Sintech, the makers of our recommended adapter to use NVMe drives in the 2013 to 2015 MacBook Pro models, have now released an adapter that allows standard NVMe drives to be used on the 13 inch 20 MacBook Pros (A1708). This meant that while the SSD was removable and theoretically upgradeable, there was no other drive available to actually replace it with. However in typical Apple style, they decided to use a proprietary PCI-e connector instead of the standard M.2 slot used by the rest of the computer industry.
Ssd for macbook pro 2016 mac#
While almost every Mac laptop released in the last five years has had a soldered PCI-E SSD, preventing upgrades, one model stood out in having a removable SSD – The A1708 13 inch MacBook Pro from late 2016 and mid 2017. Using standard M.2 NVMe SSD drives in the 20 A1708 MacBook Pro 13″ is now possible thanks to the release of an adapter from Sintech. I can't wait for spring when Apple releases a new iMac.Sintech NVMe SSD Adapter for MacBook Pro A1708 - Image credit: Sintech. I'd seriously consider getting one if I were in the market for such a laptop, however my 12" MacBook suits me just fine for what I use it for. I haven't used the one with the touchbar but the 13" without it was pretty nice.
Ssd for macbook pro 2016 update#
Yes, we know Apple needs to update the iMac (Again, nothing to upgrade to) Yes, we know Apple needs to update the Mac Pro (Nothing to upgrade to) They know at some point a new technology is going to come out and Apple is going to fully switch over to it. This is nothing new and I'm puzzled as to why people think this is, even people who claim they've been buying Apple products for 25yrs. They've always done this and should continue to always do this. This is what Apple does.they push forward when nobody else will.
Bitching and complaining won't change anything! Apple isn't going to cater to your personal needs.
This is the MacBook Pro Apple has presented and this is what you're getting. We don't need to be reminded in every god damn article. We know it doesn't have MagSafe, we know it doesn't have the legacy (YES Legacy!) USB A, etc. Let the continuous bitching go on about how much this MacBook Pro sucks.Yes, we know it doesn't support 32GB even though you don't need it.