This guide is all about installing those new NVMe SSD replacements.

So, now we can upgrade many 2013-2017 MacBook laptops with brand new, cheap NVMe SSDs carrying 3 to 5-years warranty, instead of expensive, used, out of warranty, AHCI SSDs. Thankfully, in 2017, macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) came out and it was discovered that it not only supported any tiers NVMe SSD but it also brought BootRom upgrades which enabled booting with NVMe SSD.

support at the BootRom (firmware) level.

To gain full NVMe support you need two things : PCIe M.2 AHCI SSD are no longer made : you can't buy new ones, and used ones are expensive with low capacity and no warranty.Īt the same time, NVMe 'blades' M.2 SSD are going more on more mainstream on the PC market, and there are literally dozens of brand new, cheap, super fast and reliable NVMe SSD on the market, with enormous capacities up to 4TB.

go the DIY solutions buying a M.2 AHCI SSD with an adapter e.g.

replace with expensive SSDs from OWC (Aura Pro, Aura Pro 2) or Transcend (820, 850).

replace with expensive used SSDs pulled from Apple laptops.

They had either 2x PCIe 2.0 Lanes (2013) or 4x PCIe lanes, and were made by Toshiba or Samsung (SSUAX or SSUBX)įor many years the only possible replacements or upgrades for those SSD were to : Your issue is with a used part, installing and mounting, and whether you have an external case like the one OWC sells to hold an M.2 size SSD.Between 2013-2017, Apple shipped laptops equipped with proprietary, AHCI 'blade' SSDs with a proprietary 'gumstick connector' (12+16 pins). I wanted to bring the discussion forward one data point or two: seller and device ID. You can always search thread for a particular There are not a lot of people selling 1TB Apple units. Photos of modules along with part numbers and other vital information, and was asking you to post back with just who and what part number they sent. Thought maybe you were aware of the thread already, many are, and then tried to find WHERE in the thread there are I would have had to use Advanced Editor which is needed to clean it up, is not a default option, and the problem only happens on Apple Discussions.

It is the way Apple board treats the text and the link is the 2nd line.

Late 2013 macbook pro ssd