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2015 13" rMBP PCI-e

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amagawd

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Hi all,

One time owner of a 2010 13" MBP who has the opportunity to purchase a brand new 2015 13" rMBP with 128GB PCI-e storage for 65% of RRP.

Is it possible to upgrade the storage on these laptops manually? I don't save as many things to my HDD as I used to but I still feel that 128gb is too small... but the price is too good to miss up on!

Also, have there been any major changes since I last used OS X that could affect my decision to using the OS again? I've been using a PC & Sony S13 P since May 2012 but fancy a change. :)

Thanks in advance.

Tom
 
amagawd said:
Is it possible to upgrade the storage on these laptops manually?
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- In theory, yes. But currently there are no third party upgrades available, so you'd have to get your hands on original Apple parts (available on Ebay from time to time).

That's a good deal. Are you getting 65 % off or are you paying 65 % of RRP?
 
If there is a way to upgrade the ssd on a new rMBP, OWC will have a kit and instructions.
 
amagawd said:
Hi all,

One time owner of a 2010 13" MBP who has the opportunity to purchase a brand new 2015 13" rMBP with 128GB PCI-e storage for 65% of RRP.

Is it possible to upgrade the storage on these laptops manually? I don't save as many things to my HDD as I used to but I still feel that 128gb is too small... but the price is too good to miss up on!

Also, have there been any major changes since I last used OS X that could affect my decision to using the OS again? I've been using a PC & Sony S13 P since May 2012 but fancy a change. :)

Thanks in advance.

Tom
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It's doable, yes.

You may have trouble sourcing the part though. The only ones available are on eBay and are pulled from other machines.
 
Thanks for the advice, guys. I guess I'll stick with the original SSD to begin with and then upgrade once more are readily available online. Out of interest, how much would a 512gb PCI-e SSD go for online?

JTToft: I'm paying 65% of the RRP.
 
amagawd said:
Thanks for the advice, guys. I guess I'll stick with the original SSD to begin with and then upgrade once more are readily available online. Out of interest, how much would a 512gb PCI-e SSD go for online?
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Looks like in the $400 range on eBay, but be aware that the vast majority of these parts are from previous gen (2014) MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. While they technically should work, their I/O will be slower than what is being put in the current models now.
 
Looks like in the $400 range on eBay, but be aware that the vast majority of these parts are from previous gen (2014) MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. While they technically should work, their I/O will be slower than what is being put in the current models now.
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Yep. I have yet to see their new PCIe x4 blades appear on eBay yet. I suppose they'll start to appear given a few months time...
 
thadoggfather said:
the 1tb should do it though i believe.
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The XP941-based SM1024F clocks in at around 1000MB/s in both reads and writes. This drive is found in Haswell rMBPs.

The SM951-based SM1024G clocks in at around 1500MB/s in both reads and writes. This drive is found in Broadwell rMBPs.

So the 1TB ones from Haswell won't do, even though both are 4-lane SSDs.
 
They will do though!!!

yjchua95 said:
The XP941-based SM1024F clocks in at around 1000MB/s in both reads and writes. This drive is found in Haswell rMBPs.

The SM951-based SM1024G clocks in at around 1500MB/s in both reads and writes. This drive is found in Broadwell rMBPs.

So the 1TB ones from Haswell won't do, even though both are 4-lane SSDs.
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We all know that sequential read /write speeds make no practical difference in all but teh most specific of use cases....
 
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