While these are certainly neat-looking packages and seemingly simple solutions, you do pay for the privilege, particularly if you want that full terabyte. (Who wouldn't take a portable SSD for 50 bucks?) But, that's assuming you can live without the extra bits and bobs, like the Envoy Pro enclosure. You can knock $52 (around £35, AU$70) off the price if you buy the drive only. The upgrade kits offer up to 960GB of internal storage capacity and. The definitive guide Does a Macbook Air SSD upgrade sounds scary or hard It's not really, we know you don't believe us, so we created this guide It has everything you need to know, to upgrade to. The 480GB box runs $399 (around £280, AU$530), and the 1TB kit goes for a cool $649 (around £455, AU$865). Transcend has introduced new JetDrive SSD upgrade kits designed for the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Shipping for the Aura SSD kicks off later this month, but the kits don't come cheap. Though, usage isn't so much a factor as age in terms of SSD failure rates, the latest research finds.

OWC offers a three-year warranty for the new SSD, and the company boasts that it only uses Tier 1 flash to ensure 'amazing performance and dependability.' Plus, the drives employ a 'global wear-leveling algorithm' to prevent excess wear on any given section of flash, thus extending the overall longevity of the hardware. So, when you're done with the upgrade, you can place that old MacBook drive inside this enclosure and for use as an external drive via USB. Sweetening the pot ever further, OWC includes an Envoy Pro SSD enclosure in the box. 1 Pc Torx T5 Screwdriver (For the SSD lock screw, all other internal screws except LCD hinge screws).

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