What type of internal Hard Drive do I need for 2015 Macbook Pro 13"

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What type of internal Hard Drive do I need for 2015 Macbook Pro 13"

I want to replace the 256 GB hard drive that came with my 2015 MBP w/ Retina with something much larger like a 1 TB hard drive. Is there a specific type of hard drive I need?

Solid State Hard drives seem to be a ton of money for a 1 TB Drive. is there anything in the 100-300$ range that will have more gigs of space and be an improvement to the hard drive currently in the 2015 Macbook Pro w/ Retina?

Would something like this be an option?

http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/re f=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=N97N…

I really don't know anything about this stuff so any feedback would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 17, 2015 8:03 PM

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 18, 2015 4:37 AM in response to Kappy

Kappy wrote:

Your computer has a soldered-to-the-board proprietary SSD, not a HDD. It is not replaceable. You can purchase an external drive for your computer if you need additional storage space.

Update your records. None of the retina MBPs have soldered in SSDs. One fastener holds them in place.

Ciao.

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Kappy

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Mar 17, 2015 8:18 PM in response to Allan Eckert

Allan,

I believe you meant to say, "you can't install that HDD."

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Mar 17, 2015 8:28 PM in response to Kappy

Thank you. Forgot the not in that reply.

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Kappy

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Mar 17, 2015 8:09 PM in response to mattdiaz101

Your computer has a soldered-to-the-board proprietary SSD, not a HDD. It is not replaceable. You can purchase an external drive for your computer if you need additional storage space.

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Mar 17, 2015 8:10 PM in response to mattdiaz101

Since the 2015 13" MBPr only comes with SSD and not Hard Disk Drive (HDD), you can install that HDD from Amazon in it.

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Kappy

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Mar 17, 2015 8:32 PM in response to Allan Eckert

You're more than welcome. 🙂

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mattdiaz101 Author

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Mar 17, 2015 8:41 PM in response to Allan Eckert

Thanks for the quick responses guys,

I quickly researched some of the PCIe SSD's and they seem very expensive. Is this type of hard drive generally more expensive? if thats the case ill just stick with the hard drive already in my MCPr.

thanks again

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