Question on SSD used in Fusion Drive of iMac

[Fried Chicken]

Is it an mSATA SSD such as:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6710/intel-ssd-525-review-240gb

Or is the apple stick SSD some sort of special apple thing?

 

[forty2j]

It's a blade drive of the same style Apple uses in MBAs and rMBPs. You can get aftermarket versions from OWC.

 

[Fried Chicken]

It's a blade drive of the same style Apple uses in MBAs and rMBPs. You can get aftermarket versions from OWC.

Yes, but would an mSATA SSD work in the iMac (or rMBP or MBA for that matter)?

 

[forty2j]

Yes, but would an mSATA SSD work in the iMac (or rMBP or MBA for that matter)?

You can replace the HDD (not the blade SSD) in the 2012 iMacs with standard SSD drives rather painlessly. The rMBPs and MBAs have nowhere to put one.

 

[Fried Chicken]

You can replace the HDD (not the blade SSD) in the 2012 iMacs with standard SSD drives rather painlessly. The rMBPs and MBAs have nowhere to put one.

Yes, but could I put an mSATA SSD where the Blade SSD goes?

 

[flynz4]

Yes, but could I put an mSATA SSD where the Blade SSD goes?

My understanding is that the apple blade SSD does not use the mSATA connector.

/Jim

 

[forty2j]

Yes, but could I put an mSATA SSD where the Blade SSD goes?

No. Wrong connector and wrong size.

 

[itsLouieV]

If its the same as the blade ssd in the other Mac lines, does that mean the size of the ssd on a fusion drive can be upgraded (if we so chose to be stupid enough to open them)

 

[oililymad]

If its the same as the blade ssd in the other Mac lines, does that mean the size of the ssd on a fusion drive can be upgraded (if we so chose to be stupid enough to open them)

im hoping to be able to change the blade ssd for a higher capacity one.

 

[forty2j]

If its the same as the blade ssd in the other Mac lines, does that mean the size of the ssd on a fusion drive can be upgraded (if we so chose to be stupid enough to open them)

You'd have to completely restore the system from backup, but yes.