![]() ![]() OWCMacSales is your best bet, followed by MCE which supplies larger, factory original Apple PCIe modules in larger capacities than your Mac Pro came with. ![]() There arent many aftermarket Apple compatible SSD upgrade options. The Mac Pro cylinder models use a custom pinout PCIe SSD module. We recommend complete iMac drive upgrade kits specific to your model with the proper tools and other things needed to safely complete the drive swap.įor Intel CPU based Mac minis, a 2.5 inch SATA SSD is generally the right choice, for older G4 Mac minis you want an IDE-ATA interface 2.5 laptop size drive for upgrading. However with the ultra-Slim Aluminum iMac, Apple moved towards 2.5 laptop size SATA hard drives with (optionally) a custom SATA SSD module. Thick bodied Aluminum iMacs used full-size SATA drives as well. White Plastic iMacs - both G5 and Intel used full-size 3.5 SATA interface drives. ![]() We reccomend the Western Digital Black or a Crucial P1 Series SSD blade.įrom the original white MacBooks and early MacBook Pros through around 2012, a standard 2.5 SATA SSD was generally an easy upgrade.Īs with other Macs, solid-state modules supplanted standard drive form factors, first with custom M.2 SATA and then as by 2014, custom pinout PCIe NVME SSD modules.Īdapters are available to convert a standard M.2 SSD blade to Apples custom pinouts if needed, but its best to buy direct replacements from OWC, Transcend, or Fledging who make Apple compatible modules.Īs the 1st Macs to feature solid-state storage, it has transitioned from 1.8 ATA-IDE to 1.8 SATA I, then II, then III, then onto custom-pinout M.2 SATA modules, to the more recent M.2 PCIe modules. For upgrades inside your Mac, you need CUSTOM PINOUT Apple compatible SSD modules.Ĭompanies like OWC, Fledging, MCE Technologies, and Dataram make Mac-specific SSD blades appropriate for your particular modelyear of Macintosh laptop or desktop. ![]()
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