I want to replace my optical drive with a ssd drive. I have a late 2008 imac (model i8). Does anyone know exactly which optical bay/caddy/enclosure is needed for this task?
Will this one work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390605651415
many thanks!
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Will this one work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390605651415
No. But this one does http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/drive_bracket/datadoubler/ I have one in my 2009 iMac.
Just noticed that they don't list the 2008 iMac, you'll have to call or email and ask them.
Thanks for the advice. I contacted the eshop and they say it isn't compatible with my imac and they don't know of one that is...
However, the one on ebay is supposed to work with early 2008 models.
The question is if the part I need is PATA/IDE to SATA HDD (they say it works with SSD as well)
This is a job you only want to do once, for that I wouldn't trust ebay parts shipping from China, but you might be willing to take that risk. Look at this one https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/12-7-mm-PATA-Optical-Bay-SATA-Hard-Drive-Encl osure/IF107-079-1
Thanks Mike!
Since I don't live in the US I'll have to stick with ebay... but it looks like this is the same caddy.
The bigger question is if the SSD will be fast enough after being converted to PATA (if it works at all)..
Is there anyone out there who tried installing an SSD in an old mac with a SATA-PATA converter?
[Edit]
My original plan was to put the SSD instead of the optical drive.
But I'm told that this would be senseless because of the low speed of the PATA connection (It was a stupid plan, so I can see why you were confused...).
My new plan is to install the SSD instead of the HD, which is SATA, as you said. That makes more sense 🙂
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