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Putting 1TB SSD in Late 2013 15" MBPr
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Somewhat related, but I purchased a 1TB SSD module for my 2013 Mac Pro from a private seller on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4CUI02/
It was about $100 dollars cheaper than I've found on eBay ($650 with no tax, free Amazon Prime shipping)
Drive was sealed. When I placed it in my system, it hadn't been partitioned yet. By all accounts, it truly was "new". My read/write speeds are what is advertised for this particular drive.
I'm sure a lot of vendors selling these are lying about them being "new". But again, a lot of vendors are probably members of Apple's parts network and have access to them. Remember, a "certified Apple technician" can buy these parts from Apple.
It was about $100 dollars cheaper than I've found on eBay ($650 with no tax, free Amazon Prime shipping)
Drive was sealed. When I placed it in my system, it hadn't been partitioned yet. By all accounts, it truly was "new". My read/write speeds are what is advertised for this particular drive.
I'm sure a lot of vendors selling these are lying about them being "new". But again, a lot of vendors are probably members of Apple's parts network and have access to them. Remember, a "certified Apple technician" can buy these parts from Apple.
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Will get pics and speed results up this weekend. Sorry for the delay. Everything working great thus far. Up to 52 hours.
Shipped well packaged and ultimately wrapped down to this:
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I wouldn't call mine "new." It did have a few hours on it already and when I booted up, it was already named "Macintosh HD."
I had and still have had ZERO issues loading Yosemite off an SD Card.
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Speed Tests ect.
Thinking about hanging on to the stock 256GB SSD "just in case."
Anything else anyone was wondering about?
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I wouldn't call mine "new." It did have a few hours on it already and when I booted up, it was already named "Macintosh HD."
I had and still have had ZERO issues loading Yosemite off an SD Card.
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Speed Tests ect.
Thinking about hanging on to the stock 256GB SSD "just in case."
Anything else anyone was wondering about?
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Thanks for the photos! I did have one question: which process did you use to move your information to the new drive? (e.g. cloning, USB install, etc.)
I installed Yosemite via an SD card and then just USB'd over all my files ect. I did not have an enclosure for the other drive, and it's not like this way takes that long anyway. No issues whatsoever.
On a side note, don't worry about the write cycles or the power-on hours that the drive has already endured.
MLC-based SSDs like the one here can last really long.
TechReport did a lengthy SSD endurance test and found that the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB that they tested lasted for almost 2.5 petabytes before biting the dust.
It would take a really long time for an average user (and even power users) to use up the write cycles. The 1TB will last even longer for it has more NAND cells to write to.
Makes sense. Mostly I was wondering if you did cloning via external enclosure. I'm thinking if I decide to do this I'd prefer to clone my drive but haven't found an external PCIE enclosure. Thank you for letting me know.
I just looked at the prices and damn, the 1TBs are selling for $650. That's insane.
I'd like a 512GB but not at the $350-400 that they are selling.
Good to know that these are not scams.
I'd like a 512GB but not at the $350-400 that they are selling.
Good to know that these are not scams.
It's expected that they're more expensive than regular SATA3 SSDs because:
1. It's PCIe.
2. It's MLC based, rather than the TLC NAND that a lot of cheaper SSDs use today.
Considering the price vs what Apple charges, I was happy paying $640, plus if I really want to, I can sell the old drive.
Considering it would cost $2700 min + Tax for a retina 15" with 1TB and I paid $1500 for my refurb plus the drive, it worked out alright in my opinion.
Considering it would cost $2700 min + Tax for a retina 15" with 1TB and I paid $1500 for my refurb plus the drive, it worked out alright in my opinion.
nice speeds
really tempted to purchase one. What auction did you buy from and also how hard was the install ?
I bought from macparts. The install was significantly easier than adding the data doubler to my 2012 MacBook Pro. I would say one of the simplest HDD/SSD swaps you can do. The hardest part was getting the bottom plate off after taking the screws out.
The only other option is that they bought extras or rejects from Apple's own SSD suppliers.
