I personally like the Samsung EVO drives, but any 2.5” SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) drive will work.
Here’s the IFIXIT guide you’ll need to follow: [guide|3401]. IFIXIT does offer a kit with the needed drive and tools if you don’t have the tools.
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=== Update (07/27/2018) ===
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Here's the full details of your system: [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.2-17-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" 2.2 GHz i7 (Early 2011)]
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What is confusing is Apple didn't go back and retest the system with the newer memory modules that came out just about 9 months later so thats why it lists 8 GB as the limit. My own 17" system has 16 GB without any problems!
I personally like the Samsung EVO drives but any 2.5” SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) drive will work. Here’s the IFIXIT guide you’ll need to follow: [guide|3401]. IFIXIT does offer a kit with the needed drive and tools if you don’t have the tools.
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I personally like the Samsung EVO drives, but any 2.5” SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) drive will work.
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Here’s the IFIXIT guide you’ll need to follow: [guide|3401]. IFIXIT does offer a kit with the needed drive and tools if you don’t have the tools.
I personally like the Samsung EVO drives but any 2.5” SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) drive will work. Here’s the IFIXIT guide you’ll need to follow: [guide|3401]. IFIXIT does offer a kit with the needed drive and tools if you don’t have the tools.