256GB PCIe/NVMe for 2014 13-inch MacBook Air

Other World Computing – OWC Solid State Drives For MacBook Air 11" & 13" (Mid 2013 - Mid 2017)

You'd be looking at $135 or $180 USD (plus tax and shipping) for a 480 GB SSD, depending on whether you wanted just the SSD only, or an upgrade kit with tools and a transfer enclosure.

However, your MacBook Air can't run anything higher than Big Sur - and upgrading the internal SSD will not change that.

bradleydalton wrote:

Ali Express 900 baht https://th.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-128GB-M.2-NVMe-PCIe-SSD-.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.search.0

Those are M.2 SSDs which use a completely different connector than the Apple OEM SSD and would require an SSD adapter from SinTech (only Sintech has proven itself to be reliable & compatible). However, not all SSDs will be compatible with the Mac and macOS even with the Sintech SSD adapter.

For example, if you want to run macOS 12.x Monterey on this laptop with a third party SSD, then you MUST install Monterey now while you still have the original Apple OEM SSD installed internally, otherwise the Monterey installer will fail because the Monterey installer requires updating the system firmware first which must be done with an Apple OEM internal SSD. After the system firmware has been updated, then you should be able to reinstall macOS Monterey to the laptop while a third party NVMe SSD is installed internally.

I would be very cautious about buying SSDs based on price......so many of them are pure junk. Even some name brands normally associated with quality have offered junk SSDs at the low end. Plus since the AI hype all SSDs are extremely expensive (double the price of what they were a year ago even for junk).

Be careful.

Edit: Removed references to Mac Mini since this about a MBAir laptop. Sorry for the confusion.

The OP's MacBook Air can only run up through Big Sur.

I did this with a 2013 MacBook Air 3-4 years ago, replacing the battery and SSD. I found an Apple Authorized Service Provider who said he would do it only with the OWC replacement SSD. Which I ordered and brought to the AASP and that MacBook Air is still working well. Although limited to Big Sur, but still works and we sometimes use it as our "beater" laptop when on trips overseas.

I agree that buying a cheap SSD by searching online is penny wise and pound foolish.

✋🏻 Wait a minute. Are you wanting this because you need more space, or because the original internal drive has failed??? If the latter, do you have a backup?

What size SSD is currently in the Macbook Air? 128GB? How full is it?

The most cost-effective action is to reduce the current drive's amount of storage by deleting stuff you don't need ( we all have it) and moving other stuff to iCloud or an external drive.

Hi,

You can find it at eBay or similar services like following.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355638315981?norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-167022-171738-6&mkcid=2&itemid=355638315981&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1009298&poi=&campaignid=21272459277&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=&merchantid=5492119201&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21278987465&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh-EueqY9UlkODe7dmjng1D61&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxKcpaoSIByoh2dDFtb04Igl98txBe4exV03Bq0pAvqNRvCGpYYQeNcaAmpAEALw_wcB

Don't waste your money. That machine is obsolete. The SSD will cost more than the machine is worth.

steve626 wrote:

The OP's MacBook Air can only run up through Big Sur.

Thanks for the correction, you are indeed correct.