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Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

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Anybody tried the brand new HP EX950 yet?

They have a 2TB version available right now for $350-ish (Newegg and others) and I think I may jump on it to try.

I've been waiting on that SX8200 Pro 2TB, but it never has released and these new HP's are apparently nearly identical to the SX8200 Pro offering.
 
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x34 said:
i have it on mode 3 and overnight it loses 3%, which is pretty okay i guess.
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How come your MBP does not crash upon wake? Hitherto I took it as given that pre-2015 models crash using anything but mode 0 unless using a modified boot ROM
 
What do people "in the know" here think of these power consumption numbers for the HP EX950?

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turbineseaplane said:
This is what I find so confusing.
Every review and chart you look at seems to show a different experience with these things

Are those active power consumption numbers good relative to Apple proprietary SSD’s?
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I don't know if they are as efficient as the Apple SSD because Mac os power optimizations may not work with a Nvme drive.

Based on feedback in this thread, I would get a crucial p1, Intel 760p, or Adata as x8200 pro. I know the Intel and Adata use the same controller as the HP ex950 but I haven't come across anyone using the ex950 in a MacBook.
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Gunmoule said:
I'm not sure we can rely on PC results because the nvme drivers included in MacOS might not be able to trigger all the powerstates offered by the drive resulting in awful idle consumptions like we saw with Kingston KC1000.
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I'm not relying on those figures to help me decide on a drive. I'm using feedback from users in this thread. I was trying to address a query from another member.
 
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Audit13 said:
I don't know if they are as efficient as the Apple SSD because Mac os power optimizations may not work with a Nvme drive.

Based on feedback in this thread, I would get a crucial p1, Intel 760p, or Adata as x8200 pro. I know the Intel and Adata use the same controller as the HP ex950 but I haven't come across anyone using the ex950 in a MacBook.
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I'm not relying on those figures to help me decide on a drive. I'm using feedback from users in this thread. I was trying to address a query from another member.
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I guess I should add that my one limiting factor is I only want a 2 TB drive since I have a 1 TB Apple Drive right now
 
09872738 said:
Hm. Customer reviews on linked Amazon site comment that standby and disksleep have to be disabled using the adapter. If it's working for you there is something you must do "wrong" o_O

I wonder why it works in your case.
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oh and ssd is a crucial p1

i think the wrong i did was leaving everything just as before with the original apple ssd.
 
Audit13 said:
For 2 TB, only the crucial p1 and Intel 760p seem to be readily available to me in Canada.
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And on those models are there some drawbacks in terms of speeds or certain situations where the cache fills up and it slows down etc.?

I want 2 terabytes very badly but I don’t want to have some weird performance edge case problems when I’m doing video work or something, you know?

I really appreciate your thoughts, thank you in advance
 
x34 said:
oh and ssd is a crucial p1

i think the wrong i did was leaving everything just as before with the original apple ssd.
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I got the same SSD and started tinkering with hibernation settings only after experiencing crashes. Also the comments in the Amazon section mention hibernation must be disabled. Is it possible you got a 2015 model?
Or a new adapter revision? Very strange; you seem to be the only one without hibernation issues on that model
 
turbineseaplane said:
And on those models are there some drawbacks in terms of speeds or certain situations where the cache fills up and it slows down etc.?

I want 2 terabytes very badly but I don’t want to have some weird performance edge case problems when I’m doing video work or something, you know?

I really appreciate your thoughts, thank you in advance
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For pure performance as the cache and drive fills up during writes, the Samsung Pro drives are at the top. The Intel 760p and Crucial P1 will suffer from decreased performance as both fill up during write operations from what I have read.
 
Audit13 said:
For pure performance as the cache and drive fills up during writes, the Samsung Pro drives are at the top. The Intel 760p and Crucial P1 will suffer from decreased performance as both fill up during write operations from what I have read.
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Hmm..
So sort of back to this new HP EX950 perhaps...?

(Samsung Pro stuff way more than I want to spend, plus lots of power draw there, no?)
 
turbineseaplane said:
Hmm..
So sort of back to this new HP EX950 perhaps...?

(Samsung Pro stuff way more than I want to spend, plus lots of power draw there, no?)
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Yes, the Samsung drives are expensive and use more power so I think a drive using a sm2262en is the way to go.

I'm looking for a drive for a 2017 air so the drive read and write speeds are going to be limited by the air pci-e bus speed. This makes the Intel, HP, Adata, and Crucial a good choice for me.
 
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Audit13 said:
For pure performance as the cache and drive fills up during writes, the Samsung Pro drives are at the top. The Intel 760p and Crucial P1 will suffer from decreased performance as both fill up during write operations from what I have read.
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for normal users the crucial and intel should be fine. samsung drains so much power, i wont install it in a macbook.
 
09872738 said:
I got the same SSD and started tinkering with hibernation settings only after experiencing crashes. Also the comments in the Amazon section mention hibernation must be disabled. Is it possible you got a 2015 model?
Or a new adapter revision? Very strange; you seem to be the only one without hibernation issues on that model
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i have a mid 2014 macbook pro for sure!

i have no idea really, it just works as before.
maybe people should first test it without adjusting hibernation in terminal and such.
 
09872738 said:
How come your MBP does not crash upon wake? Hitherto I took it as given that pre-2015 models crash using anything but mode 0 unless using a modified boot ROM
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he/she has a unicorn also. ;-)
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x34 said:
i have a mid 2014 macbook pro for sure!

i have no idea really, it just works as before.
maybe people should first test it without adjusting hibernation in terminal and such.
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how many hours have you tested? can you post your pmset -g output
thanks
 
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