Sure to be a popular seller for those that. OWC’s Aura Pro SSD storage upgrades start at 399.00 (introductory price) for a 480GB module and and go up in price from there. They also offer the 1TB/2TB in sizes that fit the Air. Other World Computing unveiled their Aura Pro PCI-e drop-in SSD upgrade kits last month for 2013 and later MacBook Pro with Retina display and MacBook Air model notebooks. They essentially use the last option (with the adapter soldered on, I believe) but the drives come pre-loaded with High Sierra so all you have to do is turn the computer on and it’s good to go. 500GB OWC AURA (Professional Model) 6G SSD with Upgrade Kit for MacBook Air 2012 - EUR 156,08. When I upgraded mine the other day, I went with a drive from a company called Fledging based off a recommendation from another user here. This is the cheapest and most common route, but it will require you having a bootable USB to be able to format the drive. A regular NVMe drive with an adaptor (since Apple uses a proprietary connection). I’ve read mixed things about them, and they’re the most expensive option by far. A vendor who uses the same drive as Apple, such as OWC.Install: was simple, followed the directions per the SSD install videos OWC provided. Pre-install: upgraded the MacBook Pro to OSX Mojave 10.14.5. If you go this route, you can’t put more than 512GB in it as the Apple drives for 1TB were wider and won’t fit in the Air. I bought this Aura Pro X2 1TB SSD to upgrade MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), replacing a original 256GB SSD Apple original for this MacBook Pro. A used Apple SSD from another MacBook.Definitely possible! I just upgraded the SSD in my 2015 Air.
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