you saved me from having to return my new nvme 1tb drive that's now working - thank you so much for your super clear and concise video tutorial - but you should also mention when formatting the new ssd that you don't have to use apfs but can use os x extended journaled too.
Great Video! helps a lot I have a question tho... is there a huge difference between the SSD that you recommend ADATA XPG SX8200 and the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro version? if so, which one is best for me to buy? thanks!
Don't know about the Pro version. SX8200 is plenty for me, it hits max speed on an MBA 2013. If the Pro has the same or an even better controller than the SM2262, I guess it's recommendable as well.
@@korecc Remember that your MB must be upgraded to High Sierra because it needs firmware installed that will work with this. The SX8200 Pro has higher specs and will do ~ 3000 reads and ~2300 writes. But the trick is that the MBA and older MBP do not have the the Link Speed options higher than 5.0 GT/s with a link width of x2. Therefore upgrading it with the PRO version is overkill and will not give you better results. The 2015 and later do have the updated controller that can handle 8.0 GT/s and Link Width of x4 (Remember PCIe 3.0 x4 in the advertisements?)
I have a 2013 MBP 15” , I installed Big Sur on the Samsung 970 Evo plus 1Tb and I have no issues what do ever with sleep or restarts and even boot camp. It boots even faster to win10 but overall I’m fairly happy with the upgrade. P.s. I have a non sintech adapter from micro center... maybe they fixed the issue with Big Sur with sleep/hibernation issue...
@@deepakdvs The WD Black is a great choice when it comes to speed, there are some people using it. You can search the macrumors.com forums for reports. The WD black has a bit high power consumption though. Can you get an ADATA SX8200? It's cheap, fast and uses very little power. It's what I've been testing the last month.
Hi, Thank you for this nice video. I've read the comments and I don't remember to have seen my question. You often said that the Macbook Air (MBA) won't reach the maximum speeds of the SSD drives anyway. Is that apply for the third generation only, which have a PCie 2.0 X2 rather than the fourth generation, which have PCIe 4.0 X4? If fourth generation of MBA can reach that speed (I don't know), would you think that's a good idea to try the XPG PRO 3d NAND (3500/3000 Mo/s) instead of the XPG SX8200 3d NAND (3200/1700 Mo/s). Thank you and have a good day!
First off, great video that is SUPER informative. I know I'm coming to this very late, and maybe this is a dumb question. But if I have a macbook air 2015 that has 200 GB worth of data on it, what do you use to transfer all of that over after you have formatted/installed the new drive and booted off a usb? I know OWC has their expensive littler "converter kit" to clone everything over, but is there another way besides uploading everything to the iCloud before the installation and recovering from that? Thanks so much!
Hey, thanks for the kind words! Personally I used Time Machine via network. I would not recommend paying for anything like that converter kit. You could just connect any external hard drive via USB, use that as a Time Machine destination, and easily back up your whole system.
R Neate yup. It's working way better in my 2015 MacBook pro than my early 2014 MacBook air. Battery drain really fast even while hibernation. Still haven't gotten a good way to preserve battery.
So for clarity it's worked with your MBP 2015 but is high on battery consumption? Reason I ask is I'm looking to upgrade my 15" MBP mid 2015. Thanks in advance
@@deluxenz To be quite honest, my macbook pro 2015 has a damaged screen so i'm not using it at the moment until i cough up the money to get the screen replaced. I really didn't test it thoroughly to notice the battery life. The video i followed mentioned that when it comes to this mod, the type of nvme drive you get matters because some are faster and so therefore affect your battery drainage. The one in my macbook pro 2015 is Toshiba KXG50ZNV512G XG5 NVMe 512G and on my 2014 Macbook air is the Intel 600p Series 256GB SSD.
I just did this upgrade on my 2013 MacBook Pro 15" with a Crucial P1 1TB SSD, running Mojave too, along with a keyboard replacement. Best upgrade and I can keep using my MacBook for a few more years until I decide to get a new/er one. The Crucial SSD was only $105 on Amazon too.
@@BlaGGah I recently replaced my battery, so it's pretty fresh and get plenty of life out of it. I haven't noticed any significant loss in battery life though after the upgrade from normal use though. I've been up an hour now doing edits in Lightroom and streaming music, i'm down to 80%.
Chapo Guzman I just don't know why battery drains drastically even when machine is hibernating. Which terminal command is best for my 2014 MacBook air 2014?
@@BlaGGah Hola yo tambien adquiri un Nvme Crucial P1, pero no se si pueda hacer esto usando yosemite o necesariamente tengo que tener mojave instalado? lo que pasa es que mis programas que uso corren en yosemite y no corren en mojave o será que instale mojave y luego re instale yosemite o se pierde la configuración del bootrom ?
Great video, helped me a lot with install a new Kingston A2000 1tb on my mid 2013 MBA. I was wondering, is it possible to use non conductive compound on the adaptor instead of kapton tape?
Sorry in advance if this is a dumb question and I realize we can see the tape on the adapter in the video but how am I to apply the tape on the adapter and what spots am I to make contact with. Is it just on the top to help dissipate some of the heat generated? Thanks for the video by the way.
There are no dumb questions :-) This image should help: i.imgur.com/wKK65qK.jpg It's important to shield the small metal pins that are coming from the plastic part, easy to do by putting the tape on top and folding it over the edge.
Hi Kore, thanks for the video. I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2015 and I would like to upgrade it. So I've reading the comments down below and now my question is which Drive is better, the Samsung 970 EVO or the ADATA XPG SX8200. ? and in any case I will still need the Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card right? Thanks...
Hi Sean, personally I have tested both and I highly recommend the SX8200 as it consumes way less battery. You can also search for performance comparisons, the difference is not that big - in theory the EVO has a bit more maximum speed, but in real world performance this doesn't really matter. Also, the SX8200 runs cooler, which is a big plus considering NVMe drives start to throttle at around 70°C. I think with the MBP, you can also fit the included heatsink of the SX8200, although it's not necessary. And yes, the adapter is needed.
@@korecc Hello Kore, does the sintech adapter affects the performance of the ssd? what if I use a cheaper adapter, will it affect the performance? thanks!
@@inderashafiq9879 As shown in the video, I recommend shielding the adapter with kapton tape. SinTech already does this in the factory. The other adapters work well too, but they might lack the tape.
I recently did the same upgrade with Adata SX8200 480GB with my Macbook pro-2015 retina 13inche. The price is 20% cheaper than Evo 970. The performance has improved indeed, but the power consumption has to become an issue. Battery life has down come to around 6 hours with internet and some editing usage. It also decreases by about 15% when the laptop is on hibernate/sleep mode.
Thanks your instructive videos which I find very helpful. Since I already have a very large and quite fast SSD, I am wondering why not cloning the whole system to the external drive, installing the NVME M2 starting from the external drive and cloning the system to the NVME M2? With a Macbook air 2017 is it necessary to enable the "trim" or should I rely on the internal garbage collection?
Great video, So bottom line, I’m a musician and will be using for music production etc. battery life and not overheating are somewhat important to me. Do you recommend the ADATA XPGSX8200 PRO after all this time has passed?
Hi Kore, Awesome video. If previous ssd is damaged and when we installed Samsung NVMe SSD : 970 Evo and adapter; Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD , Can we use internet recovery to install OS ?
Get a friend or family to create a USB drive for you. Internet recovery will install the system your Mac shipped with, it's probably too old to support NVMe.
@@korecc Thanks a million for the prompted reply. May I ask is there any way to create a USB in windows as people around me under lockdown has only latest Macbooks without USB slot :(
Thanks for the video! Couple of questions: 1. I have a Macbook Air 2013, so I would need to do that final terminal command, what is the reason behind it. 2. Is the adapter necessary? Thanks
Hi there! 1. Yes, same model as I have. The reason is that hibernation doesn't work on older MacBooks with NVMes. This is not a problem though, regular sleep and standby works. With the terminal commands we only allow it to use that. 2. Yes, the adapter is mandatory, the drive port is not a regular NVMe socket.
I am doing this SSD upgrade in a couple days, so thank you for the clear instructions. After installing the new SSD, I thought I could just hold down the option key and restore my hard drive onto my new SSD using time machine that is on an external drive. Is this correct, or do I need to write the Mac OS to a USB drive first like you show here?
Time Machine does not backup the OS. If you do an internet restore of the OS, you will restore the original OS, which may predate support of NVMe. Best to have an OS install file on the USB, with the level of OS that does support the NVMe. I'll bet you know this now, 2 weeks later....
Sorry, YT didn't notify me about the comments! Yes, that is basically the reason why I showed how to create a boot drive, I was caught off-guard by the internet restore aswell... :)
Great video! I did it a couple of days ago and the only problem I'm seeing is that it takes a lot to boot. Between the chime and the apple logo it takes the same time as the total boot time when I had the original SSD. I'm running a Samsung 970 Evo. Aside from that, it flies at 1400 MB/s write 1500 MB/s read
Yeah, that is indeed happening on some particular SSDs and not on others. Not a big deal for me since I rarely shut down, but even then it's only around 30 seconds. Glad it's working well otherwise!
Thank you so much for the video, I have a dumb question. I have a Macbook Air 2014 with 4 GB RAM but it's logic board was replaced along with RAM to 8 GB. Now my Macbook shows 2017 model in "about this Mac". So do I need enter it hibernation command or will it work without entering it?
Sonny Bhatti Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter... www.amazon.com/dp/B01CWWAENG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This is the adapter i used. The longer adapter from amazon. It worked perfectly. I just followed what’s in this video. From 128gb to 1 TB :)
@@WinstonH What battery drain are you referring to? My MacBook works just fine, I don't experience any battery drain. The pmset stuff is necessary to turn off certain hibernation states since older MacBooks don't support those with an NVMe.
Thank you for the video and the comments down below. I will get the SX8200 as you recommand it but wich adapter should I get for it? The amazon links don´t tell the names of the adapter and some links are not working anymore. It would be to upgrade a late 2013 model.
Thanks for the video. I did all you make, everything is perfect with my macbbok pro A1502. Just I have an issue. I replaced my original 128gb ssd with the WD Black NVME M2 with adapter. Speed is ok, macos bigsur is super but I have an battery issue. While I manually sleep or close the screen, I think the system sleeps but the ssd is not. Because bttery drains 100% to %30 in 8 hours while sleeping. I couldnt solve this situtation.
What was this for sudo pmset -a standby 0 autopoweroff 0 hibernatemode 0 ??? Will this stop my laptop restarting every time i shut the lid? please help if you can..
just saw this video, thank you very much. I have a 2017 MacBook Air A1466. planning to use the adata sx8200 for the upgrade. Finding adata sx8200 pro...?? can I buy it? will I have sleep or hibernation issues with my A1466 2017 MacBook Air? thank you and regards.
I only tested SX8200, but the Pro should work too. But MacBooks probably won't reach the max speed offered by the Pro model. No sleep & hibernation problems on a 2017 MacBook.
great video, clarify a lot of things!! If instead of installing Mojave on the USB we install Catalina what would be the command we would need to type in the terminal?
Haven't tried with Catalina, but should be: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/YOURUSB --nointeraction
SO IS THE INTEL 660 FASTER THAN THE ORIGINAL MACBOOK FLASH DRIVE?? I have a MacBook EARLY 2013 15 inch...I was thinking of buying a 1TB INTEL I currently have only 512....PLS let me know-your answer will show me wether to buy it or not...thanks!!
I have a MBA mid-2013 currently at 500GB, i7. Do you think it’s possible to bump up storage to 1TB on this model? Is it likely I’ll experience kernel panics? Thanks!
Hi mate mine is Mac Book Air Early 2014-13" I still use OSX Yosemite cause I tried Mojave and things felt very slow and ram heavy...as i just have 4GB ram memory. So can I upgrade using your method in the video with my OS X Yosemite or whats the next OS in your opinion runs smooth and stable with older 2013-2014 mac air models? Also do I need to update the os on my current Mac book air or can I do it with usb boot containing new os method also?
Hi, Nice video, I have just purchase OWC Aura P12 480GB NVMe M.2 SSD accidentally. And to return it to the manufacturer is expensive for me. I bought converter from Amazon by watching your video. My MBA is 2017 A1466, model 7,2. My question is can I use above SSD on my MacBook? and how to go ahet and install fresh OS from Internet. After replacing SSD
Can't say for sure, but the OWC drive should work if it's a regular NVMe drive. As for the OS, just follow the video's instructions. You prepare a USB drive with the OS before installing the NVMe.
Thank you Kore, much appreciated. Is it possible to do clean internet based recovery or installation. My MBA is updated with Mac OS Catalina latest version instead of booting from USB
kore i need to ask you about xpg 8200 and its heatsink. Should i install ssd with the heatsink or not? It will fit to MBA because heatsink is very thin. What should i do?
Great video.. it helps me to make my choice ^^ I was looking for a good 500GB... to upgrade my MBA 11" early 2014 without big battery impact, after reading your description about intel 760p, I started reading reviews. I found out that was about the controller used Silicon Motion SM2262 which has a great lower power consumption and that can be found on Intel 760p but also on HP EX920 and ADATA SX8200 Thanks
You're spot on, it's the controller. I chose the SX8200 over the Intel 760p for this exact reason. Didn't know about the HP EX920, that seems to be even cheaper!
Best decision by choosing SX8200, I Chose the same from what I read on Anandtech review SX8200 is the good choice between 760P or EX920.. There is also SX8200 Pro but I didn't find a lot which SMI controller used @@korecc
@@bigbbl Yes, I am also very happy with my choice. Although the best controllers in the industry are arguably still made by Samsung, the SX8200 is running for many hours a day without any issues for quite some months now. Even with disabled hibernation, it only uses around 2% overnight.
kore hi, I’m trying to upgrade my MacBook Air early 2015 to 512gb which one should I get out of the three u guys talking about . The battery life time is really important to me as well . Your immediate response will be appreciated
Hey. First of all I want to thank you for such an amazing video. It helped me a lot. I change the ssd on a MacBook air late 2017 and I used the adata you suggested. Now I'm experiencing a little temperature rising. Is that normal? Should I worry? I used the big adaptor but I didn't use the tape. Could it be that the reason of the heating?
Some said that Adata has some heat problem but samsung evo do not? Is that true? Adata has memory chips on both side but samsung has only on one side and they says this cause heating problem. Is it right? Upon your reply i will go and buy adata or samsung evo. Thanks
The ADATA is under 60°C in any scenario. Might be a little bit warmer than the Evo was, but keep in mind that everything under 75°C is no problem at all for NVMe
Hi just bought a Crucial P1 500 GB SSD, and a sintech adapter. I did it mainly because my mac kept freezing and crashing randomly (like twice per hour) and I attributed it to the SSD. Was this the right choice and do these components work fine? I have a MBA 2017 model A 1466 Thanks.
what type is that adapter that you've used? is it m.2? i need to transfer data from a macbook air but i can't find the right adapter for its ssd. it does not fit the m.2 ports that my personal laptop has; it does not fit in there (i mean the port, not its dimensions)
So I tried this with Catalina and when I go to reformat the drive in the last step it couldn’t unmount the disk with (-69888) following it. I’m installing an Intel 660p and would like some help if you could find the time.
Sir. What is the diff. Between 960 evo and 970 evo? Because mostly i see upgrading ssd for macbook air used 960 evo. Why? Thank you. I hope there's an answer for my question.
Theoretically, the 970 Evo has a better read/write speed. But since you won't reach those max speeds on a MacBook Air anyways (because of PCIe lanes), it's better to just take the 960 Evo because it's cheaper and almost as good. The operating speed will be about the same for less money.
Roughly the same as in the video, same model. About threefold increase in read/write speed. Depends on your use case how much you benefit from it. I see a drastic increase on medium workloads, of course I don't do rendering or stuff on this rather weak machine. For light usage like web browsing & netflix, you won't see a big difference.
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/macUSB --nointeraction This is the new command for Catalina
There are different versions, but they all work the same way. Yes, Kapton tape is recommended in any case. Some manufacturers started applying it already from the factory.
No, not really. While the long adapter provides a bit better mechanical stability, it might not be suited for thick NVMe drives with heatsinks as it adds a bit of height.
I was going to buy the SSD from your link above but the description on Amazon says it is not compatible with Mac? They say: "This SSD is not compatible with Mac. Additional parts may be required to use on Mac system."
@@korecc Now I understand, it is because these SSDs do not have the same length as the original drive, hence the adapter is needed. Lastly, better using the short adapter or the long adapter better?
I using an adaptor for my 970 Evo NVme m.2 500 GB SSD on my macbook air 11 (Early 2015). I tried to install it yesterday but it did not detect the new SSD. I've searched all solutions but in vain. Needed help. I'm currently running OS x Catalina on my mac now.
@@korecc Thank you for the fast reply! I have a early 2014 macbook air, will the Samsung EVO 970 work on it using the sintech adapter? Also do you prefer the Samsung or the Adata?
@@crystal5315 Definitely the ADATA. Better power efficiency, better price. And yes, that will work with your MacBook. I am using a late 2013 Air myself.
5:20 I got lost here, what did you erase? Is that the NEW hard drive? Also how do I restore from Carbon Copy Cloner? I don't see an option for CCC, only time machine?
Yes, that erase is to prepare the new drive. As for CCC, this is not baked into macOS by default. You would have to run it after setting up a clean install of macOS.
I have heard that there migth be some hybernating issues with some ssd, do you know wich should i avoid for 2015 MBA? is the Intel working with no problems in this MBA model?
Yes, all the drives I linked in the description do work fine without any issues. After a few months of testing, I can recommend the ADATA SX8200. Same great controller as the Intel 760p and a fair bit cheaper.
i just upgrade to ADATA SX8200 PRO and after verything done with speed test, some time it can drop from 1100 MB/S to 2/300 MB/S something else i have to double check with? ps : The product spec stat that R 3500 MB/S W 3000 MB/S, how can i utilize it all speed
Did you use Kapton tape to shield the adapter like shown in the video? Also, I mentioned that some Macs only have 2 PCIe lanes, which results in the speeds you are seeing.
Actually I am using the ADATA SX8200. I just used the Samsung 960 shortly for video footage. 970 Evo would be recommended, but SX8200 has better power consumption and similar performance.
Haven't tested either of those. If they're NVMe drives, and not SATA, they would probably work. I recommend going with one of the drives I recommended though, since I can't say for sure.
Hello Kore, thanks for the great video, I have you ever had anyone reach out to you with my problem I did exactly step by step and my 970 eco don’t show up I even purchased a 2nd adapter thing it was a bad adapter I’m confused any ideals that you might think off? My MacBook Pro is early 2015 Rudy
@@parasdoshi2277 I don't know what you got on your Mac. An NVMe won't magically speed up everything, if you got programs hogging the CPU at boot it won't help much.
Hi, I am having a problem with the part when copying to disk proceeds, it stays at 0%... and nothing really happens after that and it is talking too much time, could anybody explain it to me and help? thanks
At first I was using the Samsung Evo which definitely had an impact on battery, I'd say around 15%. Nowadays I am using an ADATA XPG SX8200 (very similar to the Intel 760p I mention in the video) which doesn't impact battery performance at all. My battery is around 5 years old, still I got around 8 hours of working time without an issue, basically the same as on the stock apple SSD. Standby time is great aswell.
@@korecc Sweet! I was debating whether the EVO was worth it despite the battery drainage, but the ADATA SSD seems like a better choice. Looks like it has good read/write speed too.
sudo pmset -a standby 1 autopoweroff 1 hibernatemode 3 Hibernation needs to be disabled when using NVMe drives, so only revert the setting when you are on the original drive again.
@@ig_108 Never heard of them, they look and are priced like generic Chinese drives. I would not recommend those. A list of known NVMe drives that work well: pastebin.com/ZiNQx5ds
This varies between models. Simply go to System Preferences > Energy Saver and select Restore to Defaults. That will restore your original pmset settings. You can then read them out with pmset -g.
I'm getting kind of issue with my 760p installed in my macbook air 2017. When I do the speed test with Blackmagic the read speed is constant between 1200 and 1400, but the write speed at the first two seconds goes up to 1200 +/- and then begins to go slower and slower, sometimes it goes only to 150-250. Do you have any idea why this is happening?. On the other hand, when I use Amorphous DiskMark 1GB the values are goods (1555R - 1389W) but when I make the same test for 16GB the write speed decreases to 680. Thanks.
@@1andresg3 Some adapters come shielded with kapton tape from the factory. I don't know which manufacturer does and which doesn't there are multiple that produce the longer adapters.
@@userunknown112 I tested 3 different drives, this one is great and is also fairly cheap: amzn.to/2YI1Ybi As for the adapter, I recommend original SinTech one. You can buy it from their Website in China, but it will take 2 weeks to arrive. On French Amazon it costs around 40 Euros, on Chinese website around 12. But this adapter from Amazon should work too: amzn.to/2YzA7u2 I assume you're French since you wrote téraoctet :-)
Hello. What about Intel 660p drive? Is it any good? I am going to buy a 2tb Intel 660p nvme drive!! Has anyone ever tried a 2tb nvme? Is it working or not? Thank you!!!
After following all the steps, I am now restoring it from Time Machine Backup but I am noticing during all this, when I connected my Early 2015 MacBook Pro (with magsafe 2) to charge it, I don’t see Green or Red light turning ON. Not sure why? Anyone noticed the same issue? The charger is plugged to the wall and connected to the MacBook Pro but no light on it.
Try an SMC reset. If that doesn't help, open up your MBP and check if everything is alright, especially the battery connector. Hopefully you didn't damage anything when swapping the drive...
kore thanks! The Time Machine restore is going on with fan running at full speed, since a long time. Once it finishes, I guess, then I will do the steps you want me to follow.
Thank you for such a clear and complete information! And your narration style is just superb for this kind of videos👍
Thanks for the kind words!
you saved me from having to return my new nvme 1tb drive that's now working - thank you so much for your super clear and concise video tutorial - but you should also mention when formatting the new ssd that you don't have to use apfs but can use os x extended journaled too.
Thanks for the kind words! Regarding APFS, it is more optimized for SSD/NVMe storage - but using HFS will work just fine too of course!
Great Video! helps a lot
I have a question tho... is there a huge difference between the SSD that you recommend ADATA XPG SX8200 and the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro version? if so, which one is best for me to buy?
thanks!
thanks for the reply!
but will the SX8200 PRO be the same as the sx8200? in terms of battery life
Don't know about the Pro version. SX8200 is plenty for me, it hits max speed on an MBA 2013. If the Pro has the same or an even better controller than the SM2262, I guess it's recommendable as well.
@@korecc Remember that your MB must be upgraded to High Sierra because it needs firmware installed that will work with this. The SX8200 Pro has higher specs and will do ~ 3000 reads and ~2300 writes. But the trick is that the MBA and older MBP do not have the the Link Speed options higher than 5.0 GT/s with a link width of x2. Therefore upgrading it with the PRO version is overkill and will not give you better results. The 2015 and later do have the updated controller that can handle 8.0 GT/s and Link Width of x4 (Remember PCIe 3.0 x4 in the advertisements?)
Subbed. Very underrated channel. Super helpful.
I have a 2013 MBP 15” , I installed Big Sur on the Samsung 970 Evo plus 1Tb and I have no issues what do ever with sleep or restarts and even boot camp. It boots even faster to win10 but overall I’m fairly happy with the upgrade. P.s. I have a non sintech adapter from micro center... maybe they fixed the issue with Big Sur with sleep/hibernation issue...
Thank you so much..
Was searching for a video like this ..you explained it very well..
Keep it up ...subscribed.👍
Glad you liked it and thanks for the sub!
@@korecc i have a doubt.i have a macbook air 13 early 2014 model ,so when should i use the sudo command , before installing the ssd or after?
@@deepakdvs Right after installing the drive. Just follow the video step by step, basically, it's in the right order :)
@@korecc oh...okay..thank you...
i'm planning to get a WD Black PCIe NVMe ssd and adapter for the mac.I hope it work well.
@@deepakdvs The WD Black is a great choice when it comes to speed, there are some people using it. You can search the macrumors.com forums for reports. The WD black has a bit high power consumption though. Can you get an ADATA SX8200? It's cheap, fast and uses very little power. It's what I've been testing the last month.
Hi,
Thank you for this nice video. I've read the comments and I don't remember to have seen my question. You often said that the Macbook Air (MBA) won't reach the maximum speeds of the SSD drives anyway. Is that apply for the third generation only, which have a PCie 2.0 X2 rather than the fourth generation, which have PCIe 4.0 X4?
If fourth generation of MBA can reach that speed (I don't know), would you think that's a good idea to try the XPG PRO 3d NAND (3500/3000 Mo/s) instead of the XPG SX8200 3d NAND (3200/1700 Mo/s).
Thank you and have a good day!
im having issues after installing a new ssd in my macbook air 2017
when i cose the lid itll crash kernel panic and reboot with error messages
First off, great video that is SUPER informative.
I know I'm coming to this very late, and maybe this is a dumb question. But if I have a macbook air 2015 that has 200 GB worth of data on it, what do you use to transfer all of that over after you have formatted/installed the new drive and booted off a usb? I know OWC has their expensive littler "converter kit" to clone everything over, but is there another way besides uploading everything to the iCloud before the installation and recovering from that? Thanks so much!
Hey, thanks for the kind words! Personally I used Time Machine via network. I would not recommend paying for anything like that converter kit. You could just connect any external hard drive via USB, use that as a Time Machine destination, and easily back up your whole system.
Clear & Precise. Thanks you Dave (Y)
Thank you so much!! This video helps me a lot!! Now I have the same SSD NVMe than yours :D
Thank you for this video. I'm going to try this again with those terminal commands and see if it works.
Did it work?
R Neate yup. It's working way better in my 2015 MacBook pro than my early 2014 MacBook air. Battery drain really fast even while hibernation. Still haven't gotten a good way to preserve battery.
So for clarity it's worked with your MBP 2015 but is high on battery consumption?
Reason I ask is I'm looking to upgrade my 15" MBP mid 2015.
Thanks in advance
@@deluxenz To be quite honest, my macbook pro 2015 has a damaged screen so i'm not using it at the moment until i cough up the money to get the screen replaced. I really didn't test it thoroughly to notice the battery life. The video i followed mentioned that when it comes to this mod, the type of nvme drive you get matters because some are faster and so therefore affect your battery drainage. The one in my macbook pro 2015 is Toshiba KXG50ZNV512G XG5 NVMe 512G and on my 2014 Macbook air is the Intel 600p Series 256GB SSD.
Thanks for replying; much appreciated
I just did this upgrade on my 2013 MacBook Pro 15" with a Crucial P1 1TB SSD, running Mojave too, along with a keyboard replacement. Best upgrade and I can keep using my MacBook for a few more years until I decide to get a new/er one. The Crucial SSD was only $105 on Amazon too.
Chapo Guzman how's battery life after the upgrade?
@@BlaGGah I recently replaced my battery, so it's pretty fresh and get plenty of life out of it. I haven't noticed any significant loss in battery life though after the upgrade from normal use though. I've been up an hour now doing edits in Lightroom and streaming music, i'm down to 80%.
Chapo Guzman I just don't know why battery drains drastically even when machine is hibernating. Which terminal command is best for my 2014 MacBook air 2014?
@@chapoguzman8627 how are the drive read and write speeds ?
@@BlaGGah Hola yo tambien adquiri un Nvme Crucial P1, pero no se si pueda hacer esto usando yosemite o necesariamente tengo que tener mojave instalado? lo que pasa es que mis programas que uso corren en yosemite y no corren en mojave o será que instale mojave y luego re instale yosemite o se pierde la configuración del bootrom ?
Thank you so much for this video, you have saved a life here!!! 🙏
Great video, helped me a lot with install a new Kingston A2000 1tb on my mid 2013 MBA. I was wondering, is it possible to use non conductive compound on the adaptor instead of kapton tape?
Hi man can I use my old macs uninstalled SSD to transfer all data to a new Mac?
Sorry in advance if this is a dumb question and I realize we can see the tape on the adapter in the video but how am I to apply the tape on the adapter and what spots am I to make contact with. Is it just on the top to help dissipate some of the heat generated? Thanks for the video by the way.
There are no dumb questions :-) This image should help: i.imgur.com/wKK65qK.jpg
It's important to shield the small metal pins that are coming from the plastic part, easy to do by putting the tape on top and folding it over the edge.
Nice tutorial 👍
Hi Kore, thanks for the video. I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2015 and I would like to upgrade it. So I've reading the comments down below and now my question is which Drive is better, the Samsung 970 EVO or the ADATA XPG SX8200. ? and in any case I will still need the Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card right? Thanks...
Hi Sean, personally I have tested both and I highly recommend the SX8200 as it consumes way less battery. You can also search for performance comparisons, the difference is not that big - in theory the EVO has a bit more maximum speed, but in real world performance this doesn't really matter. Also, the SX8200 runs cooler, which is a big plus considering NVMe drives start to throttle at around 70°C. I think with the MBP, you can also fit the included heatsink of the SX8200, although it's not necessary. And yes, the adapter is needed.
@@korecc Hello Kore, does the sintech adapter affects the performance of the ssd? what if I use a cheaper adapter, will it affect the performance? thanks!
@@inderashafiq9879 As shown in the video, I recommend shielding the adapter with kapton tape. SinTech already does this in the factory. The other adapters work well too, but they might lack the tape.
@@korecc Thank you so much for the info!
Sorry I'm late to your video! I was wondering if you had any heating/fan issues after the install. Thanks!
Hi there, not at all. Temps are fine.
@@korecc Thanks, bro! I'm going to give it a try!
I recently did the same upgrade with Adata SX8200 480GB with my Macbook pro-2015 retina 13inche. The price is 20% cheaper than Evo 970. The performance has improved indeed, but the power consumption has to become an issue. Battery life has down come to around 6 hours with internet and some editing usage. It also decreases by about 15% when the laptop is on hibernate/sleep mode.
Thanks your instructive videos which I find very helpful. Since I already have a very large and quite fast SSD, I am wondering why not cloning the whole system to the external drive, installing the NVME M2 starting from the external drive and cloning the system to the NVME M2? With a Macbook air 2017 is it necessary to enable the "trim" or should I rely on the internal garbage collection?
Great video, So bottom line, I’m a musician and will be using for music production etc. battery life and not overheating are somewhat important to me. Do you recommend the ADATA XPGSX8200 PRO after all this time has passed?
Also read something about hibernation issues? Will I have to adjust this after installing the new SSD?
Yes, battery life is basically the same. Hibernation needs to be adjusted with the pmset commands as shown in the video, then there is no problem.
kore so I have an early 2015 MBP. Does that mean I still need to do the pmset terminal stuff?
@@MyersJMark No, you don't need to.
Hi Kore,
Awesome video.
If previous ssd is damaged and when we installed Samsung NVMe SSD : 970 Evo and adapter; Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD , Can we use internet recovery to install OS ?
Get a friend or family to create a USB drive for you. Internet recovery will install the system your Mac shipped with, it's probably too old to support NVMe.
@@korecc Thanks a million for the prompted reply. May I ask is there any way to create a USB in windows as people around me under lockdown has only latest Macbooks without USB slot :(
@@terbasol Hmm, the only way I'd imagine would be buying a thunderbolt adapter to write the USB drive...
@@korecc Again thanks for your help and I really appreciate your help Kore :) Have a great new year
Thanks for the video!
Couple of questions:
1. I have a Macbook Air 2013, so I would need to do that final terminal command, what is the reason behind it.
2. Is the adapter necessary?
Thanks
Hi there!
1. Yes, same model as I have. The reason is that hibernation doesn't work on older MacBooks with NVMes. This is not a problem though, regular sleep and standby works. With the terminal commands we only allow it to use that.
2. Yes, the adapter is mandatory, the drive port is not a regular NVMe socket.
I am doing this SSD upgrade in a couple days, so thank you for the clear instructions. After installing the new SSD, I thought I could just hold down the option key and restore my hard drive onto my new SSD using time machine that is on an external drive. Is this correct, or do I need to write the Mac OS to a USB drive first like you show here?
Time Machine does not backup the OS. If you do an internet restore of the OS, you will restore the original OS, which may predate support of NVMe. Best to have an OS install file on the USB, with the level of OS that does support the NVMe. I'll bet you know this now, 2 weeks later....
Eric Andersen yes thanks, I found that out the hard way, had to reinstall the original HD to make a OS copy. Thanks though 😊
A Woodworker's Life Yup, that’s my story, too!
Sorry, YT didn't notify me about the comments! Yes, that is basically the reason why I showed how to create a boot drive, I was caught off-guard by the internet restore aswell... :)
@@korecc No problem, Thanks for putting up the video. It helped a lot.
Great video! I did it a couple of days ago and the only problem I'm seeing is that it takes a lot to boot. Between the chime and the apple logo it takes the same time as the total boot time when I had the original SSD. I'm running a Samsung 970 Evo. Aside from that, it flies at 1400 MB/s write 1500 MB/s read
Yeah, that is indeed happening on some particular SSDs and not on others. Not a big deal for me since I rarely shut down, but even then it's only around 30 seconds. Glad it's working well otherwise!
Thank you so much for the video, I have a dumb question. I have a Macbook Air 2014 with 4 GB RAM but it's logic board was replaced along with RAM to 8 GB. Now my Macbook shows 2017 model in "about this Mac". So do I need enter it hibernation command or will it work without entering it?
Should be working without. If you experience the system not waking up from sleep or similar issues, you can always still enter the command
Tried this in my mba 2017 with crucial p1 ssd. Thnx
@jocjostories did it work? which adaptor did you use? Thanks
Sonny Bhatti Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter... www.amazon.com/dp/B01CWWAENG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
This is the adapter i used. The longer adapter from amazon. It worked perfectly. I just followed what’s in this video. From 128gb to 1 TB :)
Can i use 970 evo for macbookair 2017?
Very helpful!
Thank you very much!!
How's it been for the SSD after almost 1.5 years, importantly with Catalina OS?
I am with the Adata SX8200 for about a year now. Still running perfectly after all the upgrades, running latest Catalina at the moment. :)
@@korecc just wondering does the sudo pmset stuff stop battery drain for your macbook air while running catalina?
@@WinstonH What battery drain are you referring to? My MacBook works just fine, I don't experience any battery drain. The pmset stuff is necessary to turn off certain hibernation states since older MacBooks don't support those with an NVMe.
I messed up on the hibernation setting's now it works. Thanks!
@@WinstonH Glad to hear that!
Thank you for the video and the comments down below. I will get the SX8200 as you recommand it but wich adapter should I get for it? The amazon links don´t tell the names of the adapter and some links are not working anymore. It would be to upgrade a late 2013 model.
Thanks for reminding me, I'll update the links soon! Just replied to your email.
Thanks for the video. I did all you make, everything is perfect with my macbbok pro A1502. Just I have an issue. I replaced my original 128gb ssd with the WD Black NVME M2 with adapter. Speed is ok, macos bigsur is super but I have an battery issue. While I manually sleep or close the screen, I think the system sleeps but the ssd is not. Because bttery drains 100% to %30 in 8 hours while sleeping. I couldnt solve this situtation.
What was this for sudo pmset -a standby 0 autopoweroff 0 hibernatemode 0 ???
Will this stop my laptop restarting every time i shut the lid?
please help if you can..
Hi can you help me to choose for my MacBook Air early 2015 model ? Is XPG 8200 Pro still good ?
Yes, it's a great drive when it comes to price-to-performance ratio.
just saw this video, thank you very much. I have a 2017 MacBook Air A1466. planning to use the adata sx8200 for the upgrade. Finding adata sx8200 pro...?? can I buy it? will I have sleep or hibernation issues with my A1466 2017 MacBook Air? thank you and regards.
I only tested SX8200, but the Pro should work too. But MacBooks probably won't reach the max speed offered by the Pro model. No sleep & hibernation problems on a 2017 MacBook.
great video, clarify a lot of things!! If instead of installing Mojave on the USB we install Catalina what would be the command we would need to type in the terminal?
Haven't tried with Catalina, but should be:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/YOURUSB --nointeraction
SO IS THE INTEL 660 FASTER THAN THE ORIGINAL MACBOOK FLASH DRIVE?? I have a MacBook EARLY 2013 15 inch...I was thinking of buying a 1TB INTEL I currently have only 512....PLS let me know-your answer will show me wether to buy it or not...thanks!!
Of course, any NVMe will be faster than the regular drive.
I have a MBA mid-2013 currently at 500GB, i7. Do you think it’s possible to bump up storage to 1TB on this model? Is it likely I’ll experience kernel panics? Thanks!
Yes, upgrading a mid 2013 MBA with a bigger NVMe is possible without any kernel panics. I am using this exact MacBook myself.
@@korecc hey, thanks for your review! I’m glad you’re not experiencing any kernel panics, that’s what scares me the most.
Hi mate mine is Mac Book Air Early 2014-13" I still use OSX Yosemite cause I tried Mojave and things felt very slow and ram heavy...as i just have 4GB ram memory. So can I upgrade using your method in the video with my OS X Yosemite or whats the next OS in your opinion runs smooth and stable with older 2013-2014 mac air models? Also do I need to update the os on my current Mac book air or can I do it with usb boot containing new os method also?
Hi, Nice video, I have just purchase OWC Aura P12 480GB NVMe M.2 SSD accidentally. And to return it to the manufacturer is expensive for me. I bought converter from Amazon by watching your video. My MBA is 2017 A1466, model 7,2. My question is can I use above SSD on my MacBook? and how to go ahet and install fresh OS from Internet. After replacing SSD
Can't say for sure, but the OWC drive should work if it's a regular NVMe drive.
As for the OS, just follow the video's instructions. You prepare a USB drive with the OS before installing the NVMe.
Thank you Kore, much appreciated. Is it possible to do clean internet based recovery or installation. My MBA is updated with Mac OS Catalina latest version instead of booting from USB
kore i need to ask you about xpg 8200 and its heatsink. Should i install ssd with the heatsink or not? It will fit to MBA because heatsink is very thin. What should i do?
On mine, it fit with the heatsink. But it's no problem if you install it without heatsink.
Great video.. it helps me to make my choice ^^
I was looking for a good 500GB... to upgrade my MBA 11" early 2014 without big battery impact, after reading your description about intel 760p, I started reading reviews. I found out that was about the controller used Silicon Motion SM2262 which has a great lower power consumption and that can be found on Intel 760p but also on HP EX920 and ADATA SX8200
Thanks
You're spot on, it's the controller. I chose the SX8200 over the Intel 760p for this exact reason. Didn't know about the HP EX920, that seems to be even cheaper!
Best decision by choosing SX8200, I Chose the same from what I read on Anandtech review SX8200 is the good choice between 760P or EX920.. There is also SX8200 Pro but I didn't find a lot which SMI controller used @@korecc
@@bigbbl Yes, I am also very happy with my choice. Although the best controllers in the industry are arguably still made by Samsung, the SX8200 is running for many hours a day without any issues for quite some months now. Even with disabled hibernation, it only uses around 2% overnight.
kore hi, I’m trying to upgrade my MacBook Air early 2015 to 512gb which one should I get out of the three u guys talking about . The battery life time is really important to me as well . Your immediate response will be appreciated
kore and also which adapter did u used
One missing step is enabling trim support as apple does not enable trim automatically on 3rd party ssd’s
Hey. First of all I want to thank you for such an amazing video. It helped me a lot. I change the ssd on a MacBook air late 2017 and I used the adata you suggested. Now I'm experiencing a little temperature rising. Is that normal? Should I worry? I used the big adaptor but I didn't use the tape. Could it be that the reason of the heating?
Don't worry, as long as you don't thermally throttle (you would definitely notice), there is no problem.
I’m not sure if you’ll see this but I recommend that you put some fresh thermal paste on your CPU/GPU. Super easy and can help with rising temps.
can thermal paste used on this ssd adaptor instead of kapton tape?
Aaron B no, it cannot
Some said that Adata has some heat problem but samsung evo do not? Is that true? Adata has memory chips on both side but samsung has only on one side and they says this cause heating problem. Is it right? Upon your reply i will go and buy adata or samsung evo. Thanks
The ADATA is under 60°C in any scenario. Might be a little bit warmer than the Evo was, but keep in mind that everything under 75°C is no problem at all for NVMe
kore Thank you so much. I am getting an Adata tomorrow 👍👍👍
Ťhank you very much, it's very useful for me.
would you mind if ask, what does the command line with the hibernation mode off achieve?
Hi just bought a Crucial P1 500 GB SSD, and a sintech adapter. I did it mainly because my mac kept freezing and crashing randomly (like twice per hour) and I attributed it to the SSD. Was this the right choice and do these components work fine? I have a MBA 2017 model A 1466 Thanks.
Yes, the NVMe + adapter combo will work fine. Not sure if it would fix your problems, but good luck!
@@korecc Thanks for the response. I’ll be using your video for the install on Wednesday. I’ll let you know how it goes!
what type is that adapter that you've used? is it m.2? i need to transfer data from a macbook air but i can't find the right adapter for its ssd. it does not fit the m.2 ports that my personal laptop has; it does not fit in there (i mean the port, not its dimensions)
Im trying with ADATA XPG SX8200 :) Thx
So I tried this with Catalina and when I go to reformat the drive in the last step it couldn’t unmount the disk with (-69888) following it. I’m installing an Intel 660p and would like some help if you could find the time.
For MacBook Air (early 2015), do you need that little adapter?
Yep, you do
can i still use bootcamp after this?
Yes.
Is it possible sir to upgrade 128gb macbook air to 512gb or 1tera? I hope there's answer to my question..😌
Yes, there is no limit on how big the NVMe drive can be.
Sir. What is the diff. Between 960 evo and 970 evo? Because mostly i see upgrading ssd for macbook air used 960 evo. Why? Thank you. I hope there's an answer for my question.
Theoretically, the 970 Evo has a better read/write speed. But since you won't reach those max speeds on a MacBook Air anyways (because of PCIe lanes), it's better to just take the 960 Evo because it's cheaper and almost as good. The operating speed will be about the same for less money.
Thank you sir
You got mine.😊 im gonna use 970 evo thank you again
I bought the same ssd you have in this video. Do I need an adapter to use it in my 2012 macbook air?
MacBook Air 2012 is not supported. See the title of this video. Only 2013 and further
Oops I overlooked that. Thanks.
thanks for the video. Before I embark on this for my MBA A1466 what sort of performance improvement could I get please? Thanks
Roughly the same as in the video, same model. About threefold increase in read/write speed. Depends on your use case how much you benefit from it. I see a drastic increase on medium workloads, of course I don't do rendering or stuff on this rather weak machine. For light usage like web browsing & netflix, you won't see a big difference.
@@korecc Useful to know that thank you.
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/macUSB --nointeraction This is the new command for Catalina
Sintech adptor on Amazon link is different than the one in the video. Should we use kapton tape on all type of adapters?
There are different versions, but they all work the same way. Yes, Kapton tape is recommended in any case. Some manufacturers started applying it already from the factory.
kore Thanks for quick reply and for the great video
sir, you installed a samsung 960 evo but the disk utility detects adata xs8200np?
It's just different footage. I tested multiple drives.
will this work with a 2017 macbook air ?
what is the name for the adapter again ?
Yes. The adapter is linked in the description.
Does the ssd with adapter make contact with bottom panel? Because the adapter make the ssd slightly taller
No, not at all. But if you have a drive with a heatsink, it might be too tall.
Is there any difference in using shorr or Long adapter?
No, not really. While the long adapter provides a bit better mechanical stability, it might not be suited for thick NVMe drives with heatsinks as it adds a bit of height.
I was going to buy the SSD from your link above but the description on Amazon says it is not compatible with Mac?
They say:
"This SSD is not compatible with Mac. Additional parts may be required to use on Mac system."
Yes, that's why we use an adapter as shown in the video.
@@korecc Now I understand, it is because these SSDs do not have the same length as the original drive, hence the adapter is needed. Lastly, better using the short adapter or the long adapter better?
@@geek2330 It's a completely different connector, so it would just not fit at all. Whether you use the short or long one is up to you.
I using an adaptor for my 970 Evo NVme m.2 500 GB SSD on my macbook air 11 (Early 2015). I tried to install it yesterday but it did not detect the new SSD. I've searched all solutions but in vain. Needed help. I'm currently running OS x Catalina on my mac now.
Format the NVMe in another computer.
Is being on high sierra or Mojave better? Or it doesn't matter?
Doesn't matter, both support NVMe
@@korecc Thank you for the fast reply! I have a early 2014 macbook air, will the Samsung EVO 970 work on it using the sintech adapter? Also do you prefer the Samsung or the Adata?
@@crystal5315 Definitely the ADATA. Better power efficiency, better price. And yes, that will work with your MacBook. I am using a late 2013 Air myself.
Is 970 evo applicable for macbook air 2017?
hi! is not needed to disable hibernation on the Early 2015 Air 13'' ??
No, not needed.
hello. for the last part for macbook air 2013, why should it need to type ? why not for later macbook? can you pls tell me. Thank you
Has to do with the firmware/driver. Early MacBooks don't contain a certain part in the OS which makes this command necessary.
@@korecc Thank you. For macos big surr, to make a usb bootable, the command in the terminal will be same that you have provided ?
5:20 I got lost here, what did you erase? Is that the NEW hard drive? Also how do I restore from Carbon Copy Cloner? I don't see an option for CCC, only time machine?
Yes, that erase is to prepare the new drive. As for CCC, this is not baked into macOS by default. You would have to run it after setting up a clean install of macOS.
I have heard that there migth be some hybernating issues with some ssd, do you know wich should i avoid for 2015 MBA? is the Intel working with no problems in this MBA model?
Yes, all the drives I linked in the description do work fine without any issues. After a few months of testing, I can recommend the ADATA SX8200. Same great controller as the Intel 760p and a fair bit cheaper.
kore thanks. Keep the great content
@kore - is adata xpg sx8200 pro compatible on macbook air early 2014? all i see in internet threads is sx8200 (not pro).
Should be no problem! It's the same controller afaik. I use the Pro in my desktop and it's a great drive.
Does it run as fast as the original ssd, if not faster?
Faster. That is the whole point. At the end of the video there are screenshots.
i just upgrade to ADATA SX8200 PRO and after verything done with speed test, some time it can drop from 1100 MB/S to 2/300 MB/S something else i have to double check with? ps : The product spec stat that R 3500 MB/S W 3000 MB/S, how can i utilize it all speed
Did you use Kapton tape to shield the adapter like shown in the video? Also, I mentioned that some Macs only have 2 PCIe lanes, which results in the speeds you are seeing.
You are using samsung’s 960evo Your link says 970evo? Wichone should i buy?
Actually I am using the ADATA SX8200. I just used the Samsung 960 shortly for video footage. 970 Evo would be recommended, but SX8200 has better power consumption and similar performance.
kore Thank You very much! I just did it with the 970evo! IT worked!
Can we use barracuda or wd blue sn550 ssd for macbook air 2017 with adapter?
Haven't tested either of those. If they're NVMe drives, and not SATA, they would probably work. I recommend going with one of the drives I recommended though, since I can't say for sure.
@@korecc thank you, u recommended intel 660p and adata sx200, right? But only sx200 pro is available in my country, is it same as the regular sx200?
I have an MBP Retina from mid 2012, will this work on it as well? Thank you!
Afraid not, sorry
@@korecc thank you for the quick answer! Could I just use a non nvme sata sdd instead?
Hello Kore, thanks for the great video, I have you ever had anyone reach out to you with my problem I did exactly step by step and my 970 eco don’t show up I even purchased a 2nd adapter thing it was a bad adapter I’m confused any ideals that you might think off?
My MacBook Pro is early 2015
Rudy
The samsung 970 is not supported.
Same problem. Is it true that it's not supported? Is there a way to get it recognized??
i used evo 970 plus and it is working fine ..!
Macbook AIR A1466 early 2015 supports samsung 970 evo plus??
Yes.
@@korecc Hello there is no difference in boot speed . any effect on battery life usage?
@@parasdoshi2277 Adata SX8200 is best for low battery consumption. Evo 970 controller uses more energy. Of course booting is faster.
@@korecc I have upgraded to Samsung evo plus 970 but I don't any see any improvement on booting performance?
@@parasdoshi2277 I don't know what you got on your Mac. An NVMe won't magically speed up everything, if you got programs hogging the CPU at boot it won't help much.
Hi, I am having a problem with the part when copying to disk proceeds, it stays at 0%... and nothing really happens after that and it is talking too much time, could anybody explain it to me and help? thanks
Can you still partition this drive for Windows 10 Bootcamp?
Should behave like a regular drive in any way.
How was the battery life after the upgrade?
At first I was using the Samsung Evo which definitely had an impact on battery, I'd say around 15%. Nowadays I am using an ADATA XPG SX8200 (very similar to the Intel 760p I mention in the video) which doesn't impact battery performance at all. My battery is around 5 years old, still I got around 8 hours of working time without an issue, basically the same as on the stock apple SSD. Standby time is great aswell.
@@korecc Sweet! I was debating whether the EVO was worth it despite the battery drainage, but the ADATA SSD seems like a better choice. Looks like it has good read/write speed too.
@@carlosgrijalva7505 Exactly, since the MacBook's PCIe speed is limited you would never even reach the peak speeds (>3Gbit/s) anyways.
@@korecc Hi, mate! May I have your opinion on the Mojave? Is it more buggy than the High Sierra? How was the battery life? Cheers.
@@leodu7893 No bugs as far as I could see, I like the new dark mode very much. Battery life is the same as on High Sierra for me.
If anyone is in this comments, I recommend looking into a Corsair MP 510. You can get a 1 TB drive for about 150 with specs comparable to Samsung
how can i put it normal again in hibernation mode
sudo pmset -a standby 1 autopoweroff 1 hibernatemode 3
Hibernation needs to be disabled when using NVMe drives, so only revert the setting when you are on the original drive again.
why do you need to run that command in terminal?
Is ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Lite also suitable for MBP? is he the same as ADATA XPG SX8200?
Should work but I do not recommend it as it has severe problems with temperature and throttling.
@@korecc Thank you very much for your answer! what about the ADATA XPG SX6000? Is this animal also probably warming strongly?
@@ig_108 I have no idea about that drive, but from looking at a few reviews, it seems to be a fine choice for the price.
@@korecc many thanks! last question, what about Kingchuxing?
and also like this wild producer: KingSpec?
Will they both work on MacBook?
@@ig_108 Never heard of them, they look and are priced like generic Chinese drives. I would not recommend those.
A list of known NVMe drives that work well: pastebin.com/ZiNQx5ds
Does it work on catalina ?
Yes, no problem at all.
I’m wondering if you would know the default settings for sudo pmset -a standby autopoweroff and hibernation
This varies between models. Simply go to System Preferences > Energy Saver and select Restore to Defaults. That will restore your original pmset settings. You can then read them out with pmset -g.
thank you!
I'm getting kind of issue with my 760p installed in my macbook air 2017. When I do the speed test with Blackmagic the read speed is constant between 1200 and 1400, but the write speed at the first two seconds goes up to 1200 +/- and then begins to go slower and slower, sometimes it goes only to 150-250. Do you have any idea why this is happening?. On the other hand, when I use Amorphous DiskMark 1GB the values are goods (1555R - 1389W) but when I make the same test for 16GB the write speed decreases to 680. Thanks.
Which adapter are you using? Is it shielded with kapton tape?
@@korecc It's the Sintech NGFF M.2 PCIe. I don't thinks this came with kapton tape, i would have noticed
@@goikomikel23 Try applying kapton tape on it like this: forums.macrumors.com/attachments/img_6150-jpg.752323/
Do you need Kapton tape with the longer adapter?
@@1andresg3 Some adapters come shielded with kapton tape from the factory. I don't know which manufacturer does and which doesn't there are multiple that produce the longer adapters.
works for a macbook air early 2014 ?
Yes
" sudo pmset -a standby 0 autopoweroff 0 hibernatemode 0" Can I use normal sleep stand by mod ?
Normal sleep & stand by works, just hibernation (usually kicks in after a few hours) doesn't work. Not a big deal.
Hi ! I have a question: can I upgrade my MacBook Air 2017 model A 1466 with SSD ? Thanks
Yes.
@@korecc I need 1 To.
Which model do you recommend? And which adapter? I'm lost ! Thanks for your help
@@userunknown112 I tested 3 different drives, this one is great and is also fairly cheap: amzn.to/2YI1Ybi
As for the adapter, I recommend original SinTech one. You can buy it from their Website in China, but it will take 2 weeks to arrive. On French Amazon it costs around 40 Euros, on Chinese website around 12. But this adapter from Amazon should work too: amzn.to/2YzA7u2
I assume you're French since you wrote téraoctet :-)
Can macbook air be upgraded to 500gb ssd
Dose bootcamp work in it I wand windows 10 is it ok with this I don't shutdown my Mac I always put in sleep mode in windows 10?
I don't use bootcamp myself. Should work fine though.
kore my macbook air is a1466 year 2017 is same tutorial for my mac
@@justbell1903 Yes
Why did you put in the command in terminal in the end?
To disable hibernation. On 2013 & 2014 models, hibernation is unreliable on NVMe drives. Regular deep sleep works fine.
Hello. What about Intel 660p drive? Is it any good? I am going to buy a 2tb Intel 660p nvme drive!! Has anyone ever tried a 2tb nvme? Is it working or not? Thank you!!!
After following all the steps, I am now restoring it from Time Machine Backup but I am noticing during all this, when I connected my Early 2015 MacBook Pro (with magsafe 2) to charge it, I don’t see Green or Red light turning ON.
Not sure why? Anyone noticed the same issue?
The charger is plugged to the wall and connected to the MacBook Pro but no light on it.
Try an SMC reset. If that doesn't help, open up your MBP and check if everything is alright, especially the battery connector. Hopefully you didn't damage anything when swapping the drive...
kore thanks! The Time Machine restore is going on with fan running at full speed, since a long time. Once it finishes, I guess, then I will do the steps you want me to follow.
kore All good after SMC Reset! Thanks much for the help and the video👍
Can you put a heatsink on it??
Yes, a thin aluminium heatsink will fit. The ADATA X8200 comes with one included. Although it is not necessary.
have MacBook Air mid 2017, order evo plus 970 ssd Nvme M2 1tb, the laptop don't except this device, anybody a solution, or did I buy the wrong one
Yes, EVO plus is not supported. I linked the regular EVO in the description.
Can i use 970 evo 500 gb for my.macbook air 2017?
Yes, as shown in the description
will it work using western digital blue sn550?
I have not tested that drive.
oh I see thanks for the reply. 😁