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Originally Posted by JavaBrewer View Post
Dumb question. I have a mid year MBP 2010 with 8 GB RAM (max I believe). I would like to upgrade the HD to SSD and do a fresh install of latest OSX. Is there a convenient way to do this without taking it to the Apple store? I don't relish downloading the multi GB update.
The MBP should be fine with 16 GB and El Capitan.

The download is not that bad. I don't even keep the installer around rather grab a fresh copy whenever I need it. If you want to have the drive drop shipped to me I'll do a fresh install and send it back out to you.
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