Looking for a UK seller of these Optical->HDD notebook adapters

[Rastalovich]

Like this:
http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2011/08/25/installing-an-ssd-into-a-macbook-pro/

or like this big range:

http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_27

Any kind of laptop. Never use the optical.

 

[Josh Weston]

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa-nstor-convert-25-sata-hdd-to-laptop-ide-odd-bay

 

[Rastalovich]

PATA to SATA >.<

However thanks to your linkage, I have a make a model to google for the SATA to SATA

 

[Rastalovich]

http://www.akasa.co.uk/update.php?t...res&type_sub=2.5 Enclosure&model=AK-OA2SSA-BK

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa-nstor-converts-25-sata-hdd-to-laptop-sata-odd

Disco.

 

[Josh Weston]

My bad =[
No amount of Googling seems to be able to come up with anything, and so I have been rendered useless.

Edit: Oh good! You found some; aweshum. I've thought about installing another hard drive in my MBP, I just haven't run out of space just yet

 

[Rastalovich]

Cool idea isn't it ! Install an SSD and keep the usual drive as storage.

 

[Josh Weston]

As soon as I work out how to install Mac OSX onto a SSD, I may just have to pick up a new SSD from Aria. After I sort the desktop out, of course
Which SSD are you going to be rolling with?

 

[Rastalovich]

I'm going to have an Intel 330 80g left over once I shift my existing osx install to a new HyperX 120g.

Gonna see if this is good for a HP Elitebook 8530w. (has a curved finish to the optical tray)

If it goes well and it's a good product, I got a mbp and some other laptops I can use these in.

 

[ruthless_villain]

TYVM for this thread, i was looking into doing something similiar

 

[Josh Weston]

How, may I ask, do you move OSX onto a new drive?

 

[Rastalovich]

You can clone it.

Whilst I was looking for these adapters I saw a bunch of guides and a video or two. Names like CarbonCopy and SuperDisk come to mind.

I usually take advantage of the situation and do a clean install.