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thatguywill

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Hopefully someone on here can help with my question as google research hasn't really helped.

I have a MBPR Late 2013 15in inch - A1398

I've tried Samsung NVME 970 EVO plus SSD (with an adapter) but was greatly unimpressed as the the heat it generated was ridulous. It also ended up failing after a year so I'm going back to Apple SSD's.

To the point, I'm currently using the Gen 3 1TB SM1024F - MZ-KPU1T0T/0A6 which is PCIe 2.0 with 4 lanes. After my research I've become aware that the next generation (Gen 4) is compatible with my MacBook. BUT, I want to know as its PCIe 3.0 would I benefit from a speed increase or am I only capable of reaching PCIe 2.0 speeds? Would it be a waste of money to go to the next Gen with no real performance increase?

Thanks in advance for your help
 

Fishrrman

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Instead of fooling with the drive inside, it might be time to give serious consideration to upgrading the entire MBP...
 
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thatguywill

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Jun 7, 2021
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Instead of fooling with the drive inside, it might be time to give serious consideration to upgrading the entire MBP...
It’s still a very capable machine. The term ‘fooling around’ is not appreciated either. If you don’t have anything productive to say, don’t say anything
 
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