Upgrading MacBook Air 11-inch 2015 SSD - Looking for advice

[Blue_Leader]

Hey everybody,

I was just wondering if anybody could give me advice on suitable SSDs to purchase to upgrade the storage in my MBA 11" 2015.

Ideally I'm looking for a 800GB - 120GB drive, anything in that range is fine, ideally I'm looking for the most affordable option. If location affects options by the way, I'm based in Australia, but I'm happy to order online. I'm also happy to for any recommendations that may involve 'tinkering' like SSDs with adapters/connectors as I am fairly confident technically. Would any one be able to point me in the direction of the correct SSDs to be looking it, or the correct SSDs + adapter/connectors? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers Mates!

 

[glenthompson]

OWC sells Aura SSD modules in 240, 480, 1 & 2tb sizes from $100-480 US. No idea about shipping to Australia or other costs involved. Might be somewhere local to buy the equivalent. Ifixit shows the swap as fairly easy.

 

[Blue_Leader]

OWC sells Aura SSD modules in 240, 480, 1 & 2tb sizes from $100-480 US. No idea about shipping to Australia or other costs involved. Might be somewhere local to buy the equivalent. Ifixit shows the swap as fairly easy.

Thanks for the response, I have looked at those because they are the most reccomended options/the easiest, bit expensive in my country -- was hoping to find some 'fix' with other SSDs or even other brands that may be compatible even if I have to do such as use a Trim Enabler. Cheers tho.

 

[Audit13]

I've run Mojave and Catalina on NVMe drives and trim was enabled by default in macOS.

Lots of good information here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/

 

[Alterior101]

Hi Folks,

How did you get on Blue_Leader?

 

[kyjaotkb]

I upgraded the SSD in my 2011 MBA in 2012 with a second hand 256GB SSD from eBay. It was an authentic Apple one, made by Samsung. Came in with a Chinese install of MacOS, but I restored my Time Machine install in a pinch. I paid about €200 but that was 8 year ago. Has worked like a charm ever since, and it is still my main "home" machine.

 

[Macdctr]

Here's another thread where I posted what I have done to my MBA 13inch and 11inch.

Macbook air 2017 SSD Compatibility with Samsung SSD

I'm planning to buy a NVMe m.2 samsung evo ssd. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYFKJR7/?tag=stackoverflow17-20) and wanting to ask you guys is it compatible with my mac ? I have done some research and it says that macOS high sierra supports natively nvme's. Do i need a sintech adapter for the ssd...

forums.macrumors.com

I went with the Samsung NVMe M.2 storage drives because of their improved performance over Apple's storage drive. I'm seeing 1400/1500MB/s transfer rates and the power draw from this storage drive does not bother me. I am always around an AC power source if I need to plug in.

In the link I detailed what I did and posted pictures and provided links.