| Gen.1 6I12 Pins | Gen.2 7I17 Pins | Gen.3&4 12I16 Pins | Gen.5 22|34 Pins |
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| SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s | AHCI, PCI x2&x4 | PCIe x4 |
| MacBook Air 2010L/2011M 11″&13″ (A1369,A1370) | MacBook Air 2012 11″ & 13″ (A1465, A1466)
MacBook Pro 2012L 13″ & 15″ (A1425, A1398) iMac 2012L 2013E 21″ & 27″ (A1418, A1419) |
MacBook Air 2013-2017 11″, 13″(A1465, A1466)
MacBook Pro 2013L-2015E 13″, 15″(A1502, A1398) iMac 21″ & 27″ 2014-2017(A1418, A1419) (Fusion) Please note: no connector on HDD version of iMac |
MacBook Pro 2016-2017 2TBT |
| Data Recovery kit (SATA/USB Adapter) | Data Recovery kit (SATA/USB Adapter)
M.2 NGFF Adapter iMac & Macbook Pro mSATA Adapter A1425-Only M.2 NGFF Adapter Air-Only! |
Data Recovery kit (USB Adapter)
Cheaper Desktop PCIE Card WARNING: for iMac please put capton tape on back side of m.2 connector |
Known working adapter: NFHK |
| Any brand M.2 SATA 2232..2280 SSD B-Key | A1425 fits only m.2 2260 SSD or mSATA | m.2 NVME 2280
2013/2014 devices need Bios update for nvme support (simply install High Sierra on original drive) once. Samsung Firmware update might be necessary Fix kernel panic on wake issue: sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 standby 0 autopoweroff 0 Kernel panic on wake should be fixed with the firmware update of Big Sur |
Known working SSD: Sabrent Rocket 2240 |
https://logi.wiki/index.php/Apple_SSD_connectors_and_adapters_list