Unless you’re a computer engineer, then be my guest. IMPORTANT: You can NOT upgrade the RAM for any MacBook Pro made after the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro as Apple soldered in the RAM. Before You Upgrade Your Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Non-Retina Display) – PLEASE READ PLEASE NOTE: Although the 2011 MacBook Pro can have many similar upgrades, this guide is only verified and tested for the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro! I’ll come up with a guide for the 2011 MacBook Pro HERE once it’s done. But if you want to get the Amazon Prime shipping and prefer to do all the upgrades yourself, then check out this 13″ MacBook Pro with 4GB and 500 GB of HDD (aka slower) storage for $360.00 Refurbished Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Already comes with 16 GB RAM and only needs SSD Storage and Blu Ray Upgrade). Everything I listed here is 100% compatible with the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (for all i3, i5, and i7 processor models).ĭon’t Have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro? Buy a quality refurbished mid-2012 MacBook Pro ($550) from Back Market (on sale NOW for $499!) There are plenty of ways to go about upgrading your MacBook so I separated them based on price! You can always mix and match these upgrades. Here’s a cheatsheet on what to buy to upgrade your Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Non-Retina Display). Yes and in this ultimate guide we’ll show you how to upgrade a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Non-Retina Display)! The College Lighthouse is supported by readers like you! If you buy through our links, we get an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. You can learn how to upgrade the RAM in your non-retina MacBook Pro here (opens in new tab)and how to install an SSD here (opens in new tab).Back To School How to Upgrade Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Non-Retina Display) and Turbo-Charge Your Old MacBook!

However, it must be noted that you will have to live with the non-retina screen and the weak Intel HD 4000 Graphics. My current 2012 MacBook Pro has a 500GB Kingston SSD, the old 500GB HDD and 16GB of RAM, for a grand total of just 80,000 rupees. What's even more interesting is that by ordering a HDD caddy from Amazon India, you can replace the DVD drive of the MacBook Pro, and insert the old 500GB HDD (or even another SSD in raid configuration!) in it's place. So for just 11,000 rupees, you can spec your 2012 MacBook Pro with a 256GB SSD and 16GB(!) of RAM. Let's do the math here, a 256GB SSD costs around 5,000 rupees on e-commerce websites and 8GB of Mac compatible RAM is available for around 3,000 bucks.

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