OWC DIY Kit (Data Doubler + SSD) and SuperSlim USB 2.0 External Enclosure Review

Stefan Mileschin · 18th October 2012, 07:25

The OWC DIY Kit is compatible with the latest Mid-2012 non-Retina Macbook Pros and helps us install an additional disk drive by replacing the Apple SuperDrive. The kit also incorporates a high-performance SSD from the same manufacturer (SandForce powered) and for $39.99 extra we can also have the Super Slim USB 2.0 Enclosure for the removed SuperDrive.

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000347/

jmke · 18th October 2012, 09:17

bit of a markup for the Mac Superslim drive swap, as most SSD are now sub $1 per GB, still a nice kit, much more useful than a DVD drive.

Excellent installation pictures and benchmarks.

Can you use this drive as boot drive for Mac OS X? (while in the new superslim enclosure) ? or do you need to swap the internal HDD?
the Sata speed is 3Gbps on the DVD port?

Stefan Mileschin · 18th October 2012, 09:18

Of course you can use the drive as bootable for OS X. This is the best use for it basically in my opinion. My benchmarks done in OS X show SATA 6Gbps speeds for the SuperDrive bay interface.

jmke · 18th October 2012, 12:25

that's pretty awesome, most OEM systems have no 6Gbps for their DVD drives

Stefan Mileschin · 18th October 2012, 13:40

From what I have read, 6Gbps works well since the 2011 Late versions of Macbook Pro on the SuperDrive interface. This is why Mac Pro Unibody is still awesome compared to Retina or Air regarding possible internal storage space

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jmke · 23rd October 2012, 15:53

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ifty-minidrive

:-)

64Gb extra storage for cheap!

18th October 2012, 07:25	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	OWC DIY Kit (Data Doubler + SSD) and SuperSlim USB 2.0 External Enclosure Review The OWC DIY Kit is compatible with the latest Mid-2012 non-Retina Macbook Pros and helps us install an additional disk drive by replacing the Apple SuperDrive. The kit also incorporates a high-performance SSD from the same manufacturer (SandForce powered) and for $39.99 extra we can also have the Super Slim USB 2.0 Enclosure for the removed SuperDrive. http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000347/

18th October 2012, 09:17	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	bit of a markup for the Mac Superslim drive swap, as most SSD are now sub $1 per GB, still a nice kit, much more useful than a DVD drive. Excellent installation pictures and benchmarks. Can you use this drive as boot drive for Mac OS X? (while in the new superslim enclosure) ? or do you need to swap the internal HDD? the Sata speed is 3Gbps on the DVD port? __________________

18th October 2012, 12:25	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	that's pretty awesome, most OEM systems have no 6Gbps for their DVD drives __________________

23rd October 2012, 15:53	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ifty-minidrive :-) 64Gb extra storage for cheap! __________________

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Of course you can use the drive as bootable for OS X. This is the best use for it basically in my opinion. My benchmarks done in OS X show SATA 6Gbps speeds for the SuperDrive bay interface.

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	From what I have read, 6Gbps works well since the 2011 Late versions of Macbook Pro on the SuperDrive interface. This is why Mac Pro Unibody is still awesome compared to Retina or Air regarding possible internal storage space .