INDMEMNVMe PCIe SSD 256GB 3D TLC NAND Flash Hard Drive Replacement for Mid 2013-2017 MacBook Air, Late 2013 - Mid 2015 MacBook Pro Retina, Late 2013-2017 iMac, 2013 Mac Pro, 2014 Mac Mini

Physical installation is very easy -- tools supplied are perfect for the job. Process (assuming you have a Time Machine backup):1 - Physically install drive2 - Internet boot using Command-Option-R after turning on Mac and connect to your network3 - Use Disk Utility to make sure Mac can see the new drive. I erased (APFS case-sensitive) the new drive (not sure you need to do that), then quit Disk Utility4 - Install Big Sur. At the end it'll prompt for if / how you want to migrate your existing data...5 - Perform migration using Time Machine backupI had to do this about five months ago as a drive upgrade (128 go 256GB) -- that drive failed last week, so this was a recovery for me. Five months ago, the Big Sur installation was VERY painful (took more than a day)... this time it went much more smoothly. The whole process took about two-and-a-half hours -- it looks like Apple may have straightened out the nightmares you'll read about installing Big Sur. (My system is only about 100GB worth of apps and data that had to be recovered. Migration took less than an hour.)Three hours later I've got my Mac back -- new drive is working great.(The drive that failed in five months was a Timetec. It has a 3-year warranty -- it was only $42, probably not worth the trouble. Let's hope the INDMEM drive lasts longer. : )

I installed one of these last night in an early 2015 macbook air. The difficult part is doing the initial formatting of the drive so the OS can be installed. There are two methods to do this after replacing the drive -- 1) is the "network" method which downloads the utility used to perform the initial setup. Twice, disk utility failed to recognize the drive. Method 2 is to download an entire OS (6+ gigs for Mojave) and make a bootable USB. When I proceeded by this method, disk utility saw the new drive, formatted it, and from there I could finish with a restoration from a time machine backup. All flawless.I don't think this issue is Indmem's fault -- this is certainly a software issue caused by Apple. I attempting to solve my issue installing the new SSD, my internet searches turned up others who have this same problem -- if the hardware won't be recognized by the downloaded utility, try the USB method.As for the physical process of replacing the drive, anyone who ever replaced the HD in iBook will appreciate how easy it is. Pop the cover, disconnect battery, SSD is right there on the top and there is no need to spend an hour digging through 10 layers of other hardware to get it like in the old days.EDIT: I have now done two laptops with this upgrade (an Air to 256, and a MacBook Pro to 512), both using the bootable USB method describe in Indmem's support document on their website. Both upgrades went great with that method and today I'm ordering another 512 to put in a different MacBook Pro.

I was considering a new laptop but thought I would give this a try first. Glad I did so. I doubled my storage and have since been able to download the latest OS. The hard drive was easy to install. I watched a couple of videos on Youtube. The package included the necessary tools. I additionally purchased a grounding strap. I am very happy with the hard drive. $70ish expenditure is better than a $1200 expenditure!Update: the storage has been great but I am now having issues connecting to my wi-fi. I have tried different solutions, but I haven’t found one that works yet. I’m not sure if it’s the new card, but it’s the only change that I have made to the computer. It was working perfectly before the installation.

This company's solution was amazingly easy and the quality of the included tools was fantastic! After using IFIXIT for another laptop, I had somewhat modest expectations of getting more performance out of my aged Macbook Air 13 inch! i was shocked that the whole project took less than 15 minutes for me and that the speed of my 2013 MacBook Air increased by 35 to 40 percent. I am a retired IT person and own a 2021 Macbook Pro M1. For browsing, all Microsoft office products the speed is quite fast! Google Docs run quickly since most of the processing is done through the Chrome Browser. I could even run Windows now that I have 4 times the storage I had before at full speed since there is an I5 Intel processor in the laptop and Apple has this thing called BootCamp. Great solution and support even though I didn't need it, the company let me know it was available!

i had recently purchased this product back in january and was excited to have more storage on my computer. i do digital media and social media on my computer, literally nothing else! All my photoshop files are gone and irreplaceable! When this driver had died on me i was only running photoshop and chrome and was extremely saddened that i could not get it to work. i tried all the tricks to resetting my mack and finding the drive but i was unable. i dont know if i will ever be able to get my files back or all my other downloads. if your'e thinking about buying this product DONT IT DIDNT EVEN LAST A YEAR. 0/10 would not recommend to anyone

Bought this for my MBP 13 early 2015 A1502. Upgraded to Big Sur so it would have the EFI firmware on MMacBook, and no joy with getting it to work. The INDMEM site and suggested install using an enclosure option but that's another $75 into the investment. Very disappointing considering the reviews on successful installs.Update++++Finally got it to work after wiping my system for a clean Catalina install. Used the Time Machine restore, but it took 2 tries before it would boot properly. Got my applications reinstalled and files restored. Let's see how it goes 🤞Update+++++Added a star based on use so far. Unit has been reliable, stable and performance is on mark with the vendor specs. It seems best suited for Catalina over Big Sur.