Solved Can The Optical Drive From An A1095 Be Installed Into An A1150 Optical Drive

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The optical drive in my MacBook Pro A1150 died. I have an old PowerBook G4 A1095. Can I install the optical drive from the PowerBook into my MacBook as a stop-gap measure?

The optical drive from your A1095 PowerBook is too thick to fit into your MacBook Pro, unfortunately. Of the original MacBook/MacBook Pro line, only the 17" MBP’s can accommodate the 12.7 mm thick drives. Sorry!

The PowerBook G4’s use PATA Optical Drives, and most likely has a 4X or 8X SuperDrive. The A1150 appears to be a PATA drive as well. It should be compatible, unless the thickness is a problem.