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ADATA Ultimate SU800 M.2 2280 3D NAND SSD Drives

RockvilleA

Feb 23, 2019

any of these work in the MacBook Air?

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psiclone

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Mar 24, 2019

RockvilleAThat depends on the model. I would say, though, that if you're looking to upgrade and don't know whether or not this is compatible, you shouldn't be opening your computer to install this. This kind of thing is anywhere from simple to medium level work...and considering you're on a mac, it's more on the difficult end. You'll want to have the proper tools to open it. Installing the drive is easy. Getting your mac system onto it can be easy (boot up, press Option+Commend+R at the beep and hold it until you see a spinning globe...follow the steps to install your OS), but if you're copying your system over to it, that can be more complex.

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nick_gamer

Mar 25, 2019

RockvilleAMacBook Air -- suggest to check the model you have (look the sticker of your notebook and use model or part number to find the Macbook air spec so you will know what it's M.2 SATA or PCIe NVMe

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RockvilleA

Mar 26, 2019

nick_gamerIt says it right in the model number?

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psiclone

405

Mar 26, 2019

RockvilleANo, but if you look up the model number, or simply just go to the apple menu top left and click there and click About > Info, it should say something like Early 2017 MacBook Air or something like that. Then someone here could help you find the answer.

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RockvilleA

Mar 26, 2019

psicloneWow that’s so nice of you. It’s a 13 inch early 2014. Im in the about screen, and it says the HD is “Apple SSD sm0218f. PCI.

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psiclone

405

Mar 26, 2019

RockvilleAOK, so you should get a compatible drive and likely follow these steps...gotta make sure you get a toolkit if you don't have one: Your Computer: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP700?locale=en_US Toolkit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IVKPTP6/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Installation: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2014+Solid-State+Drive+Replacement/24754

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=OeDdRN50duc Compatible Drive (not a lot of details here, but this here are a couple of examples...apparently you can upgrade up to 512Gb, per Apple): https://www.cdw.com/product/Crucial-P1-solid-state-drive-500-GB-PCI-Express-3.0-x4-NVMe/5318036?cm_cat=google&cm_ite=5318036&cm_pla=NA-NA-Crucial_TN&cm_ven=acquirgy&ef_id=XBHTXgAAEpiHfxGW:20190326175413:s&ev_chn=shop&gclid=CjwKCAjwm-fkBRBBEiwA966fZLdTVAcCDaZUxLTjG5gbxdSS6lPaWbxhfDc9i7L7mxDyMIi1YYjWXxoCXr8QAvD_BwE&s_kwcid=AL!4223!3!198550943499!!!g!317084474801!

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/OWC-Aura-Pro-X-SSD/IF123-123?o=2 You don't appear to have a slot that's compatible with the drive here on MD, since the connectors don't match up. Also keep in mind that if you have a warranty still (which I doubt) you will likely void it by going in. I'm not responsible for any damage to your computer. This is why you shouldn't likely tackle going into a Mac (particularly) unless you know what you're doing. Watch plenty of tutorials to be sure you've got a good handle on the pitfalls. I find this kind of thing easy, but I've been doing stuff like this for decades.

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RockvilleA

Mar 26, 2019

psicloneI’m blown away by this community. I would have never expected to finally get answers here. YouTube and many other places have been useless, I think, on purpose to make you buy only a certain brand. Thank you so much

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