Can I use a SSD from MBPr 2015 in MBA 11" 2013?
Hello ifixit.
The SSD in my MacBook Air 2013 is dead. Now I want to replace it with the SSD of a MacBook Pro Retina 2015. Will it work? If yes can I damage my MacBook Air because the new SSD has a higher speed?
Thank You!
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I had the exact same question. I bought a 2013 MBA with no SSD and had a spare 512GB SSD from a 2015 MBP that I wanted to use. Thankfully the SSD worked perfectly. Not only did it work, but the read/write speeds are amazing.
by Ken Mor
Which way you go is a big factor!
A newer SSD will play in an older systems (same I/O interface) But so far I've not found anyway to get an older SSD to play in a newer system (same I/O interface).
It appears the level of firmware on the SSD is the factor and Apple doesn't offer a way to update it beyond what the given system requires (thats assuming your older system still works).
by Dan