Thanks for this video and for the comments. I successfully upgraded the 128 GB SSD into a 2 TB SSD. First the system disk utility didn't find the new SSD when started from the mac itself. When started from another external system disk, the disk utility found the 2 TB SSD. After formatting the Sabrent SSD as explained in the video and restoring from the time machine backup, the mac is exactly as it was before with the big difference that now there is 1900 GB free space there and the mac is running quicker and smoothly ;-)
Fantastic video! I was able to upgrade an old A1708 MacBook Pro and then donate it to a volunteer shelter where folks use the MacBook for creating resumes, printing them, surfing the Internet and posting their resumes and responding to recruiters, and once in a while receiving an e-mail for a in-person interview. Your hardware upgrade video has continuously contributes to society. Thank you very much!
Thank you for the guide. Just used the $9 NFHK A1708 NVME adapter paired with a Western Digital SN740 512GB SSD size 2242 open box I got off eBay for $35. Great pairing!!! Im getting 2800 MB/S Read and 2600 MB/s write. I can vouch that it wakes up from sleep mode too!What huge improvement over the stock 128 GB drive!!!! Made a Ventura USB boot drive and did everything off that rather and the online installer.... and the whole process took 30 min max. I normally would use a sintech adapter, but this is budget beater build for work. If you use a NFHK adapter, the gold piece holds the SSD, and the silver screw screws in from underneath LOL . It stared at if for 5 min before I figured it out.
Great tutorial, one of the best I've seen regarding SSD upgrade for the 2017 MacBook Pro. Thinking of upgrading mine but have no experience so am unsure.
You are right, this is by far the easiest and cheapest upgrade to a macbook pro I have seen. I just bought the original ssd of 1tb for close to $ 600 american dollars and i guess will see how it goes. I have seen it where they use longer ssd as an upgrade instead of what he is using . This by far it is cheaper and easier do not have to worry about taping the excess of ssd. I an only concerned with the adapter being the communicator as opposed to using the ssd as a direct option, that is why i got the original instead of this, but if budget is limited this is a good option. good luck on your upgrade i was on the fence too ( macs are not cheap) but one day just ordered the set of screwdrivers and carefully opened and that was all. be careful with the inside parts they are fragile but yo can do it. good luck.
Thanks for the video, great tutorial. I have just done this upgrade of SSD on my MacBook Pro 2017. For the removal of existing SSD and the installation of the new SSD Sabrent 512GB no issue at all. Just be careful not to force anything, be delicate and make sure you reconnect the battery connectors properly, with no force. The restart was successful, just important info, missing in this video, it that when you restart you have to keep pressed Command + r keys to reinstall the OS system that was installed, or use Command + Option + R to install the latest Apple OS. The computer will then ask you to select the internet network and prompt the password, than it will communicate via internet and this phase takes around 5 minutes. Once completed, the system will open the Utilities interface and you have to select Disk Utility to erase the new SSD to format it, then the OS reinstallation. Mine was to reinstall High Sierra and it took 15' at least. Overall 1 hour job, not difficult thanks to this tutorial.
How do you deal the back casing not being flat anymore? MacBook won’t lay evenly...wobbles side to side a bit as the new ssd protrudes a bit, causing a bump in the back casing.
Holding down Command and R and Powering on is an outdated method for older Macs. Try holding down Option, Command and R When powering on and then enter Wi-Fi password and a menu with newer version of macOS will be available to install. Someone in the comment section showed me this method and it worked for me... Thank You
There's a lot of thing to take into consideration, 1st. Dont use your metal screwdriver to pull that battery connector, the last thing you want is create an accidental short. 2nd. Instead of pulling the ssd that way, better took off those speaker bellow the ssd first. Pulling it like that might accidentally broke the socket on the board. 3rd. You dont have to unplug those trackpad cable. Just the battery.
Hi there, I think I may have accidentally short circuited while disconnecting the battery connector, because my laptop won’t turn on. Do you know if there’s anyway to fix this? Any help would be appreciated
Hi! thanks for a nice and clear video guide. One question though. Are there any specific brand of 2242 ssd I should pick and/or avoid? Thoughts about Kingspec and KingDian brands? Would appreciate your help. Thanks!
@@sofianehamitouche2797 I've bought stuff from amazon japan via www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08DQWBD61 www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08L4C6ZN6 You can try amazon US, www.amazon.com/dp/B07XVTRFF8 www.amazon.com/dp/B08G4CVWZ4
I recommend creating a Mojave boot installer before removing the original SSD. You may find the new disk is not recognised in Disk Utility but it will be if you start up with the boot installer. You then complete the new install and restore using the Time Machine back up.
Sorry for noob question. I heard about it a lot. But what is "Disk Utility"? Is that different with "Boot Installer"? I wanna try to upgrade my old macbook by myself. But so far I only tried upgrading my windows PC and I never had this kind of "disclaimer".
What about if you have Ventura on a external SSD and mojave on the systems SSD. could i just install a new SSD and boot it from my external with the Ventura MacOS on it and then update my internal from there?
Thanks for the video. Is that connector and the NVMe card the same for the 15' Macbook pro. I've just purchased my 2017 and trying to get all needed to upgrade.
What did you plug your old ssd into in order to use it as an external drive to boot from? I am having a hard time finding the correct adapter for it so I can plug it in to an enclosure.
Hi Dreamland, thank you for the knowledge shared, very clearly. I have a 2017 Macbook Pro with 121 GB Flash Storage. Can I upgrade to a 1TB SSD storage, as you have here, from the 121 GB Flash Storage ? Any advice is appreciated. Ed
nice to meet you. I also want to upgrade my MacBook (a1708). Are you using the extracted ssd? Do you have an external case to use? I want to use the ssd I pulled from the macbook.
Hi, just want to know, how is the performance experience till now, post upgrading the SSD? Did you face any issues apart from the overheating problem? I would like to understand if this solution is an effective long term solution or not!
Generally good video! This procedure may have looked easy, but really, even just removing that small flat battery cable in itself is tricky (beginning at 2:20). This video does not seem to show that there is a small 'latch' that has to be raised to unlock the cable. Pulling out the smaller flat battery cable without unlocking it is asking for issues and this video does not show that part clearly. It might be worth the $50 to ask a pro to do it. At least they can install and you can handle the OS reinstall part. As another comment mentioned, it is not necessary to remove the trackpad flat cable. (At 2:01) Otherwise, the steps are correct and this is a good upgrade as the Sabrent SSD will add a lot of speed to disk operations and can increase the overall speed of the laptop and Make it usable longer.
You should have placed the camera on the other side (front of you) or above the laptop. Your hands are blocking the view of the things you are doing. Anyway, it's a very helpful video, specially for those who really wants/need the upgrade. Cheers!
Your hands are in the way for the most intricate and important parts. The first thing that you disconnected, I couldn’t see what you were doing and accidentally peeled the tape off of the microchip it’s attached to, and now my lap won’t even turn on. A costly mistake, considering I didn’t have to detach that first mechanism in order to do this upgrade. Where can I find a replacement part for it?
I have one last question .. sorry I'm borrowing and maybe annoying with it I've got it now, thank you! However, I deleted the new SSD directly in the hard disk utility on the left and then partitioned it without first "showing all devices" and then deleting and partitioning the Sabrent SSD, I hope you know what I mean. Only then did I see that the Sabrent was displayed to me and then I did the same again for the now correct SSD, everything went well, but I'm afraid that I might have "broken" something by deleting 2 media directly and reformatted .. would that be bad? I hope I could explain the problem
hi great video, I have installed a western digital SSD and now the battery is awful. Standby battery drain is terrible. Has been installed for a few months now. what can you suggest?
Thanks for the video this helped me upgrade my late 2016 MPB. Only issue i encountered is: 1. Cannot install windows 10 through boot camp. Instead. I did manual install. Based on searching its due to 3rd party adapter/ssd drivers. Everything else works fine. Thx again.
Would this continue the max to work as normal seen as this is a third party replacement . I have a 15” 2017 MacBook Pro and 128 gig isn’t even enough for my photos and videos
Great video. I'm now planning to upgrade my A1708 as well. So, many many thanks for these instructions! Just one question: Does anyone know if there is a enclosure for the removed Apple SSD with which it can be used as a normal external ssd on mac or windows?
Thanks for video and clear instruction. Followed the exactly same steps but after erase disk, computer never goes "choose startup disk" screen. If I go manually it just does not show any disk. Anyone else had similar experince?
Many thanks for sharing this information. Quick question: why this option with the adapter is better than replacing it directly with an SDD as the original? Many thanks for your answer!
I tried this using the adapter and Sabrent drive. It worked but my computer would not sleep when I shut the lid. Switched back to the Apple one and everything was fine. I would recommend buying a used Apple a1708 drive from eBay or somewhere.
Thanks, I have added larger drives to my 2009 MacBook pro & bought this thinking same, after was told no... for 2 years looking for bigger drive to buy... no luck So happy to find this.... will update... #girlcandoanythingtoo Looking for ram update while I'm waiting for ssd drive
If you're getting an error that says that you cannot connect to Apple's servers, instead of pressing command and R, you should press option command and R. This should bring you to the newer utility where you can actually install a newer Mac OS version. And if you're still getting that error you should try and connect to another Wi-Fi if possible. These two steps helped me resolve the issue.
hello, I upgraded for ssd from the original 128gb to a 512 gb (m2 2280) sabret, to MacBook pro 2017 / A1708 and it seems to me that it doesn't sit well on the table anymore and the top with keyboard! Has anyone happened to that? Thanks!
I was wondering if this sabrent ssd is still working well. I've read reviews on amazon of the drive not working after a couple months. Just wondering if you had any issues after a significant amount of use.
Thanks for the how to video! Question, so this allows the upgrade of the SSD drive, have you tried this with a partition and it work? I have my SSD split, with BootCamp MacOS on one and Windows on the other, will this adapter still work you think? Thanks bro!
It should but partitions are very risky because if 1 side gets corrupted you may lose everything. I prefer The virtual machine called parallels no rebooting is needed or an external drive with the system of choice.
You first need to check original ssd and then decide on adapter .. I haven’t checked inside of pro 2017 15 inch model .. may be I will have look and confirm
Thanks for the tutorial. But the transfer of MAC OS with the data from your old SSD would have been a lot easier if you bought a USB casing for the NVMe SSD, and used SuperDuper to clone your old SSD to the new SSD before installing it to your macbook pro. Anyway, thanks for the tutorial. Let me head over to Amazon to buy the 2242 SSD. Cheers.
Great video. Just a question, everytime I try to reinstall macOs, the laptop restart before the end and I got the question mark support page. I made sure the new ssd has the proper partition and the correct format for sierra os.. I m runnin out of ideas. Also when I try to select the start up disk I end up having no option to select, so I m trying to straight reinstall mac os on the drive without having set ip this drive as the start up. It might be the reason but then why cant I see the drive from the start up selection menue and why does it propose me my new drive when I try to reinstall macOs..
It happens to me as well. Like when I shut down, unplug, pack it up and go; I too get the folder with question mark on it when I startup start location. Both the adapter and ssd are seated securely and I’ve got the SSD screwed to the adapter as designed.. I PRAM it (2 chimes & release on 3rd) and it everything works fine. I just hate that I can’t put my machine to sleep. I have to shutdown whenever I take a break. Also I too can see that a drop in battery life. It’s probably because I told my machine to never put hard drive to sleep.
I think this is the one he is using, but they send it from europe: www.amazon.de/gigabase-Adapter-passend-kompatibel-2016-2017/dp/B08PDDX3DT/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+a1708+ssd+adapter
Oh ok, so, im not only getting the storage improvement, but also im getting a faster read/write speeds??? I just bought a nvme haha and the adapter 256gb > 1tb
Have you upgraded to Mac OS Big Sur with the sabrent drive in the adapter? If yes any particular issues? Want to upgrade but want to make sure it works well with Mac OS 11.01 Big Sur. Thanks for letting me know
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Thanks for this video and for the comments. I successfully upgraded the 128 GB SSD into a 2 TB SSD. First the system disk utility didn't find the new SSD when started from the mac itself. When started from another external system disk, the disk utility found the 2 TB SSD. After formatting the Sabrent SSD as explained in the video and restoring from the time machine backup, the mac is exactly as it was before with the big difference that now there is 1900 GB free space there and the mac is running quicker and smoothly ;-)
How did the 2tb fit there? Aren't they long? What brand did you use?
The size is fully compatible
will it be overheat?
Fantastic video! I was able to upgrade an old A1708 MacBook Pro and then donate it to a volunteer shelter where folks use the MacBook for creating resumes, printing them, surfing the Internet and posting their resumes and responding to recruiters, and once in a while receiving an e-mail for a in-person interview. Your hardware upgrade video has continuously contributes to society. Thank you very much!
GREAT VIDEO!!!
I have been waiting for years to find this!
Thank you for the guide. Just used the $9 NFHK A1708 NVME adapter paired with a Western Digital SN740 512GB SSD size 2242 open box I got off eBay for $35. Great pairing!!! Im getting 2800 MB/S Read and 2600 MB/s write. I can vouch that it wakes up from sleep mode too!What huge improvement over the stock 128 GB drive!!!! Made a Ventura USB boot drive and did everything off that rather and the online installer.... and the whole process took 30 min max. I normally would use a sintech adapter, but this is budget beater build for work. If you use a NFHK adapter, the gold piece holds the SSD, and the silver screw screws in from underneath LOL . It stared at if for 5 min before I figured it out.
Great tutorial, one of the best I've seen regarding SSD upgrade for the 2017 MacBook Pro. Thinking of upgrading mine but have no experience so am unsure.
Thanks a lot !!
You are right, this is by far the easiest and cheapest upgrade to a macbook pro I have seen. I just bought the original ssd of 1tb for close to $ 600 american dollars and i guess will see how it goes. I have seen it where they use longer ssd as an upgrade instead of what he is using . This by far it is cheaper and easier do not have to worry about taping the excess of ssd. I an only concerned with the adapter being the communicator as opposed to using the ssd as a direct option, that is why i got the original instead of this, but if budget is limited this is a good option. good luck on your upgrade i was on the fence too ( macs are not cheap) but one day just ordered the set of screwdrivers and carefully opened and that was all. be careful with the inside parts they are fragile but yo can do it. good luck.
Thanks for the video, great tutorial.
I have just done this upgrade of SSD on my MacBook Pro 2017. For the removal of existing SSD and the installation of the new SSD Sabrent 512GB no issue at all. Just be careful not to force anything, be delicate and make sure you reconnect the battery connectors properly, with no force.
The restart was successful, just important info, missing in this video, it that when you restart you have to keep pressed Command + r keys to reinstall the OS system that was installed, or use Command + Option + R to install the latest Apple OS. The computer will then ask you to select the internet network and prompt the password, than it will communicate via internet and this phase takes around 5 minutes. Once completed, the system will open the Utilities interface and you have to select Disk Utility to erase the new SSD to format it, then the OS reinstallation. Mine was to reinstall High Sierra and it took 15' at least.
Overall 1 hour job, not difficult thanks to this tutorial.
Hola es el modelo touchbar?
@@deejmarin No maine is no Touch Bar
Beautiful tutorial, I followed all the steps with the same products and it works very well, thank you very much!!
How do you deal the back casing not being flat anymore? MacBook won’t lay evenly...wobbles side to side a bit as the new ssd protrudes a bit, causing a bump in the back casing.
Holding down Command and R and Powering on is an outdated method for older Macs. Try holding down Option, Command and R When powering on and then enter Wi-Fi password and a menu with newer version of macOS will be available to install. Someone in the comment section showed me this method and it worked for me... Thank You
There's a lot of thing to take into consideration,
1st. Dont use your metal screwdriver to pull that battery connector, the last thing you want is create an accidental short.
2nd. Instead of pulling the ssd that way, better took off those speaker bellow the ssd first. Pulling it like that might accidentally broke the socket on the board.
3rd. You dont have to unplug those trackpad cable. Just the battery.
Hi there, I think I may have accidentally short circuited while disconnecting the battery connector, because my laptop won’t turn on. Do you know if there’s anyway to fix this? Any help would be appreciated
@@matticus24yum if there was a short circuited most likely your board is dead
@@matticus24yum Matt its like a lottery. Some gets succeed but many end up shorting. Choose your battle carefully.
@@changyan5741 yup ended up having to buy a new laptop 😭
@@matticus24yum make sure the small cable above the battery screw is connected in both ends. If not the computer will not turn on.
Hi! thanks for a nice and clear video guide. One question though. Are there any specific brand of 2242 ssd I should pick and/or avoid? Thoughts about Kingspec and KingDian brands? Would appreciate your help. Thanks!
Tried the same way, and works nice. Yes, posting this on my MBP 13 2017 /w 1TB SSD. Thank you so much!
hello, you found where the 1tb version a link please thank you
@@sofianehamitouche2797 I've bought stuff from amazon japan via
www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08DQWBD61
www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08L4C6ZN6
You can try amazon US,
www.amazon.com/dp/B07XVTRFF8
www.amazon.com/dp/B08G4CVWZ4
@@mrmt Hi, have you had any issues since installing this brand of ssd?
@@sugareddonutz9000 no problem at all, from my 1TB mbp
@@mrmt awesome! Thank you for your feedback on it 🙂
I recommend creating a Mojave boot installer before removing the original SSD. You may find the new disk is not recognised in Disk Utility but it will be if you start up with the boot installer. You then complete the new install and restore using the Time Machine back up.
Sorry for noob question.
I heard about it a lot. But what is "Disk Utility"? Is that different with "Boot Installer"?
I wanna try to upgrade my old macbook by myself. But so far I only tried upgrading my windows PC and I never had this kind of "disclaimer".
What about if you have Ventura on a external SSD and mojave on the systems SSD. could i just install a new SSD and boot it from my external with the Ventura MacOS on it and then update my internal from there?
Thanks for the video/ After you formatted the hard drive you didn’t tell us how you installed the OSX did you use a time machine back up?
Good video. Very clear, thank you.
Thanks for the video. Is that connector and the NVMe card the same for the 15' Macbook pro. I've just purchased my 2017 and trying to get all needed to upgrade.
Very good video, congratulations; I am wondering if for the 2016 model the procedure is the same?, please let me know
What did you plug your old ssd into in order to use it as an external drive to boot from? I am having a hard time finding the correct adapter for it so I can plug it in to an enclosure.
Thanks!!!!!! Very helpful
Hi Dreamland, thank you for the knowledge shared, very clearly. I have a 2017 Macbook Pro with 121 GB Flash Storage.
Can I upgrade to a 1TB SSD storage, as you have here, from the 121 GB Flash Storage ? Any advice is appreciated. Ed
excellent video thank you
nice to meet you. I also want to upgrade my MacBook (a1708). Are you using the extracted ssd? Do you have an external case to use? I want to use the ssd I pulled from the macbook.
Hi, just want to know, how is the performance experience till now, post upgrading the SSD? Did you face any issues apart from the overheating problem? I would like to understand if this solution is an effective long term solution or not!
Hi, do i need a bootable usb to install new macos catalina inthe new ssd? But i did not see you used usb bootable in this video.
Thanks for this video! Do you know if this would also work kn a 2017 MacBook Pro A1706?
Good video ! Thank you
Generally good video! This procedure may have looked easy, but really, even just removing that small flat battery cable in itself is tricky (beginning at 2:20). This video does not seem to show that there is a small 'latch' that has to be raised to unlock the cable.
Pulling out the smaller flat battery cable without unlocking it is asking for issues and this video does not show that part clearly. It might be worth the $50 to ask a pro to do it. At least they can install and you can handle the OS reinstall part.
As another comment mentioned, it is not necessary to remove the trackpad flat cable. (At 2:01)
Otherwise, the steps are correct and this is a good upgrade as the Sabrent SSD will add a lot of speed to disk operations and can increase the overall speed of the laptop and Make it usable longer.
Thank you! Brilliant!
Thanks for the video! could you send us the link where you bought all the material?
does this work for a 15 inch also? What all SSD brands work with Mac OS the best?
Hi, good tutorial, question: do you have the links to the products you are installing?
You should have placed the camera on the other side (front of you) or above the laptop. Your hands are blocking the view of the things you are doing. Anyway, it's a very helpful video, specially for those who really wants/need the upgrade. Cheers!
Your hands are in the way for the most intricate and important parts. The first thing that you disconnected, I couldn’t see what you were doing and accidentally peeled the tape off of the microchip it’s attached to, and now my lap won’t even turn on. A costly mistake, considering I didn’t have to detach that first mechanism in order to do this upgrade. Where can I find a replacement part for it?
Great video. Its the same if you have the same macbook pro modell but touchbar ?
I have one last question .. sorry I'm borrowing and maybe annoying with it
I've got it now, thank you!
However, I deleted the new SSD directly in the hard disk utility on the left and then partitioned it without first "showing all devices" and then deleting and partitioning the Sabrent SSD, I hope you know what I mean. Only then did I see that the Sabrent was displayed to me and then I did the same again for the now correct SSD, everything went well, but I'm afraid that I might have "broken" something by deleting 2 media directly and reformatted ..
would that be bad? I hope I could explain the problem
Thank you for sharing.
Amazing toturial... Thanks
One question: Is this reliable or just fix for 1 or two years?
Hello friend, I have a doubt. Here in Brazil they are selling the adapter with an SSD model with a b + m key. Do you think this is a good deal?
Thanks for the video! I was wondering about 2280 ssd. Aren’t they faster than 2242 ssd?
Will the Actual apple ssd drive from macbook pro 2017 for with 2015 macbook pro?
hi great video, I have installed a western digital SSD and now the battery is awful. Standby battery drain is terrible. Has been installed for a few months now. what can you suggest?
Thanks for the video this helped me upgrade my late 2016 MPB. Only issue i encountered is:
1. Cannot install windows 10 through boot camp. Instead. I did manual install. Based on searching its due to 3rd party adapter/ssd drivers.
Everything else works fine. Thx again.
Did you try again doing bootcamp?
@@Ten-ol7nc never tried it again yet. The manual install seems stable.
@@moloyskii7003 where can I find a video guidance for manual install?
Can a time machine backup be used instead of a fresh install?
Would this continue the max to work as normal seen as this is a third party replacement . I have a 15” 2017 MacBook Pro and 128 gig isn’t even enough for my photos and videos
Excellent Thanks ...!!! this information is amazing but could put links to buy NVR and SSD please, in all components.
This is really nice but does this mean when you put a new ssd without macOS in a macbook it automatically reinstalls macsOS?
Hi could you put the link of ssd, tools and adapter you used for your upgrade
Hello,
thanks for the video
Do you have any link to buy the SSD, I cant find it. Thanks
did the change made it a bit faster?
is it your battery condition is good !! since some told me that using external ssd will have diff in battery draining !!
Hi. One question: You don't have now problem with battery drein in sleep mode.
Do I need to prep Mac first or can I just pop it open and install ssd
could you put the links to the adapter and NVME SSD in the description?
Works fine with cheap aliexpress adapter + WD SN 520 Nvme, for battery drain I recommend deep hibernation.
Does the cover of the MacBook stick out with this adapter?
I have an A1708 SSD HD from a laptop that died. Is there any recovery tool/adapter that I can use to get access to the data on the SSD?
Great video. I'm now planning to upgrade my A1708 as well. So, many many thanks for these instructions!
Just one question: Does anyone know if there is a enclosure for the removed Apple SSD with which it can be used as a normal external ssd on mac or windows?
Hey Lukas, did you ever figure this out?
@@DJCaliReppinDR No, unfortunately not. 😐
Great video! Does anyone know if it works on a 2016 Macbook Pro (Four thunderbolts, A1706)?
Where do you find if you have a 1708? My MacBook Pro is 2017 with 128 GB. Thanks
Thanks for video and clear instruction. Followed the exactly same steps but after erase disk, computer never goes "choose startup disk" screen. If I go manually it just does not show any disk. Anyone else had similar experince?
I have never done something like this before. Is it safe for me to do or is there a chance i will break it?
You think its worth upgrading a 256 Gb SSD for read/write speeds? I believe the 256 GB SSD is already twice as fast as the 128 GB
Can the 15" model be upgraded as well?
What's the Apple-brand size / stats? ie, if I were to shop for Apple-brand?
can you give a link to ssd
I am getting an error NO MCA ERROR REPORT. when I turn it on are you guys experiencing this error? this is with the Sabrent 1t ssd
Many thanks for sharing this information. Quick question: why this option with the adapter is better than replacing it directly with an SDD as the original? Many thanks for your answer!
I tried this using the adapter and Sabrent drive. It worked but my computer would not sleep when I shut the lid. Switched back to the Apple one and everything was fine. I would recommend buying a used Apple a1708 drive from eBay or somewhere.
this adapter is for A1709? The arquitech is similar.
Thanks, I have added larger drives to my 2009 MacBook pro & bought this thinking same, after was told no... for 2 years looking for bigger drive to buy... no luck
So happy to find this.... will update...
#girlcandoanythingtoo
Looking for ram update while I'm waiting for ssd drive
Does this work for 2019/2020 13 inch models?
If you're getting an error that says that you cannot connect to Apple's servers, instead of pressing command and R, you should press option command and R. This should bring you to the newer utility where you can actually install a newer Mac OS version. And if you're still getting that error you should try and connect to another Wi-Fi if possible. These two steps helped me resolve the issue.
hello, I upgraded for ssd from the original 128gb to a 512 gb (m2 2280) sabret, to MacBook pro 2017 / A1708 and it seems to me that it doesn't sit well on the table anymore and the top with keyboard! Has anyone happened to that? Thanks!
I was wondering if this sabrent ssd is still working well. I've read reviews on amazon of the drive not working after a couple months. Just wondering if you had any issues after a significant amount of use.
I recommend buying oem off eBay or Amazon. This ssd DRAINS your battery fast, just on standby
Does this work with the 15" and
13" MBP?
Thanks for the how to video! Question, so this allows the upgrade of the SSD drive, have you tried this with a partition and it work? I have my SSD split, with BootCamp MacOS on one and Windows on the other, will this adapter still work you think? Thanks bro!
It should but partitions are very risky because if 1 side gets corrupted you may lose everything. I prefer The virtual machine called parallels no rebooting is needed or an external drive with the system of choice.
@@MISTAMUSIK Agreed. VMware Fusion Pro is another great choice…
Great video, i ordered the adapter but I see are not compatible with touch bar models. Will this work with Mac Book Pro 2017 15" touch bar models?
You first need to check original ssd and then decide on adapter .. I haven’t checked inside of pro 2017 15 inch model .. may be I will have look and confirm
Hi David, what adapter did you end up buying for your touchbar model?
would you attach the order link for require mount and ssd
Thanks for the tutorial. But the transfer of MAC OS with the data from your old SSD would have been a lot easier if you bought a USB casing for the NVMe SSD, and used SuperDuper to clone your old SSD to the new SSD before installing it to your macbook pro. Anyway, thanks for the tutorial. Let me head over to Amazon to buy the 2242 SSD. Cheers.
True but usb casing for NVMe SSD costs around $50 hence thought to get fresh installed directly
I like carbon copy clone better
does mac smart trim works too ?
Supports Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCI 4.0 express SSD?
Can you say if this ssd is good?
Does Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCI 4.0 express SSD support?
hello. after upgrading my storage it restarts multiple times when I boot up or restart
I want you to help me change my ssd in my MacBook Pro 2019 please
Great video. Just a question, everytime I try to reinstall macOs, the laptop restart before the end and I got the question mark support page. I made sure the new ssd has the proper partition and the correct format for sierra os..
I m runnin out of ideas. Also when I try to select the start up disk I end up having no option to select, so I m trying to straight reinstall mac os on the drive without having set ip this drive as the start up. It might be the reason but then why cant I see the drive from the start up selection menue and why does it propose me my new drive when I try to reinstall macOs..
It happens to me as well. Like when I shut down, unplug, pack it up and go; I too get the folder with question mark on it when I startup start location. Both the adapter and ssd are seated securely and I’ve got the SSD screwed to the adapter as designed.. I PRAM it (2 chimes & release on 3rd) and it everything works fine. I just hate that I can’t put my machine to sleep. I have to shutdown whenever I take a break. Also I too can see that a drop in battery life. It’s probably because I told my machine to never put hard drive to sleep.
Hello does it work with macOS Monterey?
can you share the link for ssd?
Nice
I think this is the one he is using, but they send it from europe:
www.amazon.de/gigabase-Adapter-passend-kompatibel-2016-2017/dp/B08PDDX3DT/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+a1708+ssd+adapter
is it possible for you to post the links to the adaptor and the SSD you bought? Thank you, great video!
Check for Sabrent Nvme 2242 ssd on Amazon.com
Hi! Geeks around the world ;) does anyone know if it works for A1706 late 2016?
Thanks for the video, i guess we have to save everything in a external drive or stays in the system ??
Best save to external drive for easy back up. Your old drive also has your files there, and with an adaptor you can reuse that also.
Hi! Do you know If this fits in MacBook Pro 2017 A1708 EMC 3164? Great video!
Yes you can fit this.
Hi, Is your Mac still working as it should? Or have you find some minor flaws now its been installed for a while now? Let me know :-)
In my case i install Big Sur and my ssd is 2tb and is working like charm all good
HI there, thanks for your video, that's really informative! Is the only tool needed to P5 screwdriver?
Yes
Oh ok, so, im not only getting the storage improvement, but also im getting a faster read/write speeds???
I just bought a nvme haha and the adapter 256gb > 1tb
What is A1708? I have a 2017 Macbook Pro but don't see that anywhere. 😐
where are the purchase links?
I have a doubt, the 1TB sabrent ssd is doble sided, did you pressed in in any way? or it fits perfectly?
Not in my case. There is enough space also under the board
Thanks
Have you upgraded to Mac OS Big Sur with the sabrent drive in the adapter? If yes any particular issues? Want to upgrade but want to make sure it works well with Mac OS 11.01 Big Sur. Thanks for letting me know
I'm using Bug Sut with this SSD, NO PROBLEM