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m0hxt

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Jun 25, 2013
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Exeter, Devon, UK
I have read lots about this and the more i read the more confused i get so can some one pleas help
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Can i up grade the ssd in it with a Samsug 500gb 960 Evo PCI SSD or a
Samsung 960 PRO V-NAND M.2 SSD-512GB
and if yes which one and are there any issues with doing it.
this is from my Mac system repot just thought it may help

Apple SSD Controller:



Vendor: Apple

Product: SSD Controller

Physical Interconnect: PCI

Link Width: x4

Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s

Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported



APPLE SSD SM0128G:



Capacity: 121.33 GB (121,332,826,112 bytes)

Model: APPLE SSD SM0128G

Revision: BXW1SA0Q

Serial Number: S29BNYAGB25846

Native Command Queuing: Yes

Queue Depth: 32

Removable Media: No

Detachable Drive: No

BSD Name: disk0

Medium Type: Solid State

TRIM Support: Yes

Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified

Volumes:

EFI:

Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)

File System: MS-DOS FAT32

BSD Name: disk0s1

Content: EFI

Volume UUID: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

disk0s2:

Capacity: 121.12 GB (121,123,069,952 bytes)

BSD Name: disk0s2

Content: Apple_APFS

THANKS FOR READ IS
 
Thank you both for you help form reading all that i can use a Samsung 960 EVO Series NVMe M.2 SSDs and a adapter. am i better with Samsung 960 EVO or the PRO as for speed there is not a lot in it.
Can you please advice me which is the best adapter and where in the uk i can get one as all the links are us or out of stock.
Thank you all in advanced
ps i would like to be able to run window on my mac just for one program that will not run on mac os
 
Thank you both for you help form reading all that i can use a Samsung 960 EVO Series NVMe M.2 SSDs and a adapter. am i better with Samsung 960 EVO or the PRO as for speed there is not a lot in it.
Can you please advice me which is the best adapter and where in the uk i can get one as all the links are us or out of stock.
Thank you all in advanced
ps i would like to be able to run window on my mac just for one program that will not run on mac os

You should post to the referenced thread. The originator of the thread and many participants are in the EU and probably provide the best information for you.
 
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