M-series MacBook SSD storage upgrade (non-official) [video]

Re:M-series MacBook SSD storage upgrade (non-official) [video] by mmastrac on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:00AM (#41971686)

Kudos for something that I wish existed before I bought my M3.

FWIW, with the re-introduced SD card slot and slimline SD holders, you can easily add 512GB to 1TB of decent-speed attached storage for larger files/backups/source, etc.

I like this solution here, however, as buying a base-level 256GB MBP will probably make up for the cost of the post-purchase surgery.

It looks like their store is here: https://www.tindie.com/stores/iboffrcc/

A rough demo of what a different model looks like: https://iboffrcc.com/pages/-guide-solder-nvme-to-your-macboo...

From what I can see, they rescue PCIe signals from the existing NAND controller.

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Re:M-series MacBook SSD storage upgrade (non-official) [video] by runjake on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:06AM (#41971781)

> slimline SD holders

Any recommendations, anyone?

Edit: Looks like the Internet and mmastrac generally recommend the BASEQI adapter[1]. For built-in storage, the Transcends are pretty popular.

1. https://www.amazon.com/BASEQI-Aluminum-microSD-Adapter-MacBo...

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Re:M-series MacBook SSD storage upgrade (non-official) [video] by mmastrac on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:08AM (#41971802)

BASEQI worked for me. The model numbers and support matrix are a bit confusing, but I've had it in my M3 for ~5-6 months with only one time the SD card didn't appear to be mounted after a reboot. Zero unintended ejections.

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