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hello. I’m new here, and i just want to be sure i don’t buy anything that isn’t going to work. i won’t to upgrade my SSD(128 GB) to a larger one. but when i search on the web, most of the solutions only work on a older model than mine ( model ID: 11,1). so my question is, is it possible to upgrade my SSD on my MacbookPro 11,1 13 inch retina?
I’m afraid you will need to wait. While companies like Transcend do make upgrade kits for the older MacBook Pro retina series there are no upgrades for ‘14 model offered yet. Here’s the link to Transcend Apple SSD Upgrades. I would check them out every other week or so to see when they release an option. As to why you can’t just swap out the SSD with just anything has a lot to do with the M.2 standard and how it does not define the I/O dialog. While you can find SSD’s which look exactly the same as yours they will not function as the firmware on the SSD dictates the dialog. Think of it this way we all can talk, but if someone spoke a different language to you wouldn’t understand what was being said. Thats the difference here between the physical interface (M.2) and the I/O dialog (mSATA, PCIe or what ever Apple is doing in your model).
Just a matter of time till crucial/transcend/owc etc get their act together and offer one….I’m waiting too but in the interim, I’m using a Transcend Jetdrive lite 128gb……fits in sd socket flush and although slow, ideal for those big files I need to take with me (oh and video/music etc…..)….pretty cheap too, £50 in UK for 128Gb
According to this page on fixit there is a hard drive solution for this model is this accurate? I’ve been wanting to upgrade for awhile now Ifixit guide
WAY HEY MACSALES HAVE THE ANSWER…JUST AVAILABLE, 480 & 1GB upgrades your prayers are answered!!! only had to wait 2 bloody years!!!!!!
You can get a bigger SSD from Other World Computing at http://www.macsales.com. I’ve dealt with them several times, and they’ve been great each time.
So, in looking.. is this a standard m.2 drive that is in these models?
See previous answers, physically yes but won’t work as pcie2 interface So no - won’t work
