MCE OptiBay for Unibody Kit Review

Others/Miscelleneous by stefan @ 2012-10-01

MCE OptiBay is an adapter that allows us to replace the SuperDrive with an extra storage drive like a HDD up to 1TB or a high performance SSD. The necessary tools are supplied inside the box and if the installation steps are followed correctly, users shouldn't encounter any difficulties when performing the transplant.

 

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A Closer Look Contd.

For an additional cost, we can opt-in to get the SuperDrive USB 2.0 enclosure, which, in our opinion is a must-have accessories, which completes the kit; the chassis of the enclosure is only made from plastic and mimics the appearance of the aluminum Macbook Pro. The enclosure was designed to hold only slot loading optical drives :

 

 

 

On the back of the unit we will find two holes, along with an USB port and a +5V DC-IN hole:

 

 

 

The bottom side comes with 4 rubber feet, for stabilization:

 

 

 

The enclosure can be opened really easy, by sliding the top cover to the back:

 

 

 

All the SATA to USB interface is held onto a small PCB:

 

 

 

 

 

The kit does come with two screwdrivers, one of them having a 4-in-1 design:

 

 

 

 

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