I'm stil waiting for the SSD snd the adapter board, it is supposed to be easy, once did it on my 13 inch MBP and was simple enough.
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Samsung OEM 512GB SSD versus OWC 480GB option
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512GB Samsung SSD Received and Installed!!
Hi, got my 512GB OEM SSD Drive (Samsung) today. I first installed it on my USB3.0 external enclosure with the Samsung Retina to 2.5 inch SATA adapter and did a cloning of the drive, to then install it on the machine with the supplied tools (very easy!). Then I installed the 256GB drive from the machine on the external enclosure, so have it for backup.
This is the speed I got from the 256GB SSD when it was still installed in the rMBP:
This is how the speed dropped when I installed it on the USB 3.0 enclosure with the adapter shown above:
I guess the quality of the external case is questionable
Hi, got my 512GB OEM SSD Drive (Samsung) today. I first installed it on my USB3.0 external enclosure with the Samsung Retina to 2.5 inch SATA adapter and did a cloning of the drive, to then install it on the machine with the supplied tools (very easy!). Then I installed the 256GB drive from the machine on the external enclosure, so have it for backup.
This is the speed I got from the 256GB SSD when it was still installed in the rMBP:
This is how the speed dropped when I installed it on the USB 3.0 enclosure with the adapter shown above:
I guess the quality of the external case is questionable
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Have anyone tested the speed of the OEM Retina SSD on the recently released OWC external USB 3.0 case? I wonder how does it compare to my test above.
I also noticed the price for the OEM SSD's has increased dramatically since I paid $600 for my oem 512GB SSD back in October and now they are $1k !!! I guess OWC 480GB should be now selling like crazy for $600 !!
When I purchased my 512GB was tempted to buy the 768GB for $900, I guess should have done it since now it is $1500, that's crazy!
I also noticed the price for the OEM SSD's has increased dramatically since I paid $600 for my oem 512GB SSD back in October and now they are $1k !!!
I guess OWC 480GB should be now selling like crazy for $600 !!When I purchased my 512GB was tempted to buy the 768GB for $900, I guess should have done it since now it is $1500, that's crazy!
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