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Just for the older Retina models. Copied from the link you provided: "Specifically, the "Mid-2012" and "Early 2013" models use a 6 Gb/s SATA-based SSD whereas t
by imeron 12y ago
Just for the older Retina models. Copied from the link you provided: "Specifically, the "Mid-2012" and "Early 2013" models use a 6 Gb/s SATA-based SSD whereas the "Late 2013" and "Mid-2014" models use a PCIe 2.0-based SSD. These SSD modules are neither interchangeable nor backwards compatible."
- MiguelHudnandez 12y agoThe reason for the sentence you quote is to explain that PCIe chips are different than the proprietary-pinout m-SATA port in 2012-2013 Retina MacBooks. They are strikingly similar and if you're not paying attention, you might try to move one into an incompatible machine. You can still swap a drive in newer models, just with a PCIe card instead of an mSATA drive. Simply put: Newer generation of hardware = newer storage interface. Here is a replacement guide for a 2014 model Retina MacBook Pro: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Mid+2014+SSD+Replacement/27849 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Disp...