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Can you replace the SSD in the 11" MBA (mid 2011) the same way you replace the SSD in the last 11" model?
I think it comes apart the same and uses the same SSD All Apple did was bump the specs up
I’m not sure this is always the case. I tried moving this hard drive from a Late 2010 13" Late 2010 MBA into a 2011 13" MBA and all I could ever see was the “No” sign.
- Jeff Capacity: 251 GB (251,000,193,024 bytes) Model: APPLE SSD SM256C Revision: AXM09A1Q Serial Number: S0N8NEAB127960 Native Command Queuing: Yes Queue Depth: 32 Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk0 Medium Type: Solid State TRIM Support: Yes Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified Volumes: disk0s1: Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes) BSD Name: disk0s1 Content: EFI jeffme hd: Capacity: 209.48 GB (209,484,214,272 bytes) Available: 139.14 GB (139,138,199,552 bytes) Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s2 Mount Point: / Content: Apple_HFS Recovery HD: Capacity: 650 MB (650,006,528 bytes) BSD Name: disk0s3 Content: Apple_Boot BOOTCAMP: Capacity: 40.52 GB (40,521,998,336 bytes) Available: 18.29 GB (18,286,682,112 bytes) Writable: No File System: NTFS BSD Name: disk0s4 Mount Point: /Volumes/BOOTCAMP Content: Microsoft Basic Data
Ok - please scratch my doubt, listed above. With further research, the SSDs in the 2011 MBAs are the same as in the Late 2010 MBAs - the Samsung AXM09A1Q. The resolution to my problem was identified by a poster in another forum - apparently, you must, must, must format / reinstall the OS on the new machine via the Lion Internet Recovery function (cmd+option+r at the chime). This involves creating a Lion Internet install USB recovery key before going through this process.
