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MacBook Pro SSD in Mac Pro?

Silly John Fatty

Silly John Fatty

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But how come there's this Late Mac Pro SSD problem then? Why don't people just buy the MacBook Pro SSDs? I haven't checked the prices yet, but I'm sure they're a lot cheaper.
 
I don't think this will work. Both the Mac Pro and Macbook Pro SSDs are proprietary Apple connectors, and I think they are different connectors, but someone around here will know better!
 
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PCIe is not a proprietary connector, what might be weird for apple is the form factor of the board, like shorter than standard or something like that I guess
 
I have taken a look at the SSDs for the nMP and they aren't exactly cheap… also too many 256 GB ones, from people who bought the base model and then upgraded to one of the OWC SSDs I guess.

OWC also offers a 4 TB SSD if I read that correctly. Guess I need to find someone who wants to upgrade his 1 TB Flash to 4 TB Flash storage. Not too much of a fan of 3rd party stuff, especially on a machine like that. Those drives look way too big also, much bigger than the original ones, I wonder if it has an influence on the cooling system of the Mac or something.
 
Jardins de Vin said:
I have taken a look at the SSDs for the nMP and they aren't exactly cheap… also too many 256 GB ones, from people who bought the base model and then upgraded to one of the OWC SSDs I guess.

OWC also offers a 4 TB SSD if I read that correctly. Guess I need to find someone who wants to upgrade his 1 TB Flash to 4 TB Flash storage. Not too much of a fan of 3rd party stuff, especially on a machine like that. Those drives look way too big also, much bigger than the original ones, I wonder if it has an influence on the cooling system of the Mac or something.
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I don't think that cooling wil be an issue, the cooling for the nMP comes from the core triangle on the inside. OWC is well known for delivering really good en reliable 3rd party upgrades. I would do it within the blink of an eye.
 
Personally I think it would be interesting to know the exact number / code / or name of the original 1TB SSD that Apple installs in their Mac Pros when they ship them. Maybe some people who bought the 4TB OWC one are selling their 1TB original one somewhere.

For me it would be enough personally.
 
Flint Ironstag said:
I didn't think to run pre and post benchmarks, but I recently (2 or so weeks ago) swapped a 2015 rMBP 1TB SSD into a nMP. It's been running 24/7 flawlessly.
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Did you have a rMBP that you swapped with, or did you buy the SSD somewhere?
 
There is a lot of misinformation in this thread.

1) The 2015 rMBP and the nMP do not use a standard PCIE connector. They do in fact have a modified PCIE proprietary connector that as of date only Mac products use.

2) Yes the 2015 rMBP SSD will work in the nMP. It should be noted that the nMP SSD ships with a heatsink and the rMBP SSD does not. Beware of possible thermal issues.
 
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Just found this here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Samsu...f&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=151605593746&rt=nc

It says it's the same SSD that is installed in the Mac Pros that Apple is delivering now (2015-2016) and that it's faster than the ones in the 2013-2014 models. Do you really think it's the exact same part?

It says it doesn't have a heatsink, and they say it's safe. Does Apple deliver their SSDs in the nMPs without heatsink these days?
 
Jardins de Vin said:
Just found this here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Samsung-Mac-Pro-2013-2016-1TB-PCIe-SSD-Flash-Stora ge-MZ-KPV1T00-665-1860L/161947321610?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=ai d=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=35605&meid=c6a453a5178742c2b19c a3b5655d5c7f&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=151605593746&rt=nc

It says it's the same SSD that is installed in the Mac Pros that Apple is delivering now (2015-2016) and that it's faster than the ones in the 2013-2014 models. Do you really think it's the exact same part?

It says it doesn't have a heatsink, and they say it's safe. Does Apple deliver their SSDs in the nMPs without heatsink these days?
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A Mac Pro purchased today will have a heatsink attached to the SSD.
 
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Has anyone tried the other way round? I'm trying to find out if you can place a MZ-KPV1T00/0A4 SSD (seems to be the Mac Pro / MBP 2015 1TB SSD) into a 2014 MBP and still get 1200mbps speed.
 
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