
I replaced my 2011-era MacBook Pro's 500GB hard drive with the 500GB Samsung 850 Evo.

And they aren't nearly as costly per gigabyte as they once were. They are more energy efficient, more reliable and quieter than hard drives with magnetic, spinning disks. There's a reason that all modern MacBooks and the vast majority of all laptops sold today use SSDs.

Replaces: SSDSM76E0500 / MZ-76E500BW / 887276231631 .If you have an old MacBook Pro with one foot in the grave, the single best thing you can do to breathe new life into it is replace its traditional spinning hard drive with a solid-state drive. The latest model of the world’s best-selling SSD series, the 870 EVO inherits the legacy of Samsung’s pioneering SSD technology, boasting upgraded performance, reliability, and compatibility to suit the needs of anyone from contents creators, IT professionals, to everyday users. Works well with Icy Dock 2.5" to 3.5" converters for SSD's in larger machines like Most PC desktop computers, with adapters to fit the larger 3.5" size.Most PC laptops, other than models with M.2 or mSATA drives.All require an adapter A1312 A1419 etc require an SSD adapter:.Almost all 27" models * please do your own research.2011 and earlier A1311 etc require an SSD adapter:.


