Enclosure for Apple Samsung Polaris SSD

I've decided to use my 512GB SSD from my previous MacBook Pro.


It's a Samsung 512GB SSPolaris MZ-KKW5120/0A4


So far I've tried OWC latest enclosure and it does not work with this SSD (I messaged them and they confirm not to have anything that can house this SSD)


I've tried the recent "Shinestar" enclosure that are for sale online ... those do not work either.


Has anyone had success with any enclosure and these drives?


Thanks!

Posted on Dec 8, 2019 3:42 PM

Reply

Similar questions

3 replies

Dec 8, 2019 6:32 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

It sounds like one of the M.2 form factor SSDs.


https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Storage-Upgrade-MZ-KKW5120-655-1994A/dp/B01NBAWWFL


Apple uses some sort of proprietary protocol that hasn’t been reverse engineered yet. I heard that some M.2 SSDs might work with certain firmware updates, but I believe that’s more a matter of the hardware working with an industry standard protocol vs the protocol being readable.


I don’t believe the latest Apple removable SSDs are terribly suitable for use as an external SSD.

Dec 8, 2019 7:26 PM in response to y_p_w

My previous MBP was a Mid 2015 ... it came with an SSUAX Samsung 256GB SSD ... however, it accepted and was able to swap out an SSUBX or the newer SSPOLARIS SSD


exactly as your link shows ... that is it "SSPOLARIS" ... this SSD is newer/faster than the Samsung Apple SSUAX and SSUBX


12+16pin PCI-E


however, none of the recently enclosures I've tried work ... and OWC enclosures are no help


crap ... and I traded in my 2015 MBP 15" and I didn't reformat this drive ... I placed the old 256GB SSD back in the MBP and I took the 512GB SSPOLARIS out of it because I thought it would make a great external SSD enclosure drive


I need to figure out a way to erase and reformat the SSPOLARIS SSD ... short of buying a used MBP



This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Enclosure for Apple Samsung Polaris SSD

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.