MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2012)

A1286 · MacBookPro9,1 · 2012–2013 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i7 quad-core 2.3–2.6 GHz (2.7 GHz BTO)
Ram: max: 16 GB DDR3L-1600 (2×8 GB; Apple claimed 8 GB) · base: 4 GB
Ports: MagSafe · USB 3.0 ×2 · FireWire 800 · Thunderbolt · SDXC card slot · Gigabit Ethernet · Audio in/out
Battery: 77.5 Wh sealed
Display: 15.4" 1440×900 (1680×1050 hi-res BTO)
Storage: base: 500 GB HDD · options: 750 GB HDD · 128 GB SSD · 256 GB SSD · 512 GB SSD
Weight: 2.56 kg
Os Support: latest: macOS 10.15 Catalina · shipped: OS X 10.7 Lion
Release Price: $1,799

Revisions

Standard modelA1286 · MacBookPro9,1last non-Retina 15-inch unibody, Mid 2012

Storage

500GB HDDbase 5400rpm drive, Mid 2012

750GB HDD5400rpm option, Mid 2012

128GB SSDBTO option, Mid 2012

256GB SSDBTO option, Mid 2012

512GB SSDBTO option, Mid 2012

RAM

16 GB DDR3L-1600 (2×8 GB) · Two SO-DIMM slots under the bottom panel. Apple's official max is 8 GB, 16 GB works flawlessly.

~$35

EASY

storage

2.5" SATA III SSD · The last 15" MacBook Pro with a standard 2.5" drive bay and SuperDrive.

~$40

EASY

storage

2nd 2.5" SATA drive via optical-bay caddy · Replace the SuperDrive with a data-doubler caddy for SSD + HDD.

~$15

MODERATE

battery

77.5 Wh replacement pack (A1382) · Screwed in with tri-wing screws, not glued.

MODERATE