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If you don't mind me asking, can you share the 1TB SSD you chose? I have an 11" that I would be interested in upgrading, but was unaware there were compatible

If you don't mind me asking, can you share the 1TB SSD you chose? I have an 11" that I would be interested in upgrading, but was unaware there were compatible parts like that.

bydo 8y ago
The only third part SSD vendor I’m aware of is OWC: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-air/2013-2014-2015 https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-air/2013-201...
- js2 8y ago
  Sintech makes an adapter that allows you to use a variety of NVMe drives. They have a few versions of the adapter. I used this one: http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1229.html http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2...
js2 8y ago
I used the Sintech ST-NGFF2013-C adapter[0] which I think I ordered from eBay and a Samsung 970 EVO 1TB[1]. I have a MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015). I used this tool kit[2]. You _must_ upgrade the Mac to High Sierra or Mojave before doing this. The upgrade to High Sierra upgrades the boot firmware adding NVMe support. I made sure my Mac was upgraded and had a time machine backup. I then installed the new SSD, booted from a USB flash drive with the Mojave installer, formatted the drive with Disk Utility, then restored from the Time Machine backup. More details here[3]. I've had it installed a couple weeks and don't have any issues with it. Sleep, hibernate, everything works perfectly. No crashes. It may be a little warmer when in heavy use, but I'm not sure. I can't say if it's affected battery life because I'm not mindful about how long the batter lasts. I also didn't run any performance testing on the old drive or new, but I didn't notice any changes. [0] http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1229.html http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2... [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN217QG/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN217QG/ [2] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743CK4SF/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743CK4SF/ [3] https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/287644/do-macbooks-support-nvme-ssd-drives-via-the-use-of-a-sintech-adapter https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/287644/do-macbooks...

If you don't mind me asking, can you share the 1TB SSD you chose? I have an 11" that I would be interested in upgrading, but was unaware there were compatible parts like that.

bydo 8y ago

The only third part SSD vendor I’m aware of is OWC: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-air/2013-2014-2015 https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-air/2013-201...

js2 8y ago
Sintech makes an adapter that allows you to use a variety of NVMe drives. They have a few versions of the adapter. I used this one: http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1229.html http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2...

js2 8y ago

I used the Sintech ST-NGFF2013-C adapter[0] which I think I ordered from eBay and a Samsung 970 EVO 1TB[1]. I have a MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015). I used this tool kit[2]. You _must_ upgrade the Mac to High Sierra or Mojave before doing this. The upgrade to High Sierra upgrades the boot firmware adding NVMe support. I made sure my Mac was upgraded and had a time machine backup. I then installed the new SSD, booted from a USB flash drive with the Mojave installer, formatted the drive with Disk Utility, then restored from the Time Machine backup. More details here[3]. I've had it installed a couple weeks and don't have any issues with it. Sleep, hibernate, everything works perfectly. No crashes. It may be a little warmer when in heavy use, but I'm not sure. I can't say if it's affected battery life because I'm not mindful about how long the batter lasts. I also didn't run any performance testing on the old drive or new, but I didn't notice any changes. [0] http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1229.html http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2... [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN217QG/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN217QG/ [2] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743CK4SF/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743CK4SF/ [3] https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/287644/do-macbooks-support-nvme-ssd-drives-via-the-use-of-a-sintech-adapter https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/287644/do-macbooks...