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Hi, i recently bought the latest iMac 27" and it’s delivered with 1Tb HDD, no fusion drive preinstalled. I also find out that i can add a SSD on PCIe slot(since it’s empty) and my intention is to create a Fusion Drive with a SSD (PCIe) mixing the original 1Tb hdd and the 256Gb that i will install by my own. I specify that the SSD cames from a macbook pro retina late 2012 (mz-dpc2560/0a2) Is anything wrong on my plan? Thank you UPDATE SSD Serial /model
Sorry, no it won’t work here. The issue is the Samsung MZ-DPC2560/0A2 unit currently in your MacBook Pro retina late ‘12 is not a PCIe interfaced SSD it’s a custom mSATA device. Your 27" iMac late ‘13 has a custom interface blade SSD. The only problem here is no one has released an upgrade part yet. Check out OWC as well as the other Mac upgrade sources to see when they have a solution. The other alternative is to go to an Apple authorized service center to order the part from Apple for you.
I don’t understand, i can see on I fixit teardown for iMac 27 the same serial number on the SSD as on my MacBook Pro retina SSD, where is the incompatibility ? Is there any official info about this?
Any news on the attempt?
I have a similar question. I have the same iMac and I am wondering if this SSD blade drive will work. http://www.samsung.com/global/business/s… If not directly, then potentially with the help of an adapter similar to something like this? http://www.microsatacables.com/28pin-ssd… I really want to be able to get the read/write speeds of the 950 pro into my system somehow basically, is this in anyway possible?
No, It won’t work. The picture in the iFixit’s SSD replacement guide of iMac 27 late 2013 shows the connector of iMac 27 2012 model: 8+18 pins (http://macbidouille.com/articles/488/pag…) With iMac late 2013, (21.5", 27" and 27" 5K) the connector has changed: 12+16 pins (http://macbidouille.com/news/2013/06/11/…)
