Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade MacBook Air(2013-2016 Year) and MacBook PRO(Late 2013-2015 Year)

Was upgrading the hardware on a macbook, and after buying the wrong kind of hard drive, this adapter bailed me out! It works seamlessly, easy to install, and there is no notice of difference in speed. A true value for your buy!

I could not be happier. Using this adapter, fit and alignment for a NVME SSD installed in a late 2012 iMac 27" 5k are absolutely perfect. The drive itself is functioning beautifully, and with a RAM upgrade at the same time, this has to be the most noticeable computer upgrade I've done. Thanks to this awesome, high quality, reasonably priced little adapter, I was able to choose the SSD I prefer, instead of being stuck with an overpriced unit from Out of Their Mind Computing. While I can only confirm for my model mac, I do believe you can well trust the manufacturer's claims for compatibility with this adapter. Excellent product, worthy of its many word of mouth recommendations, found in forums across the net.I did not have to upgrade the firmware on the 970 EVO Plus. Also, I did not have to use a MacOS installer disk. With the SSD in an enclosure (Plugable brand,) I booted into Internet Recovery by holding CMD + OPT + R while cold booting the computer. Used Disk Utility to format the SSD with APFS (whoops, just realized I forgot to over provision,) then chose to install MacOS, and selected the SSD as the target drive. After install, the computer booted from the SSD, and prompted me to restore files from one of three sources. I chose to use my Time Machine backup. Files, apps, etc. restored without issue, and I shut down the Mac. I tore down the Mac and found the drive bay/slot on the back of the logic board. The SSD clicked reassuringly into the quality adapter, which in turn, clicked nicely into the drive bay on the logic board. I immediately eyeballed the alignment with the screw hole. Absolutely perfect, and I mean perfect. After reassembling, the computer booted up from the SSD without issue, presenting me with my familiar setup, but now with startling speed, and snappiness. Boot time must be 1/6th the time of booting from the stock 1TB HDD system disk. Everything is astonishingly quicker. Wow. Not sure I would have done this upgrade if I could not choose the drive I wanted, so thanks a heap to the makers of the adapter.If you are using this in a similar iMac 27", be sure to get true OEM adhesive for reassembling the screen. You can find it on Ebay from seller tecknic-lee. Avoid all others, including OWC and ifixit. There are too many sad stories of screens falling and breaking, anywhere between one week, and 9 months after the reinstall. In only one case did I read of OWC taking responsibility, and making the user whole again. Even if they did it in every case, nobody wants to go through that. These were folks that properly prepped and applied the adhesive. The problem is that the adhesive strips are too thin. The good stuff has thin foam core, and does not stretch, just like the factory stuff you cut through to disassemble. Cheers

I installed this Sintech adapter with a new 1TB WD Black SN770 NVMe in my mid-2015 MacBook Pro (15"). Running macOS Sonoma with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, and everything works great. The adapter didn’t include a screw, so I reused the original. Fit was secure, and installation was simple if you're comfortable working inside a Mac.Blackmagic Disk Speed Test...Original Apple 512GB SSD: 1507.8 MB/s write 1839.0 MB/s readNVMe 1TB SSD/Sintech: 2520.6 MB/s write 2023.0 MB/s readThat's about a 64% increase in speed for less than a used Apple PCIe 1TB SSD on eBay.

the best adapter to upgrade your storage, in my case I have a 13 "Macbook air from 2017 that came with 128GB, I upgraded it to 1TB of space with this adapter, I did a clean installation from 0, formatting the disk as indicated in the instructions, I used an Nvme disk recommended in the manufacturer's specifications, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB, to avoid any incompatibility. It worked perfectly, the best thing about this adapter is that the screw hole fits exactly, so you don't have to do any homemade solution, at first I thought it wouldn't fit but I need to put pressure on it inwards, first place the NVme in the adapter and then those two pieces together in the macbook, don't be afraid to put pressure on it, the hole should be exact for your screw.

I ordered this to replace the stock Apple 512GB NVMe in my 2013 MBP 15 Retina. The Apple drive wasn't slow, but also not really performing at NVMe speeds (~650 write, ~720 read). Due to long shipping delays I decided to also order a similar Willhom adapter in case the Sintech never arrived. The Willhom arrived first and after installing it ... nothing – the computer didn't even detect the NVMe drive with that adapter. Thankfully the Sintech unit arrived later the same day and after installing it worked perfectly – some delay in the first boot, but instant startups after. I chose the Crucial P3 1TB to replace the stock Apple drive and it is literally TWICE the speed. System startup and overall performance is snappier. This Sintech adapter was the most recommended in the research I did and they were not wrong. I am a happy customer.