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Transcend Debuts JetDrive SSD Upgrade Kits Up to 960GB for MacBook Air, Retina Macbook Pro

JetDrive 420 model for Macbook Pro?

Anyone know when the JetDrive 420 model (for Macbook Pro) will be available? I checked Transcend's website and it doesn't appear they are available; I've also checked Amazon but can find them. What is the pricing for JetDrive 420 models?

Thanks!
 
rodrigoluizb said:
As i have a late 2013 rMBP i won't be able to upgrade the internal SSD with this upgrade kit. But i was wondering if i can use the 960GB one as a external SSD with the enclosure, and the bus powered system will be sufficient to power a large capacity SSD as the 960GB ones.
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Hi rodrigoluizb,
Yep! You can definitely use it as an external ssd. And yes, the USB bus power will sufficient to power it.

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Semaphoric said:
Anyone know when the JetDrive 420 model (for Macbook Pro) will be available? I checked Transcend's website and it doesn't appear they are available; I've also checked Amazon but can find them. What is the pricing for JetDrive 420 models?

Thanks!
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Hi Semaphoric,
The JetDrive 420 will be available very soon on Amazon. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
 
420 model sets?

Semaphoric said:
Anyone know when the JetDrive 420 model (for Macbook Pro) will be available? I checked Transcend's website and it doesn't appear they are available; I've also checked Amazon but can find them. What is the pricing for JetDrive 420 models?

Thanks!
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@Transcendinfo

I was wondering about the prices and when they will be available i am really excited to upgrade my SSD drive on my mid 2011 MBA and my wife's late 2008 aluminum MB make that thing go lots faster!
 
TranscendInfo said:
Hello brdeveloper,
Since the current batch of JetDrives have a SATA III controller with a max bandwidth of 6Gb/s, a Thunderbolt enclosure with a max bandwidth of 10Gb/s would offer minimal speed increases over a USB 3.0 enclosure with a max bandwidth of 5Gb/s. In the future with PCIe SSDs, then Thunderbolt would make more sense.

Hope that answers your question!
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Hi TranscendInfo and thanks for the support,

2010 and 2011 Macbook Air are limited to 480 Mbps Hi-Speed when it comes to USB. But they have a Thunderbolt port - so USB3-only is kind of a deal-breaker... Would buy your 480GB kit in the blink of an eye if you offered a Thunderbolt enclosure.
 
kyjaotkb said:
2010 and 2011 Macbook Air are limited to 480 Mbps Hi-Speed when it comes to USB. But they have a Thunderbolt port - so USB3-only is kind of a deal-breaker... Would buy your 480GB kit in the blink of an eye if you offered a Thunderbolt enclosure.
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I don't believe the 2010 Air had a Thunderbolt port - IIRC Thunderbolt was first available on the Early 2011 MBP.

Cost is probably too high for Transcend to offer a T-Bolt enclosure at the same price. In that respect, t-Bolt reminds me of Firewire.
 
brdeveloper said:
Anyway, I congratulate Transcend for listening Mac users and creating SSDs suitable for our laptops. However, offering a TB enclosure would bring even more visibility to Transcend products.
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For most everyone TB offers less value - it is incompatible with everything but the last 2 years of apple products.

And ironically, if you're exclusive to Apple kit, use their bluetooth mice and keyboard and your usb 3.0 will be free.
 
pacalis said:
For most everyone TB offers less value - it is incompatible with everything but the last 2 years of apple products.

And ironically, if you're exclusive to Apple kit, use their bluetooth mice and keyboard and your usb 3.0 will be free.
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There are MacBooks that have TB, but no USB3.
 
interested in 960GB

I hope I could get one for my mbpr late 2012

this is exactly what I need, in order to store every single photos i captured

but when will it available for the 960GB version? and I wonder how I could get it since I will be at AUS soon T T
 
re: AppleCare

For what it's worth? I don't think Apple will invalidate your AppleCare just because you upgraded a drive. What they WILL do is make you return the machine to its factory configuration before taking it in for service. So you want to hang onto the original SSD (which you probably did anyway if you moved it to the external enclosure).

(Obviously, if you break something doing the swap itself, then THAT broken part isn't going to be covered by AppleCare either.)

But no, we've swapped out SSDs in Macbook Airs and Pros before where I work, and it's never been an issue. One time, I forgot to put the original SSD back in one of them before I brought it in for service and the local Apple store simply called me back and asked me to do that before they would proceed with the repair.


macs4nw said:
They seem to have thought of everything; it appears to be a great product at an attractive price, and I'm not complaining here, but dang, no PCIe version yet for 2013 Airs, and double dang, doesn't this invalidate AppleCare?
By the time that runs out, I'll probably be looking at a newer laptop model. It's a great option for those without (or outside of) the three year extended warranty.
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Wow. Is this really as easy as the vid looks??:eek:

Admittedly, I'm not much of a computer guru, some of the terms y'all use on here are way over my head...I can fix anything on a car, computers, well not so much.

So if one were to do this, there wouldn't be any issues at all between the new Transcend SSD and Apple? The Transcend Toolbox allows for completely seamless operation? I love how it runs now...no worries. I don't want to mess that up. I'm quickly closing in on maxing my 256GB in my mid-'12 15" Retina, and that 960 looks appealing for sure.

Almost looks too good to be true.
 
kingtj said:
One time, I forgot to put the original SSD back in one of them before I brought it in for service and the local Apple store simply called me back and asked me to do that before they would proceed with the repair.
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Unfortunately this is probably Genius-dependent. I've heard of people getting turned down for service because they upgraded their RAM (Apple approved process) so upgrading the hard drive on a computer that Apple says not to upgrade the hard drive on could def cause trouble depending on the person.

Your point of keeping your old drive and making sure to put that in is key. I would make sure to put that in before going to the Apple Store in case you get the one dbag Genius who pins the issue on the hard drive, notes it in your account and hence denies you service at any point in the future.
 
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