Mid 2014 Macbook Pro PCI SSSD Upgrade

[guitarplyrstevo]

Hey guys, first post here.

I've tried to browse the SSD sticky, and did a search, but I haven't been able to find much information (which was very surprising to me!).

I know we are still waiting on OWC to release some larger drives, but I feel like they should have already been out now.

Question: Why do you all feel it is taking so long for OWC to release a drive compatible with a mid 2014 Macbook Pro?

Question: Why do you all feel other hard drive companies haven't created mid 2014 Macbook Pro compatible SSD's?

With all the Macbook Pro's I see everywhere, I feel like there would be a huge market for people who didn't want to dish out an extra $400 to get twice the storage, at the time of purchase.

Thanks in advance,
-S

 

[snaky69]

Hey guys, first post here.

I've tried to browse the SSD sticky, and did a search, but I haven't been able to find much information (which was very surprising to me!).

I know we are still waiting on OWC to release some larger drives, but I feel like they should have already been out now.

Question: Why do you all feel it is taking so long for OWC to release a drive compatible with a mid 2014 Macbook Pro?

Question: Why do you all feel other hard drive companies haven't created mid 2014 Macbook Pro compatible SSD's?

With all the Macbook Pro's I see everywhere, I feel like there would be a huge market for people who didn't want to dish out an extra $400 to get twice the storage, at the time of purchase.

Thanks in advance,
-S

Very little demand. Proprietary form factor. Developing hardware is extremely costly, it probably isn't worth the expense.

Remember that most people buy an overly powerful computer only to browse facebook and youtube with. They don't need the storage. Heck most people don't even understand the concept of storage.

 

[MacInTO]

I don't think there is a market for it and like snaky69 posted, it's expensive to develop a specific product for a small demand.

The competition is cheap. External drives are pretty cheap (2tb for less than $100). I have a 2012 rMBP with a 750GB SSD, but I don't put day-to-day storage on it and I have over 600gb of free space. I don't really use it because if anything were to happen to my rMBP, I wouldn't care because my data is on external drives.

 

[guitarplyrstevo]

Remember that most people buy an overly powerful computer only to browse facebook and youtube with. They don't need the storage.

I have a 2012 rMBP with a 750GB SSD, but I don't put day-to-day storage on it and I have over 600gb of free space. I don't really use it because if anything were to happen to my rMBP, I wouldn't care because my data is on a external drives.

Those are interesting points, and I completely agree with both of you.

I definitely would not put all my data on the rMBP, however I was considering creating two 128gb partitions, putting Mac OS on one partition, and Windows 10 on the other.

128gb per partition seems too small for all my basic programs, but we'll see how much storage I actually use, per partition, after some time. If I end up running out of storage, I hope a 3rd party company creates a more economical solution by then, or else I'll end up buying a top dollar OEM SSD.

Thanks for the responses.
-Steven

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Those are interesting points, and I completely agree with both of you.

I definitely would not put all my data on the rMBP, however I was considering creating two 128gb partitions, putting Mac OS on one partition, and Windows 10 on the other.

128gb per partition seems too small for all my basic programs, but we'll see how much storage I actually use, per partition, after some time. If I end up running out of storage, I hope a 3rd party company creates a more economical solution by then, or else I'll end up buying a top dollar OEM SSD.

Thanks for the responses.
-Steven

At the moment (and looking like for ever, if they were going to do it they would have done by now) your only option is a second hand one on ebay from another macbook.

To be honest your best bet is to sell the one you have and buy one with a bigger SSD it's the cheapest way at the moment.

 

[guitarplyrstevo]

I contacted Transcend not too long ago, and received this email:

Hello Steven,


Thank you for contacting customer support. Unlike its predecessors, the late 2013 retina MacBook Pro models and onwards utilize a PCIe connection to the SSD as opposed to a SATA III connection. Our R&D team is currently working on an SSD upgrade that will be compatible with [the Mid 2014] MacBook model. The release date will fall around early-mid 2016. If you’d like to be notified when the device comes closer to launch, you may subscribe to the Transcend newsletter where you can stay up to date with information about our products. Here is the link to subscribe: http://transcend-info.com/Support/Subscribe


Let me know if you have any additional questions.


Regards,


Jennifer Shu
Senior Account Manager | web: www.transcend-info.comPhone: 408.785.5990 ext 2612 | Direct Line: 408.785.5993email: jennifer_shu@transcend-info.com

I really hope they live up to this. Spending $500 for a 512gb stick is a bit ridiculous to me.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

I contacted Transcend not too long ago, and received this email:




I really hope they live up to this. Spending $500 for a 512gb stick is a bit ridiculous to me.

I don't see why that's how much they cost just take a look at amazon they are $325 and up, and when you find another vendor willing to put them in their computers the upgrades are just as outrageous.