I upgraded mine to max CPU and memory to run VMware vSphere 6.1u1 so that I could run many guest VM's all at once and totally independent of each other.
Yeah, I think everyone pretty much summed it up.
#MACBOOK PRO 2013 SSD 256G MAC#
Note: I have deliberately not listed any USB3.1 models since the Mac Pro 2013 does not have USB3.1. However a similar enclosure for standard M2 SSD drives would be like this one : ELUTENG M.2 SSD to USB Adapter 2230 - 2280 NGFF to USB 3.0 Adapter SuperSpeed M2 SSD Enclosure for Samsung 8… Since then as mentioned OWC have launched their own compatible range of SSD drives obviously also using Apple's proprietary connector.Ī USB3.0 enclosure like this one would allow putting an Apple type SSD inside it - you could put your existing original SSD in it. You might get away with reusing the heatsink from your current SSD drive. Note: Only the ones from a Mac Pro 2013 come with the heatsink the iMac and MacBook Pro ones do not include this heatsink. This is slower than the very latest MacBook Pro Retina 2017 but is what the MacBook Pro Retina 2015 achieved. Note: The type of SSD that fits inside the Mac Pro 2013 typically maxes out at around 1500MBps although earlier Mac Pro 2013 units shipped with slower ones. from an iMac or a MacBook Pro 2013-2015, or buy one that someone had 'liberated' from the Chinese factory making stuff for Apple. Originally there were only two sources for replacing the original SSD, either buy a secondhand one some body had removed from another Mac e.g.
(Which will not fit.)Īs others mentioned, the original Apple one for the Mac Pro 2013 comes with a heatsink attached and this prevents it overheating under high usage. It does actually use the same technology as an M2 Samsung 951 AHCI SSD. The original Apple SSD drive is usually manufactured by Samsung for Apple but uses a unique Apple only connector. Check the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere (I believe OWC sells on Amazon). I don't have any first-hand experience with them but I would do your homework before jumping into something like that. That is likely because the main purpose of those upgrades is to increase the available capacities while attempting to keep performance in the same ballpark. Some of the other Macs from 2013-2015 use a similar looking drive.įrom what I see, OWC's drive is a completely different form factor that uses the same kind of connector as the OEM drive. The Mac's drive is a custom PCIe drive (both the form factor and the connector). The 950s are based on SATA technology and the 960s are based on NVMe, which is a new, standardized data protocol for SSDs.
#MACBOOK PRO 2013 SSD 256G SERIES#
Both of those series also use a different data protocol than Apple's drive. The Samsung 950 / 960 series you've seen are similar looking but they're actually a different type of SSD (with a slightly different type of connector) called M.2.
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#MACBOOK PRO 2013 SSD 256G FULL#
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