2011 macbook air ssd upgrade install#
2011 macbook air ssd upgrade upgrade#
2011 macbook air ssd upgrade pro#

My 13 had a Toshiba based drive while my 11 had a Samsung drive. While Toshiba and Samsung may not perform as well as the aforementioned controller makers, they've definitely had fewer issues. Toshiba and Samsung offer much better pricing and don't mind being silent members of the supply chain. Using a custom form factor, Apple partnered with Toshiba (and later Samsung) to build value SSDs for the MacBook Air line.Īlthough Apple has tested solutions from Intel, Marvell and SandForce, to date it hasn't opted to ship any of them to market.

2011 macbook air ssd upgrade install#

eBay and Paypal will take a percentage of the sale (can be as much as 10-15% so if you sell for $650, $65-97).Last year's MacBook Air was the first Mac to ship without a mechanical hard drive or an option to install one. Anything over $600 would be reasonable but allow enough for shipping fees and insurance. Set it up as Buy It Now or Best Offer and people will give you offers for it. Once you were sure everything was ok, you'd secure erase the old one with disk utility, take a photo of it and list the details. To sell it you'd ideally buy the new one first, even if it's on a credit card, then migrate the data over. Your model has sold recently for $600-650. If you wanted to sell the laptop, you can use eBay. If you get the drive enclosure with it, you also get a neat little backup drive, which is useful for migrating to a new machine in future. The 500GB is a big difference but ~$92 difference for the 240/250GB isn't too bad.

2011 macbook air ssd upgrade pro#

The Aura Pro is $249 for 240GB and $550 for 480GB. One of the cheapest SSDs would be the Samsung EVO at $157 for 250GB or the 500GB for $323.

2011 macbook air ssd upgrade upgrade#

I am tired of chasing a carrot, and even if that is a reality when dealing with laptop computers, in this particular case it sucks that I can't really upgrade my machine without spending a lot. Thanks for the detailed reply, makes sense but I don't know if I will be able to get 600 or 650 for this machine (nor where to sell it) and it will take a lot of my time to prepare it, advertise it, sell it, buy a new one and be up and running after all.

The best option for just the SSD is the Aura Pro but for around $100 more, you get all the other upgrades. If you do get $650 for the old one, then it's roughly $369 for the latest 11' with 256GB and $449 for the 13'.

You get a faster CPU, faster GPU (Iris), USB 3, longer battery life, faster 802.11ac wifi, 1 year warranty that can be extended to 3 years. Not only do you get PCIe SSD that runs at near 700MB/s as opposed to around 250MB/s: There's the latest 11' and 13' here on the refurb store with 256GB SSD: Your machine would sell for about $600-650. One thing you might consider is upgrading the whole machine. They are slower and will have some wear on them. I don't think buying a used Apple one on eBay is a good idea. The cheaper SSDs now use things like TLC NAND. Apple has also switched to PCIe now instead of mSATA in the old one. The blade SSDs have a custom shape so they only really work in Apple's machines, which is why you won't see many 3rd party versions. Is there any other option, than buying a used one on ebay? I got the computer with those 64gb with the idea of upgrading the SSD later, well later has come, I am ready to move but can't. I am wondering why is this escenario happening. More that the price of the drive, I can't really believe there are no other alternatives to my model! (at least I could not find one, crucial website says they don't have a replacement drive for my model). which I find ridiculous expensive, particularly in 2014 and for a relatively old machine.

The only option I found is an OWC Aura Pro that cost more than 1$ per GB. I am looking to replace the small 65gb toshiba drive on my Air (model 4,1)