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Over 1TB of Internal Storage for your Macbook or PowerbookSeptember 29th, 2009 Today we released a completely upgraded line of DualDrives that can more than double your internal Mac laptop storage capacity. The DualDrive adds a second internal hard drive to your Mac laptop by replacing your optical drive (your cd or dvd drive) With the DualDrive, it’s possible to get up to 1.5 Terabytes of storage in some Mac laptop models. The video below is a demo showing the simple installation for the DualDrive. This text will be replaced
Product OptionsDualDrive – Add a Second Hard Drive to your Mac Laptop
DualDrive for Macbook Unibody – Add a Second Hard Drive to Your Mac Laptop
Maximum Amount of Storage By Model
44 Responses to “Over 1TB of Internal Storage for your Macbook or Powerbook”Leave a Reply
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September 29th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
will they workon on my mac laptop G3 Pismo with upgraded G4 processor?
September 29th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Technically yes. You’d have to mount the drive in the drive sled of your current drive, and you’d also need to get a piece of software called a hi-capacity ATA driver that will allow your Pismo to see drives greater than 120GB. That software is $29.95 I believe.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Will the 1TB storage work on my POWERBOOK? (SPECS BELOW)
Model Name: PowerBook G4 17″
Model Identifier: PowerBook5,5
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.1)
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.4f1
Serial Number (system): W84191YMQRV
September 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Yes, this will work in your system.
September 30th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Would the DualDrive work as a TimeMachine backup drive?
September 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Yes, it will work as a TimeMachine backup drive.
September 30th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Are there external enclosures for a macbook pro 15″ unibody optical drive? or something else good to do with them?
September 30th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Is the internal connection to the macbook via USB?
October 1st, 2009 at 5:37 am
[...] DualDrive [...]
October 1st, 2009 at 8:13 am
Yes, there are some available. We should have some in stock next week.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:22 am
No, the DualDrive will be on the same bus as your optical drive, not USB. So if your optical drive is on an ATA bus, the DualDrive will run on the ATA bus.
October 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Will the 750 fit without removing my cd or dvd drive on my non unibody Macbook Pro??
October 5th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
On a 17″ Macbook Pro non unibody, the 750GB drive will work as a replacement to your standard internal hard drive.
October 7th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Is there a technical reason why the max capacity is the 750GB drive vs. the 1TB drive?
October 8th, 2009 at 8:31 am
The reason is due to the drive height. Currently the only 750GB drive to market is slightly taller than the standard Apple laptop drives. I’m sure that in the near future new drives will be released which will allow for maximum capacity increases.
October 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
But Bradley, The 750GB and the 1TB are both 12.5mm high…
October 8th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Sorry, I thought you were asking something else. While there is a 1TB drive technically on the market, it is not available in any type of quantity which makes us unable to offer it as an internal solution for the DualDrive currently. As soon as we get them we’ll offer them in the DualDrive.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
1) so just to clarify the responce viz tge 1TB DRIVE: the 0GB bay can accept any 9.5mm mechanism, correct?
2) If so, is there any thermal impact on a 2nd dasd? – as compared to the optical drive (in write mode).
3) does your bay also accept SSD? (which are in the 1.8″ not 2.5″ formfactor)? …
If so, then would it be possible to fit two of the SSD inside the bay, in a RAID (stripped or mirrored) configuration?
Thanx.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
1.) Yes it can accept any 9.5mm drive
2.) No, it will most likely even be cooler using the DualDrive.
3.) 2.5″ solid state drives will work. It is untested with 1.8″ drives, but if it has the standard SATA interface, it should work.
4.) There would most likely not be enough space inside the enclosure for two drives.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Hi,
How is the battery life of a setup if the optical drive is replaced with an SSD as boot/application drive and the original hard drive used for data (photos, music, movies)
Also, do you include/sell enclosures for the superdrive once it is removed?
October 27th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
If you set the DualDrive as the boot device, you might have slightly decreased battery life as it will constantly be seeking from the device. On the other hand however it won’t constantly be seeking from the standard internal drive, so it will even itself out. We’ll be selling the enclosures shortly.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Does that mean that if I put the boot SSD on the original HDD bay and put the standard HDD in the DualDrive as a place to keep data (iTunes Library, Photos and movies) will the battery life remain the same as with a SuperDrive in the bay?
October 28th, 2009 at 10:25 am
The battery life would remain about the same relative to how much you use the hard drive. If you are watching videos and playing music all day, then it would be the equivalent power usage of playing a cd in your drive.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Hi Bradley,
Will the hdd that’s mounted in the dualdrive, also work as the system drive? with hybernate?
thanks!
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
The drive will also work as a system drive. The DualDrive is still undergoing testing for compatibility with Hibernating and energy saver feature compatibility.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Once the second drive is installed, can the two drives be used in a RAID configuration?
My machine is a MacBook Pro 2.33 (2.2)
Thanks.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 am
No, the drives can not be used in a RAID configuration.
December 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Bradley,
You say the drives cannot be used in RAID config. Why?
Are you sure it cannot do RAID?
December 8th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
The drives have been tested further and can be made as part of a RAID array or function as a single volume.
January 30th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Kindly assist me on the dualdrive non driver install. Specs on the required HDD.
January 30th, 2010 at 10:56 am
International purchase. Where?
January 30th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
There is no Malaysia in your international list. Kindly advise
February 1st, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Do to the high amounts of fraudulent orders that originate in Malaysia, we no longer ship to that country.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
You would need a 2.5″ SATA hard drive for the bare unit install.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:07 pm
You can purchase items from our website, and we ship internationally.
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:08 pm
does this mean all current macbook pros and the macbook can take a 12.5mm HD as an internal drive? does it fit without any changes/adjustments on the body?
February 4th, 2010 at 9:15 am
The 12.5 only works in the DualDrive, not in the main hard drive cavity.
March 25th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
What are the harddrive manufacturer options for the unibody replacement? I see both a WD and Seagate in the examples.
March 26th, 2010 at 8:24 am
The MFR doesn’t matter as long as it is a 2.5″ drive 12mm in height or less.
May 1st, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Does this connect via SATA? I’m planning on running an SSD, would I be better off installing it into the regular hard drive space or in the optical bay?
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:30 am
The Unibody DualDrive has a SATA interface. The regular DualDrive has an PATA interface. An SSD will work the same in either the DualDrive or the main hard drive spot.
October 21st, 2011 at 11:38 am
is heat disbursement from the DualDrive factored in? my concern is heat levels coming from the DVD drive that weren’t intended by Apple, therefore something (theoretically) could get more heat from an internal drive then it would from the DVD. Has that been considered?
October 21st, 2011 at 12:52 pm
There have been no heat disbursement issues with the DualDrive. If the drive is constantly seeking there will be more heat, but not a significant difference from a normal optical drive.
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