Repurpose 2015 Air SSD?

[Alpal0301]

Hi all, I've just upgraded my 2015 11" MacBook Air ssd and thus I have a spare 128gb ssd and wondered if its possible to re-purpose it as an external ssd ? I have done a little research and can see that this is possible with other ' normal ssd ' using a compatible enclosure. The apple ( Toshiba 12+16 pin ) however, is a bit unique to say the least. Does anyone know of a compatible enclosure or one bit enough to house it with an adapter ?

Kind regards

 

[glenthompson]

OWC sells an upgrade kit that includes a compatible external enclosure. They don't list the enclosure separately but you might give them a call and see if it is available. You might find that it isn't very cost effective as the enclosures seem to be about $80 and you can get a Samsung T5 500gb for not much more.

 

[Nykwil]

Those ssd drives don't look any more special than nvme drives.

Search amazon for apple ssd external drive enclosures for something cheaper.

 

[Alpal0301]

OWC sells an upgrade kit that includes a compatible external enclosure. They don't list the enclosure separately but you might give them a call and see if it is available. You might find that it isn't very cost effective as the enclosures seem to be about $80 and you can get a Samsung T5 500gb for not much more.

Thanks for your reply Glen, really appreciate it. Funny enough I came across these and yes I agree they're very expensive for what they are and wondered whether there was a cheaper alternative.