MBA SSD - which standard does it use?

[Giuanniello]

Last summer I got my son a 13" MBAir but had to pick the 128GB one and it is so very tight as a storage, would like to increase to at least 256GB but would like to understand which is the connector standard so that I can look up for one.

I looked for compatible upgrades at OWC but they are still so damn expensive a 240GB sells for almost 300$, more than a 1TB standard SSD, I was wondering which kind of SSD I should look up for and where to look for reasonable prices.

Grazie

 

[Kcetech1]

your stuck with the OWC or an Apple one. it is an Apple proprietary interface and not an M2 or any other common standard.

 

[Boyd01]

IMO you really need to buy a MBA with a big enough SSD in the beginning. As you are learning the upgrades are really expensive, and there have been quite a lot of negative posts about OWC disks here. Perhaps you can sell it and buy a refurb with a bigger SSD as a replacement?

 

[kohlson]

Would an SD card storage expansion work? There are several options on this and some are flush mount. This is what one of my kids uses to store movies.

 

[Johnny365]

Look at Tardisk. It combines the 128GB with the SSD space seamlessly.

 

[someoldguy]

I got one of these things . Works fine .

https://www.amazon.com/Non-Retina-microSDXC-Everything-Stromboli-Microfiber/dp/B01DJLAS4O/ref=sr

 

[flowrider]

There are other choices beside OWC. See this thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-ssd.2037832/#post-24410617

Lou

 

[tidal]

I'm really tempted to try this adapter in my MBA Mid-2013 which uses PCIe

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ENG9QVA/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1UCLUF7KW7AYG

 

[ftaok]

I use a NiftyDrive and a 200GB Sandisk microSDXC card.

 

[tidal]

I use a NiftyDrive and a 200GB Sandisk microSDXC card.

why not just use a regular sd card? The MBA is new to me.

 

[someoldguy]

why not just use a regular sd card? The MBA is new to me.

The main reason , for me , is that a Nifty Drive or similar doesn't stick out the side of the computer like a full size SD card will . No chance of damage ; it's just like there is a second internal drive.

 

[ftaok]

why not just use a regular sd card? The MBA is new to me.

Regular SD cards stick out a good half inch. Nifty drive fits flush.