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The 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
by MiguelHudnandez 12y ago
The 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...