Hi all, My Macbook Pro 17 specs as purchased when new in December 2010: Apple Model No: A1297 Model ID: MacBookPro 6,1 Apple MacBook Pro Mid-2010 Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory: 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Hard Drive: APPLE SSD TS256B Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N I would like to upgrade my mac and I would like to know what options are available for my model. I use my computer (for the basics) to browse, read, eBay, Youtube, email. I don't use it for graphic design, AutoCad, play games etc. I would like to add an additional Hard Drive to replace my Optical Drive and install a current version of Mac OS since I'm still running 10.6.8.

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Which SSD hard drive brand/model is best? The Samsung 860 Evo 1TB 2.5' Solid State Drive looks interesting: Q2. Which hard drive adapter is best? Any good/bad experiences or suggestions/recommendations?

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Some brackets I found while searching: a) OWC ($25.00): b) IFIXIT ($24.99): Unibody Laptop Dual Drive / New / Part Only C) Others: Q3. Will I be able to install the new hard drive and then choose which drive I want to boot up from? Original hard drive is running MAC OS X 10.6.8 Q4. Should I replace any fans or other components as preventative maintenance or are there any upgrades that I can do? *The only part that has been replaced is the battery because it failed at 199 cycle count which bulged and affected the performance of my trackpad. New battery today is at 10 cycle count. I'm happy to read if anyone has any links related to the subject that they can post.

I've searched but I'm confident that I probably missed many valuable posts/info. Q1) Samsung is a good brand. You should be fine with that. Q2) I am not sure what to suggest about removing the disk drive for the second drive caddy. The reason is, I just don't have any experience with tearing Macs down. I would ask this: do you need more storage?