Did you know there are different kinds of SSD interfaces? [status, computers]

[rebeccmeister]

Now that the case has arrived, I have learned that the 2012 MacBook Pro has an mSATA SSD, not an M.2 SSD, which was developed later.

So I won't be able to access its hard drive until I get the correct kind of case in, which is going to take several more days and another $20.

Last night I caused myself all kinds of headaches by trying to learn how to

Comments

[scarybaldguy]

Oh gods yes. I remember building PCs in the early '90s and being grumbly about the lack of standardization. It seemed to get better for several years - there was PCI for cards, EIDE for drives, end of discussion. Now it's *worse* than it was before.

[rebeccmeister]

I am at least now reducing my dongle-itude, by not getting a newer Mac. SHEESH.