5 things you should do to a 15" mid-2015 Macbook Pro
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- Upgrades and other things you can do to the upgradable 15 inch Macbook Pro from 2015, such as SSD upgrade, battery replacement, and so on.
Bootable installer for macOS:
support.apple....
Windows 10 ISO:
www.microsoft....
DOS command to launch Bootcamp Control Panel:
C:\Windows\System32
unas.exe /trustlevel:0x20000 AppleControlPanel.exe
M.2 NVME adapter: a.co/d/aeFOpoS
Thanks for the guide!
0:00 Introduction & Macbook Specs
0:52 Number One: Remove failed anti-glare coating from the screen
1:58 Three things we can use to remove the coating
2:23 Method 1: Baby Wipes (Recommended)
4:27 Method 2: Listerine mouth wash
5:41 Method 3: Toilet bowl cleaner
7:26 Results
8:58 Number Two: Cleaning the internals
10:59 Number Three: Replace the thermal compound on the CPU and GPU heat sink
15:13 Number Four: Replace the batteries (description only. iFixit has a good step by step guide)
18:13 Number Five: Upgrade/replace the SSD
23:38 Firmware password issue
29:33 Additional things you can do: Install Windows via the Boot Camp Assistant
35:43 Create a shared drive partition for files accessible to both Mac and Windows
44:13 Upgrade/Update MacOS
44:38 Quick review of what was done
its a great machine, still using it.. luckily my Ram is 16Gb, and I upgrade the SSD to 2Tb, change the battery and repaste the thermal paste and I love it till now... as for the staingate, I used 90% isopropyl alcohol.. works like magic.. oh, almost forgot, for the SSD adaptor, don't use the one in the video, it tend to failed and break your SSD. Find the one in full size and your SSD sits properly on the adaptor
I agree on the SSD adapter.. fortunately the first one I got for the 2015 MBA I bought like 6 years ago was the long one and I hung onto it..I just bought the 2015 MBP and used it on that..
Thanks for the tutorial on setting up a separate partition to share files between Mac & Win Bootcamp! This makes at so easy to share files regardless of what desktop I'm using. I normally use my iMac but I just picked up a 2015 MacBook Pro & will be using Bootcamp on that one as well. Thanks again for all the excellent info!
I just bought a 15" M3 Macbook Air to replace my 2015 Macbook Pro, and tba, I have a bit of regrets. On my 2015 I changed the thermal paste, the battery and upgraded the SSD. I used opencore legacy patcher to install SequoiaOS and it works smoothly. Yes on the benchmarks its way faster, but for everyday computing, I feel like I should have saved my money, because it's only marginally faster at the typical things people do. The speakers are better, but you don't buy laptops for their speakers. It has a better webcam, but that's not really a primary purchase reason either. What I notice oddly is that many times my OLDER macbook was using LESS ram and LESS CPU to run Sequoia, which makes no sense. It seems like the 10 year macbook pro machine was structured to really optimize resources more (or maybe that's sequoia). The SSD on my M3 is way slower on benchmark tests than the $100 SSD I installed on my 2015 Macbook lol Old machines are still fine.
Lovely Job Ronnbot I got rid of the glare and abiout the Boot Camp Assistant you just rock! Thank you so much.
Great video, thanks a lot from Germany
Love the video. I would you to explain a bit more as to why you do things, especially replacing the hard drive and things like that👍
This was super helpful!
gracias eres todo un profecional amigo hoy compre un macbook del 2015 es mi primera ves compro una maquina de estas no se nada ni como fnciona
Oh, its really good bro! Good job!
Thanks a lot bro...God bless you!
Thanks alot with the EX-fat tricks for both Mac os and Bootcamp. I was doing the complicated restart and even thinking of Dropbox for this.
Btw, noticing that Fan with metal is back to the Intel MBP 16 " 2019. Apple downgraded their MBP internal ventilation with lower-graded material.
have tried to upgrade the SSD through adapter but still some issues with it so changed it back to the origin
Hi, great video. I have no experience, i use to change and update some of my macbooks. I have this model, i changed the battery but now the fan speed is at maximum and the mac is really slow.
Do you have any idea of how i can fixed it?
Thanks in advance
have you upgraded the memory? that can help speed it up but it might also just be overheating somewhere
Hey could you put a link here on the ssd and if you can the battery you recommend buying etc pls
What's up bro,
Is there a reason why you didn't choose APFS instead of Mac OS Extend Journaled?
Whyy the fan always running??
Hi
Which MacOs you think is best for mbp mid 2015, 2.5, 16gb. Catalina, Big Sur or Monterey?
Thanks for the video
Thanks in advance.
Mojave
I use Big Sur as Monterry looses support for 1080i but ok for NVME SSD's
@@dhunsyamdajisorry what do you mean Monterey loses 1080?
Hello great video anyone can tell me what kind of adapter nvme need?
Something like a.co/d/aeFOpoS
so I have to put my I cloud password after I change the password ?
and how should I put my system in to the name?
What is Your Recommendation MacOS for MBP 2015?
Big sur or Ventura?
I use Big Sur as Monterry looses support for 1080i but ok for NVME SSD's
This that from just wear and tear? Or not cleaning it?
Wear and tear
What battery did you buy and where? I am stuck between two on amazon. Mid 2015 Macbook pro 15 inch 512gb
Thanks for the video! One question for you. Would you do thermal mod to use the back cover as a heat sink?
I've considered it but decided not to because didn't want to create a hot spot on the bottom panel that could damage the object the laptop is sitting on or burn someone's lap, and the heat dissipation will not be effective enough because of the lack of air circulation beneath the laptop.
Good job!
Can you tell, please, what kind of password did you use when were installing mac os? (When a lock appeared)
like he said in the video, you have to either know the password if you put it there, or you have to take it to apple, prove you own the macbook, and they will do it for you
what was the estimate total cost for all the upgrades ?
A
round $160 ($80 SSD + $60 battery + $20 NVME adapter, thermal paste and other small stuff).
Will Bigsur on mbp 2015 will slow it down??
I didn't notice slow downs but I've been on Monterey for some time.
Seems to work fine on my 2015. I upgraded the SSD to a 2Tb WD drive. Cleaned inside, and may go back to do the thermal paste at some point.
I managed to install ventura on MacBook Pro 2014. The opencorepatcher comes with help and it works great.
@@ronnbot what is your macOS recommendation for MBP 2015?
@@stephenvalente3296 which WD SSD did you get? Are you happy with it?
Is RAM upgradable in this Model?
Unfortunately no
“Touch a piece of metal to ground yourself” that doesn’t work, you need to touch real ground, the laptop isn’t grounded.
it will, if this is fairly big piece (eg like metal shelf in garage)
Your a G.
can this be done with a 13 inch?
13" MBP from 2015 and older? Absolutely!
Before anything , thank you you for making the time and creating this.
You definitely know what you are doing and talking about.
That being said ,,,,
Dude, you killed me. every single step was a torture .
they way you are sharing you knowledge is extremely time consuming and boring despite the useful information (sorry about that).
I came here seeking information and help and now i am leaving with abloste Meh.
good luck in your next videos.
NO SOUND!!!!!!!
1. Dont do that, just get special liquid/gel and clean display with few moves. 2. Please read and watch how this is done by someone who is building PCs on regular basis. 3. Dont do that. If this brash will stack in some tiny SMD component, it will damage it easily. Better to not use brushes at all. 3. Changing Apple's ssd for the WD Blue drive is insane downgrade as MBP supports speeds up to 1800Mbps of PCIex3.0 and WD blue drive is only 3rd of this speed, use M2 ssd with PCIex3.0 speeds and with decent caching (all WD m2 drives are crap in terms of cache).
I experimented with various items so that viewers can use whatever I have tried that they may have at home. You don't have to always buy some proprietary product.
It's perfectly fine to dust a PC with a soft brush and vacuum. Compressed air work well too.
I've measured the installed SSD (with CrystalDiskMark while running Windows) and got more than 2400mbps read and 1800mps write. The WD Blue SN550 is fast enough and very cheap. Also, I already have this in hand. Obviously, there are better but more expensive SSD options.
Anyway, thanks for watching.
2019 was the worst
clorox wipes! gets it off quick
terrible video. you gave no reasons as to why it's beneficial to do these things, especially the SSD. why should i buy an install a new ssd?
I thought it was pretty obvious...
These Macbooks came with 256GB SSD by default, so replacing it with a 1TB SSD is a huge upgrade and this is the last MBP model that has user replaceable SSD. With more storage to work with, you can do things like dual boot. However, the problem with dual boot systems is sharing files between MacOS and Windows because either OS can't read/write to the other OS's proprietary partition. So, creating a 3rd partition in exFAT as share drive is a viable option given the ample space afforded by a bigger SSD.
Any battery will degrade over time, so replacing it is key if you want to continue to use these MacBooks as a portable laptop with usable battery life.
When computers overheat, they go into thermal throttling, which reduces performance to reduce heat. This is mainly caused by poor heat dissipation. In a slim laptop, air flow is very restricted so even a small amount of dust can be detrimental. So cleaning the insides can make a big difference. Also, it is a common remedy to reapply thermal paste, particularly with older computers, when experiencing higher temps more often. If you're not experiencing any temp/performance issue, then great, you don't have to do this.
The screens have coating and as you can see on mine, they will start to come off like clear coat on older cars. It was annoying to me so I removed it and I showed how for those who have the same problem.