Hard drives for Macs

[Haole Boy]

Aloha. I have an iMac that needs a new drive. I know about Other World Computing as a possible source, but was wondering if there are other sources to find drives for Macs.

Mahalo,

Harry Z

 

[Kitten Kong]

Can you not simply use a SSD as normal?

 

[pcpete]

Use a standard ssd. Depending on the year you may have to use software to control the fan speed for the HD fan

 

[Haole Boy]

Can you not simply use a SSD as normal?

Use a standard ssd. Depending on the year you may have to use software to control the fan speed for the HD fan

OK, let me clarify. I replaced the SSD in a MacBook Pro a couple of months ago, and it was an NVMe drive. From what I could tell (and I could easily be wrong). the "notch" (cutout) where the drive plugs into the slot looked like it was in a different location that what I could see when looking at other NVMe drives on Amazon or New Egg. And none of them specified that it would fit a MacBook Pro. I was afraid of ordering something that would not fit from those sites, so I went with OWC just to be sure. So, in this case, are there other suppliers for an NVMe drive that will fit / work in a MacBook Pro?

Mahalo,

Harry Z

 

[kwest]

They sell adapters for them to fit in a Mac so you don’t have to buy from owc anymore.

 

[Haole Boy]

They sell adapters for them to fit in a Mac so you don’t have to buy from owc anymore.

Great! But, who is "they"?

Harry Z

 

[Markverhyden]

If you look up the serial number it'll tell you the specs. Is this the same iMac you mentioned in another post? If so it's almost guaranteed to be a standard SATA interface.

 

[Haole Boy]

If you look up the serial number it'll tell you the specs. Is this the same iMac you mentioned in another post? If so it's almost guaranteed to be a standard SATA interface.

Hi Mark. No, this thread is specifically for macs that have an NVMe drive (the other thread is SATA drives). I did not express myself well in my opening post.

Harry Z

 

[Markverhyden]

Hi Mark. No, this thread is specifically for macs that have an NVMe drive (the other thread is SATA drives). I did not express myself well in my opening post.

Harry Z

No worries Harry. NVMe is not that common as far as OEM config. If it's not SATA, personally, I do use OWC as a source for drives. Microcenter has started carrying more models.

 

[kwest]

Great! But, who is "they"?

Harry Z

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