Flash storage question?

You can't switch it out unless it's from another Mac. You're essentially stuck with the 128 GB. Some people got second hand SSD's from eBay. You can try there.

Which macbook pro?

gil888 said:

what do you mean?

I was told its possible but I gotta pass on the disc insert

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Is it a retina?? What year is it??

Any retina macbook pro late 2013 onwards has a proprietry SSD connection and tehre are NO aftermarket products for them. If someone told you differently then they lied.

Samuelsan2001 said:

Is it a retina?? What year is it??

Any retina macbook pro late 2013 onwards has a proprietry SSD connection and tehre are NO aftermarket products for them. If someone told you differently then they lied.

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This.

You will need to find an SSD from another Macbook Pro - so possibly Craiglist, eBay - there are no aftermarket products as the connections are not the same.

gil888 said:

what do you mean?

I was told its possible but I gotta pass on the disc insert

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Its possible, but since no one is selling them commercially you cannot go and buy them. You'll need to buy used SSDs off ebay if you wish to upgrade your storage.

What everyone has said is true if you have a Retina MacBook Pro.

If you have an older non-Retina model, though, you can quite easily upgrade your SSD. Then the Samsung 850 Pro is an excellent choice!

Not enough info.

gil888 said:

My mackbook isnt the new retina type, I bought it 3 years ago so its from the old version.

but my question is this, is there a different type of samsung SSD for mac or its the same type of SSD for everytype?

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Nope they are all the same. I recommend the Samsung evo.

gil888 said:

My mackbook isnt the new retina type, I bought it 3 years ago so its from the old version.

but my question is this, is there a different type of samsung SSD for mac or its the same type of SSD for everytype?

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They're all the same.

So any SATA 3 6Gb/s SSD will do.

I highly recommend Samsung's offerings.

My bad. I just assumed you had a retina one.

I'd recommend a samsung one from amazon.

Make sure to shop around though. You should be able to get a steal.

And also buy it on an AMEX card if you can. It doubles the warranty automatically.

I believe almost all AMEX cards come with this service at no additional cost.

Cool....

gil888 said:

My mackbook isnt the new retina type, I bought it 3 years ago so its from the old version.

but my question is this, is there a different type of samsung SSD for mac or its the same type of SSD for everytype?

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Any modern SSD will do you fine. Samsung make great SSD's but the crucial MX series often just shades them on price and has a few less firmware issues...

Hieveryone said:

I believe almost all AMEX cards come with this service at no additional cost.

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AFAIK, I think it's only the Platinum and Centurion ones.

yjchua95 said:

AFAIK, I think it's only the Platinum and Centurion ones.

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- I believe it's all of them. But isn't it only 1 year extra and only for warranties of 5 years or less? In that case, it would have no impact on the Samsung 850 Pro's 10 year warranty, but would add 1 year to the 850 EVO's 5 years.

To the OP, here is some literature on the 850 Pro and 850 EVO. They are both excellent choices, and Anandtech has the following to say about the Pro:

Anandtech said:

If you are looking for a SATA 6Gbps drive and want the absolute best, the 850 Pro is your pick. It is without a doubt the best drive in the market as long as you are able to justify the price premium over other options.

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And as others have said, there are no specific PC or Mac SSDs. Any SATA SSD will work in your MacBook Pro.

Hieveryone said:

And also buy it on an AMEX card if you can. It doubles the warranty automatically.

I believe almost all AMEX cards come with this service at no additional cost.

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Amex isn't the only card company to do this anymore. My Discover does it, as do my Chase Visa and a Citi-backed card (I believe), all at no additional cost.

OP: Newegg was selling 960gb Crucial M4 drives in their news letter yesterday or the day before for $299. That's pretty good IMO. I put 256gb Crucial M4 drives in all of my team's workstations when we got them 2-3 years ago. I've also got a 512gb in my home workstation that I've used for a year or two. Have had no problems and performance is stellar.

Hieveryone said:

And also buy it on an AMEX card if you can. It doubles the warranty automatically.

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Amex extended warranty on my card adds a year on top of the manufacturer's warranty. It doesn't "double" it unless the manufacturer only has a 1 year warranty.

yjchua95 said:

AFAIK, I think it's only the Platinum and Centurion ones.

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My Amex Blue Cash card has it. I've used it several times.

hallux said:

Amex isn't the only card company to do this anymore. My Discover does it, as do my Chase Visa and a Citi-backed card (I believe), all at no additional cost.

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Yep. Most quality credit cards offer a similar service.

I recently (maybe ~3 months ago) installed a Samsung 850 Evo SSD in my sister's 2012 cMBP and it runs perfectly. I did quite a bit of research before choosing that one. I had it narrowed down between that and the Crucial MX100 and ultimately went with the Samsung because via rebate it was ending up cheaper. I would recommend Newegg.com as I have gotten many good deals on computer components from them in the past.