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Thanks for the heads up. I desperately needed to upgrade my SSD and was looking for something around $60-70. Got the black version for around $68 plus tax and $5 cash back. Seems like a much better...
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Solid meh, dram-less, ok performance. You can get the black right now for 79.99 at the Western Digital store (You can drop it to $68 with student/teacher discount.) it's the version without the...
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Not sure what makes you say that. The SN550's are quite an upgrade from the SN500's
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Some reviewers have reported that the high-performance NVME drives such as the 970 Evo and WD black, generate a lot of heat during continuous write tasks. Heat is typically bad for the longevity of...
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Other World Computing sells SSDs specifically made for Macs.
https://eshop.macsales.com/upgrades/macbook-air-11-inch-mid-2013-1.3-ghz/internal-drives
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Isn't beautiful a politely worded question, gets helpful responses.
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820250134&
With Promo Code:
EMCDFDE23
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The primary difference between the SN500 and SN550 is flash: 64L (BiCS3) on the former, 96L (BiCS4) on the latter. My guess is you're suggesting that the less-dense (256Gb vs. 512Gb) BiCS3 would be...
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Add this to the Motile Laptops?
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Google it, if there’s an adaptor for your Macbook that allows using ssd NVME then it probably will, otherwise as direct replacement answer will be NO, since Apple uses different pin and socket layout.
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Yes, if you want to and willing to buy it lol.
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I tried with my 2013 MacBook air and this ssd. While it does work, I couldn't get the sleep function to ever operate normally. I tried multiple different hibernation and sleep settings in terminal....
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The 59 is sata m.2, not nvme m.2
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i’m scared to ask. but imma ask anyways..lol..would this fit my 2013 macbook air? thanks in advance.
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The SN500 500GB one is better than this. If buying a SN550, go for the 1TB one
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Yes it is one side
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hardly - Sequential read speeds up to 1700 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 1450 MB/s (500GB model)
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nvme vs not. Most m.2 use PCIe not SATA
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anyone know if the chips are on only 1 side or both sides for this ssd?
I bought a 1 tb drive for my dell xps 13 and found out it didn't fit because it was too thick. The original one only has the...
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Looks like it’s normally $65 on amazon
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Amazon has the 1TB SN550 for $100. That's a lower cost per GB, and it should be faster as well (generally for the same model SSD a higher capacity is faster).
Delivery in 1-4 weeks but I got mine...
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Wow, didn't take long for the Newegg 1TB to sell out. Now it's $128 from another vendor or wait for Amazon to ship.
I'm new to the M.2 format so I'll ask here.
I have a Dell Optiplex, replaced...
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Looking at Newegg, the SN550 is $64, but there's another one for $59. What's up with that?
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Really just bought a regular WD SSD at this price. Ah well.
