Resolved rMBP SSD 2013 vs 2012 interface?

[sonicrobby]

Just a quick yes or no question, Ive tried the search and google but found no concrete result. Is there a physical difference between the SSDs in the 2012 rMBP and the late 2013 rMBP? In essence, are the SSDs interchangeable between the two rMBP models?

 

[maflynn]

That's right they're the same SSD. Apple changed the SSDs back in 2012 and have now standardized them between the MBA and rMBPs

 

[old-wiz]

I thought it was 2013 rMBP that started using the pci-e interface , which different from 2012 rMBP?

Didn't the 2013 MBA introduce PCI-E SSD then the 2013 rMBP followed suit?

This would imply 2012 rMBP and 2013 rMBP do not have the same SSD interface.

 

[sonicrobby]

Conflicting information again. So they are not the same?

 

[tcdesign]

The late 2013 rMBP is the first to use the PCI-E interface, which was first introduced to the MBA at WWDC 2013. So no, I don't think they are interchangeable.

Seems to be confirmed here.

Specifically, the "Mid-2012" and "Early 2013" models use a 6 Gb/s SATA-based SSD whereas the current "Late 2013" models use a PCIe 2.0-based SSD. These SSD modules are neither interchangeable nor backwards compatible.

 

[sonicrobby]

The late 2013 rMBP is the first to use the PCI-E interface, which was first introduced to the MBA at WWDC 2013. So no, I don't think they are interchangeable.

Seems to be confirmed here.

Thats a shame, but thanks for the information!

 

[maflynn]

My mistake

It looks like, OWC has this page which has this

I missed the early 2013 blurb - my bad, sorry for the confusion