#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade update
#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade upgrade
#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade pro

#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade pro

from an iMac or a MacBook Pro 2013-2015, or buy one that someone had 'liberated' from the Chinese factory making stuff for Apple. Originally there were only two sources for replacing the original SSD, either buy a secondhand one some body had removed from another Mac e.g. (Which will not fit.)ДЄs others mentioned, the original Apple one for the Mac Pro 2013 comes with a heatsink attached and this prevents it overheating under high usage. It does actually use the same technology as an M2 Samsung 951 AHCI SSD. The original Apple SSD drive is usually manufactured by Samsung for Apple but uses a unique Apple only connector. Check the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere (I believe OWC sells on Amazon). I don't have any first-hand experience with them but I would do your homework before jumping into something like that.

That is likely because the main purpose of those upgrades is to increase the available capacities while attempting to keep performance in the same ballpark. Some of the other Macs from 2013-2015 use a similar looking drive.ДЇrom what I see, OWC's drive is a completely different form factor that uses the same kind of connector as the OEM drive. The Mac's drive is a custom PCIe drive (both the form factor and the connector). The 950s are based on SATA technology and the 960s are based on NVMe, which is a new, standardized data protocol for SSDs. Both of those series also use a different data protocol than Apple's drive. The Samsung 950 / 960 series you've seen are similar looking but they're actually a different type of SSD (with a slightly different type of connector) called M.2. It's easy to get these types of drives confused when looking at them. Source: EveryMac.Posting some extra detail in case others find it useful I've seen this question a number of places online. The 2014 MBA uses the PCIe 2.0 x2 so I cannot say if it will work or not (and I would be unwilling to test out this theory given the high cost of the components).

It seems that the 2015 MBA SSD will work in the Mac Pro as they use the same SSD model (see below).

I know, I have a relative that spilled milk on an MBA and have been looking for a USB to 2014 MBA SSD enclosure to transfer data and I can find none under $100. OWC is apparently the only aftermarket manufacturer of these SSD with the PCIe 2.0 x4 interface.ДЄs far as SSD options, they seem to stop at 2013 for the MBA.

#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade update

Update (3.31.16)ДЄ year later and this hasn't changed much. There are other options out there, but after all my research, I picked this one and I have been extremely happy with it.

#Macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade upgrade

It has user serviceable drives so you can upgrade anytime you want. I personally use the WD Thunderbolt Duo 6GB with my iMac (iMac has 256GB SSD). What you might want to consider at this point is sticking with the SSD that you have and adding a thunderbolt drive. These drive only work with the 'grey' cylinder MacPro. You may be able to win an auction on ebay, but for the time and hassle, I usually just went with Amazon. The best price you are going to find for these drives is through Amazon. They typically went with SATA or SAS (enterprise class of course) It was called 'proprietary' because no other 'workstation class' computer used these types of drives.

The MacPro uses a proprietary interface - at least when it was first designed - for their SSD's It is a PCIe 2.0 x4 spec.