Enclosure for Early 2015 MBP SSD

Faded · 25 Oct 2022 at 17:04

Does anyone know what specific enclosure I would need to use the SSD from a 2015 MBP as an external drive?

HACO · 25 Oct 2022 at 17:37

You need an NGFF M2 SATA enclosure/adapter. If you Google that you'll find several options.

visibleman · 25 Oct 2022 at 18:16

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENPRPCI
Not the cheapest in the world but Apple used a proprietary connector during that period of Mac's. Check the compatibility before purchasing though and likewise with other third-party enclosures (for Apple SSD's) as some restrict what Apple SSD's can be used.

HACO said:
You need an NGFF M2 SATA enclosure/adapter. If you Google that you'll find several options.

Can you get Apple's proprietary connector to M2 adaptors?
I've seen the opposite so you can install third-party drives in your MB/MBP etc but not ones that allow you install Apple drives in standard NVME M2 enclosures - would be handy if you could though.

HACO · 25 Oct 2022 at 18:40

visibleman said:
Can you get Apple's proprietary connector to M2 adaptors?
I've seen the opposite so you can install third-party drives in your MB/MBP etc but not ones that allow you install Apple drives in standard NVME M2 enclosures - would be handy if you could though.

Never seen an NGFF (female) to M.2 (male) adapter. Maybe they do exist somewhere. Always the other way around to upgrade mac SSDs with standard M.2 drives. Those were the good old days.