Le produit est conforme à la description avec une bonne finition, il s'installe facilement, tout les outils nécessaires à l'installation sont fournis. De plus cette offre vous permet de recycler votre lecteur CD/DVD dans un boitier externe, et donc de ne pas perdre la fonction de lecture CD/DVD. Au final pour un prix tout à fait correct (≈ 30 euros), vous pouvez upgrade votre capacité mémoire de votre mac et garder la fonctionnalité de lecture CD/DVD ! Je recommande !
M**S
Kit ist tadellos! Einige Ratschläge und eine Klarstellung ;-)) : Mein iMac EMC 2133. Die Anleitung bei fixit, Schritt 10 - Doch lieber die Kabel markieren, es ist nicht sicher, ob sie frei vertauschbar sind. Alles ist einfacher, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint. Die Diskusion ob die SSD HD (HD = einfach die Festplatte) in Kit, oder anstatt der "alte" HD einzubauen, verstehe ich nicht. Die alte interne HD kann nie und nimmer auf den Platz von CD/DVD Drive passen.
S**0
Habe ein MacBook Pro middle 2012 und hatte Speicherplatzprobleme und am Anfang auch nur eine HHD mit 750GB, diese habe ich bereits vor längerer Zeit ausgewchselt und gegen eine Samsung SSD mit 500GB getauscht. Da diese aber sehr schnell voll war musste ich was ändern und da bot sich dieser Adapter perfekt an. Es gibt auch noch ein Konkurrenzprodukt von "hardwrk" das um einiges teurer ist. Ob es besser ist kann ich nicht beurteilen da ich nur dieses Bauteil hatte. Die Montage klappt allerdings Problemlos, man sollte allerdings keine zwei linken Hände haben und sich vorher zum Beispiel bei Youtube ein Video ansehen. Da gibt es viele, die meisten leider auf englisch aber das kriegt man denke ich auch so hin. Der Schraubendreher hat eigentlich eine gute Qualität und liegt gut in der Hand, allerdings sind die Bits leider nicht magnetisch, somit empfehle ich zusätzlich noch eine Pinzette oder ähnliches um die Schrauben einfacher in die kleinen Schlitze einzuführen und zum lösen des Akkusteckers bzw. des Bauteils oberhalb des Laufwerkes ein Plastiktool wie zum Beispiel beim wechsel vom Handyakkus beiliegt, damit tut man sich finde ich etwas leichter als mit dem Plastiktool das hier dabei liegt. Geht aber ebenfalls. Wenn man mit System zerlegt gibt es auch keine Probleme bei der anschließenden Montage. Es handelt sich nicht um sehr viele Schrauben im Inneren. Einbauzeit waren bei mir zirka 20 Minuten Das interne DVD Laufwerk anschließend noch in die Hülle gesteckt (falls bestellt) und fertig ist das MacBook mit extra Speicher. Einziger Nachteil den ich feststellen konnte - die neuen Bauteile incl. Festplatte sind schwerer als das DVD-Laufwerk. Allerdings nicht extrem und noch im Rahmen. Bei mir wurde das DVD - Laufwerk erkannt sobald ich eine DVD eingelegt habe, im Internet habe ich was gelesen das man über das "Terminal" einen Befehl ausführen muss das das MacBook das Laufwerk als externes Laufwerk erkennt, dieses Problem hatte ich zum Glück nicht aber auch hier gibt es genügend Anleitungen. Ich würde es jederzeit wieder machen, allerdings würde ich den Austausch machen wenn man wirklich Zeit hat sodass man keinen Stress bekommt oder hektisch wird. Ich habe anschließend aus meiner SSD und der 1TB HDD noch ein Fusion Drive Laufwerk konfiguriert. Jetzt hab ich somit eine 1,5TB Festplatte und die Performance legte deutlich zu. Kann ich nur jeden empfehlen. Dazu würde ich allerdings dringst empfehlen vorher ein Backup anzulegen um alle Datein und Einstellungen zu sichern. Wenn ich euch helfen konnte würde ich mich über ein "gefällt mir" freuen.
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