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2012 Macbook Pro – Is It Still Fast Enough for 2020?



This is a follow up to my 2012 Macbook Pro Upgrade video. Make sure you watch that before you watch this if you are planning on upgrading. Although I was able to get Catalina to run on Raid0 drives I do not recommend it for this system.

0:00 Intro
1:59 Catalina patcher tool
2:06 Catalina USB installer
2:37 Installing Catalina to drive
3:50 Creating RAID 0
4:28 Copying Catalina external to RAID0
4:48 Booting Catalina off RAID0
5:13 Enabling Trim on SSDs
6:00 Download issues
6:35 Disk Test speeds
6:45 Running Apps

Links:
Catalina Patcher Tool:
SuperDuper Cloner:
Scott Helman Cover:

If you are looking for a 2012 MacBook Pro check here:
If you are looking to upgrade your 2011/2012 Macbook Pro here are the parts I used:
Samsung 860 EVO 500gb SSD-
Optical Drive Caddy-
Corsair 16gb Ram-…