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I have the storejet 500 SSD with 256gb, however, I’d like to put a larger ssd into it, probably a 1 or 2tb samsung evo. This is because it has a thunderbolt 1 port and most other enclosures have usb3 or tb3, neither of which suit my old iMac (21.5, mid 2011). I’d like to put my entire internal drive onto an external ssd and boot from it. Before opening the enclosure i’d like to know if it can be done or will opening it break it? thanks Colm
Colm, I don’t own a Storejet500 but did some searches and found this : https://macbidouille.com/articles/test-d… There is a standard 2.5’’ SATA SSD inside but the SSD casing has been removed. Not sure it will fit (guess not) with casing also. The StoreJet300 has a 2.5’’ HDD (mounted in a rubber block) and a SATA SSD with casing will fit in there.
I guess Dan is referring to a Transcend JetDrive which I think uses Apple’s Custom SSD’s. Good Luck
The case is designed to support the custom Apple SSD’s. It’s not designed to support the M.2 blade SSD’s. Finding Thunderbolt 1 or 2 cases is getting harder. Most are now Thunderbolt 3 which will not work with Thunderbolt 1 or 2 systems. But! You can get a USB-C adapter to USB-A connection case. Similar to what Samsung offers in their Samsung T5 SSD Here’s a good reference on the custom Apple SSD’s The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs
