Re: Can any 2.5" SATA drive be used in a 13.3" MacBook Pro?

From	Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Can any 2.5" SATA drive be used in a 13.3" MacBook Pro?
Date	2015-10-04 17:05 -0600
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On 2015-10-04, 7:08 AM ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:
> John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> wrote:
>> I put a Crucial SSD into my 2010 MacBook Pro 13", and it made a world of
>> difference.
> Funny, that's the same brand too for the 500 GB SSD as of yesterday. It
> was about $200. Yes, it is fast but not fast as my work's MacBook Pro
> (Retina; 15" SSD)! Too bad Apple store wouldn't do it as an upgrade
> since the HDD was dying (already physically destroyed as of last night).

The MacBook Pro Retina uses a different interface (PCIe-based SSD) than non-Retina MacBook Pros 
(SATA). It is a faster interface. Older Macs can't use it.

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Can any 2.5" SATA drive be used in a 13.3" MacBook Pro? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-01 00:13 -0500
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    Re: Can any 2.5" SATA drive be used in a 13.3" MacBook Pro? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-04 08:08 -0500
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