17" Unibody Early 2011
Parts that work with this model:
Macbook Pro Unibody Lower Case Screw Set
Replace a stripped or missing screw securing the lower case of most Unibody model MacBook Pro loaptops. The excluded models are the Late 2008 and Early 2009 15" MacBook P...
Arctic Silver Thermal Paste
3.5 gram Arctic Silver thermal paste tube. Thermal paste forms a continuous, conductive layer between a processor and its heat sink, improving cooling performance and kee...
500 GB 5400 RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
Replacement or upgrade hard drive compatible with all MacBooks, MacBook Pros, Intel Mac minis, and Sony PS3 and PS3 Slim game consoles. SATA interface for Intel Macs / 2....
PC3-10600 8 GB RAM Chip
Replacement or upgrade RAM chip. Specs: 8 GB / PC3-10600 / Low Profile / 204 pin, 1333 MHz. This speed upgrade will make your computer faster. Compatible with All Mid 201...
Arctic Silver ArctiClean
Two part thermal paste remover. Two part cleaner used to dissolve thermal paste and purify the surfaces of heat sinks and processors before applying new thermal paste. In...
PC3-10600 4 GB RAM Chip
RAM Upgrade / 4 GB / PC3-10600 / Low Profile / 204 pin, 1333 MHz
Unibody Laptop Dual Drive
Increase the storage space in your laptop by replacing the optical drive with a second hard drive or SSD.
MacBook and MacBook Pro (Non-Retina) SSD Upgrade Bundle
Upgrade the storage and improve boot time and read/write speed in your MacBook and MacBook Pro (Non-Retina) with this SSD upgrade bundle.
1 TB SSD Hybrid 2.5" Hard Drive
SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface for Intel Macs / Solid State Drive Hybrid, 5400 RPM / 2.5" wide x 9.5mm tall / 1 TB Unformatted
MacBook Pro Unibody (Early 2011-Mid 2012) AirPort/Bluetooth Board
This part provides wireless AirPort (WiFi) and Bluetooth networking capability. AirPort: 802.11n.
Device Info
Introduced in February 2011, this model MacBook Pro 17" Unibody laptop features Core i7 processor, dual graphics processors, an integrated FaceTime HD camera, an 1920x1200 display, AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, one Firewire "800" port, three USB 2.0 ports, separate audio in and out ports, an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot, and a new "Thunderbolt" port that is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort.
The most common repairs with a 17" MacBook Pro Unibody Early 2011 are replacing a dead battery, replacing a malfunctioning left or right fan, and upgrading the hard drive or RAM. The MacBook Pro 17" Unibody (Early 2011) Memory Maxxer RAM Upgrade Kit includes all the parts and tools you need to upgrade to 16 GB of RAM.
Once you've bought your parts and tools, check out iFixit's MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Early 2011 repair guides for step-by-step instructions on how to make the fix.