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Also have this one. It was my first macbook, and I think I got really lucky with getting in when I did. Been going strong for 5 years, and has no difficulty doi

Also have this one. It was my first macbook, and I think I got really lucky with getting in when I did. Been going strong for 5 years, and has no difficulty doing anything I need it to do. Only thing I wish I did was get more storage (only got the 128GB model).

nicoburns 6y ago
FYI the storage is upgradable on these machines (and it's very straightforward to do). It's a nonstandard SSD interface, but you can official modules 2nd hand on ebay quite cheaply these days.
- coredog64 6y ago
  $20 will get you an adapter that allows standard m2 NVMe. I have one on my Amazon wishlist, just haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
  - davidcollantes 6y ago
    Could you share a link to it? Thanks!
- ValentineC 6y ago
  Adding on: this forum thread should be able to get most people started: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-mac...
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Do your research on the adapters though and drives. Some have issues with suspend. Make sure the hardware you add has been tested by some brave youtuber or blogger before buying anything. It looks like the actual act of repacing it isn't that bad though.
  - nicoburns 6y ago
    I dodged this issue by just buying official apple drives (presumably taken from broken macs).
lisper 6y ago
You can upgrade the SSD yourself with a kit from OWC.
- porcc 6y ago
  Don't do this, use an NVMe adapter, lets you use faster/cheaper/bigger normal SSDs. I have one myself and it works perfectly. PS also don't waste your time trying to find ways to repurpose the old Mac SSD, an equivalent SSD or flash drive is cheaper than the enclosures
  - tokamak-teapot 6y ago
    I bought a PCI adapter for mine. It was cheap (cheaper than the cheapest SSD) and works. The Apple SSD is good enough that it was worth keeping.
0x008 6y ago
You can buy a $20 adapter on Amazon and stick any m.2 nvme ssd in there.
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nicoburns 6y ago

FYI the storage is upgradable on these machines (and it's very straightforward to do). It's a nonstandard SSD interface, but you can official modules 2nd hand on ebay quite cheaply these days.

coredog64 6y ago
$20 will get you an adapter that allows standard m2 NVMe. I have one on my Amazon wishlist, just haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
- davidcollantes 6y ago
  Could you share a link to it? Thanks!
ValentineC 6y ago
Adding on: this forum thread should be able to get most people started: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-mac...
stjohnswarts 6y ago
Do your research on the adapters though and drives. Some have issues with suspend. Make sure the hardware you add has been tested by some brave youtuber or blogger before buying anything. It looks like the actual act of repacing it isn't that bad though.
- nicoburns 6y ago
  I dodged this issue by just buying official apple drives (presumably taken from broken macs).

lisper 6y ago

You can upgrade the SSD yourself with a kit from OWC.

porcc 6y ago
Don't do this, use an NVMe adapter, lets you use faster/cheaper/bigger normal SSDs. I have one myself and it works perfectly. PS also don't waste your time trying to find ways to repurpose the old Mac SSD, an equivalent SSD or flash drive is cheaper than the enclosures
- tokamak-teapot 6y ago
  I bought a PCI adapter for mine. It was cheap (cheaper than the cheapest SSD) and works. The Apple SSD is good enough that it was worth keeping.

0x008 6y ago

You can buy a $20 adapter on Amazon and stick any m.2 nvme ssd in there.

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