Possible to use M.2 SSD with SATA MBP?

[Mac 128]

Wondering if there's an adapter to allow me to upgrade my 2012 MBP SATA HD with a 2016 M.2 SSD?

I'm planning to upgrade to a new rMBP later this year, after I know what Apple has planned for the MBP. However I need more storage and a speed bump on my old MBP. But I don't want to invest in an expensive 1TB SSD unless I can transfer it to my new MBP.

Has anyone had any experience with this?

 

[cube]

There are adaptors, but you will need an SSD that can operate in SATA mode. What's the point now that M.2 RAID is not needed?

 

[tubeexperience]

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[Mac 128]

There are adaptors, but you will need an SSD that can operate in SATA mode. What's the point now that M.2 RAID is not needed?

Good to know. I'm assuming Apple's MBP SSDs aren't SATA compatible?

Not sure I understand the RAID question, I'm just trying not to lose my investment in SSD storage when I upgrade from my 2012 MBP to a 2016 MBP in 6-9 months ...

 

[cube]

Apple's SSDs are proprietary.

Before one could buy a 2TB 2.5" SSD, one could use a RAID adapter with 2x 1TB M.2 SSDs.

 

[treekram]

Whatever SSD you put in a mid (non-Retina) or late (Retina) 2012 MBP will not work in a 2015 MBP. There is almost no chance that it will fit INTO a future 2016 MBP. There are no adapters to fit M.2 SSD's into the proprietary Apple SSD connector now on the 2015 MBP. Probably the best solution is to get a standard SATA SSD for the MBP (mid-2012) and put it into a external enclosure for use with a future 2016 MBP.

 

[Mac 128]

Whatever SSD you put in a mid (non-Retina) or late (Retina) 2012 MBP will not work in a 2015 MBP. There is almost no chance that it will fit INTO a future 2016 MBP. There are no adapters to fit M.2 SSD's into the proprietary Apple SSD connector now on the 2015 MBP. Probably the best solution is to get a standard SATA SSD for the MBP (mid-2012) and put it into a external enclosure for use with a future 2016 MBP.

Ah. I was afraid of that. Good idea though.

Guess I need to delete some stuff on my current drive.

Thanks all.