I purchased an internal SSD for a 2012 MacBook Pro from OWC () last year along with one of their small aluminum SSD enclosures. You would think so, but actually that is not true. You can slip any SSD into a small SSD enclosure (made of plastic) with USB3.0 support my kingston SSD came with that. Apple has yet to bring the technology to other Macs, though iMacs shipping this year will likely include it, as should future Mac minis, and a redesigned Mac Pro coming in 2018. USB-C is the only USB format natively supported by current MacBook and MacBook Pro models. Through a WD Security app the drive can be locked with 256-bit AES encryption.ĭesign-wise the drive is said to fit in the palm of the hand, but be engineered to survive drops up to 6.5 feet.Ģ56 gigabyte, 512 gigabyte, and 1 terabyte models are planned, with prices around $100, $200, and $400, respectively. Proprietary backup software is included, and it can also be reformatted for macOS's Time Machine. When connected to either USB-C or USB 3.x, it can hit speeds of up to 515 megabytes per second - it's not Thunderbolt 3-compatible, however.įor basic file transfers the drive should be ready out of the box. The drive in fact requires a bundled Type-A adapter to work with traditional USB.
