How to buy the 1TB PCIe-based Flash Storage ?

I am always mobil. As has been stated. My stuff lives in the overhead compartment and I get to use it in hotels mostly. Hotel ballrooms. My second screen is a GeChic 1080p 15.7" I actually have to run my retina at 2880x1800 sometimes. I would need a 30" to see that comfortably. There is no way that is fitting my carryon.

Sorry, didn't read the whole discussion board. So much text. I did go through and see you were talking about flying. I didn't realize you were truly mobile. It sounds like you are a flight attendant or something or just travel a lot. Either way, it sounds like you travel a lot which is great, but at the sametime that kind of ***** that you can't set your setup fully.

If there is a way to attach a picture, Ill take one tomorrow.

Now you can buy a 960GB SSD (SATA3 based, which is what you can use) from Transcend.

http://www.transcend-info.com/apple/jetdrive/

No true. You're talking about MacBook AIR, not MacBooks.

This appears to be AWESOME! Of course the 960 is out of stock! Now I have buyer's remourse from getting my Samsung external, but it will now be a CLONE (after I find this thing in stock) of the internal and I can put all my backup data on the Seagate Constellation. Plus I can carry my photos on the former internal drive. The small external case is teeny.

This is awesome and I am glad you can use this on your Macbook, proaudioguy.

I ordered that 1tb SSD from eBay. They accepted my offer for $780. So basically, I got it cheaper than if I bought it from Apple --I bought Mac from Cowboom for a much lower price, luckily.

As for this discussion board, it said PCIe and that's what the late 2013 models use, not the earlier models. That's why I commented here in the first place. Like robin051 said it's a SATA3 interface. Actually, a lot of PC's are starting to use mSATA and other SSD's like this.

As for Apple, I really like how they went with PCIe because it allows faster transfer rates more than SATA will ever have. I hope that Apple just sticks with this interface so we can reuse hardware peices when we upgrade our Mac's.

the resolution is completely incorrect. you are not completely stuck. you are with your RAM, however with the SSD, you can upgrade to an OWC Mercury Aura Pro mSATA SSD. I have the original release model (the one I believe you have) and have just upgraded it to a 512GB SSD, which is actually faster than the standard Samsung SSD. Do a websearch for OWC MacBook Pro Retina SSD Upgrade and it should be one of the first searches

I think you are missing his point. These SSD's are not for as of this time for accessing large amounts of DATA such as VIDEO files on a constant bases. The SSD's will burn out quicker than older type of HARD DRIVES with moving parts. Though SSD's are faster they won't last as long. If you expect to preserve your SSD and take care of it (unless u have $$ to flush or burn) or have the Luxury of a Company paying for your stuff then do as you wish. He is simply pointing out that we must for now at least preserve our SSD and treat it like a New Born , very carefully to get the most out of it. Also he is saying that it is not just RAM MEMORY that makes your computer run faster these days, IT IS THE SSD that is the biggest thing now that makes your computer act FASTER BETTER.

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This topic really goes out handy for me since I too has the same problem.

I have the late 2013 Macbook Pro retina 13" and I want an upgrade from 128gb to 1tb. Thanks for this but my model doesn't still have an available storage from OWC to have my upgrade done

Who are you (or Apple, or anyone else, for that matter) to dictate what is, or isn't a legitimate use case for a laptop, or any other device for that matter? New usages are emerging every day, and they have the potential to become as numerous as the neurons in the human brain.

Your position is completely backward. People determine their own needs and desires based upon what they want to do in their lives. If enough people decide that they have a need (or even just a desire) for 1TB or more storage capacity on a laptop or other mobile device, even a smart phone... then that usage will become a new target market very quickly.

Device manufacturers (if they intend to stay in business) will continue to find innovative ways to fulfill the needs and desires of new and emerging target markets. If there is a market for 1TB or greater storage capacities in mobile devices, someone will go after that market and innovate a solution to fulfill that need.

To attempt to dictate what usage models and use cases are "acceptable" for any technology or capability is just about as out-of-touch and blind as Bill Gates was when he said, "640k is all the memory anyone should ever need on a PC".

In today's connected world of immersive media, big data and exponentially increasing processing power, people will continue to consume more and more data, and they will want immediate access to that data no matter where they are or what they are doing.

Look at some of the newest innovations on the market-- USB and Bluetooth video projectors smaller than a pack of cigarettes, that enable you to project HD quality video from a smartphone... that's just one single example. Wearable technology is multiplying as we speak, and emerging into more than just wrist-bound devices.

People will grow their mobile media libraries: because they can. Information at your fingertips (or even in your sunglasses or contacts) is the new techno-lifestyle reality of our time, and it's coming of age very, very quickly.

We can no more resist this than we can keep the sun from rising. And we shouldn't want to.

The secret to long-term success (and even relevance, for that matter) is the ability to nimbly adapt to an ever-changing human culture. Indeed, we must view these changes as opportunities. It is futile to view them any other way. Accept this. Embrace it... or get left in the dust by those who will.

Cheers,

-=Cameron

First of all, let me correct something...

People who works at Apple, the user LowLuster, need to have at least decent hardware experience before giving the user a statement that, "You are stuck on whatever you order it during the time of purchase"

I just helped a customer today, pull out the PCIe Flash Storage and using an adapter to recover her data from it, and yes, depends on your model, the flash storage in your MacBook Pro CAN BE UPGRADED!

Quoting the response from the user below, "clintonfrombirmingham", this person gives you the right answer, not the LowLuster who possibly working with Apple and convenes you to purchase another newer machine or have no knowledge on its hardware and just simply giving you a statement that is totally wrong.

100% agree with you on that one, was thinking the same thing.