The symptoms of a worn cable can mimic a failing hard drive. Given 3-5 years of the vibration for normal use and transport, the cable can chafe and cause problems. The cable suffers a convoluted routing over some sharp metal edges on the chassis. That is about the only weak spot in an otherwise near-bulletproof Mac notebook. NOTE: When replacing a hard drive in this model, ALWAYS replace the hard drive cable at the same time. The little external enclosure that comes with the kit makes cloning the old drive to the SSD very easy and was reasonably fast-the external is USB 3. As I've always received good service before and after the sale from OWC, I went with what I knew. Then my son, a computer engineer for a major component manufacturer, and his team needed support for a Samsung SSD and had a miserable experience with Samsung support. I considered Samsung but started seeing reports here that their reputation as the gold medal device was slipping. OWC DIY KIT: Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure +.
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