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Easy Installation
Customers have reported that installing the Transcend SSD in their MacBook Air was a straightforward process, taking only around 15 minutes to complete with ease. The included tools were described as surprisingly decent and the setup was painless.

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Easy to install and it works seamlessly.
The quick install guide spelled out the process exactly, and with the help of ifixit's guide, i was able to swap the drive out ... Read More
Updated review, 6/18/2017, fathers dayssd hard drive failure after 5 months.
Three minutes on the phone with apple support and the boot drive issue was resolved.
Shipping
Talked to amazon but since it was sold by 3 party vendor i will have to wait 24-48hours for the vendor to respond by email.
Packaging/appearance
The new drive's packaging looks like it was made by apple, and the external enclosure looks like it belongs with the mba (thoug... Read More
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included, great, new, easy and original. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.6% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 1,009 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 19 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The install is very easy if you feel comfortable with computer hardware and very tiny screws
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did have an issue with the included pentalobe p5 screwdriver the tip seemed to not be flat more rounded so i opted for using an ifixit pentalobe p5 screwdriver
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did notice that the mac air with the new ssd booted slower than the original ssd
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I my case the newly installed ssd was not being used as the default boot drive it was still looking for the original ssd
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Updated review 6182017 fathers dayssd hard drive failure after 5 months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Turned on laptop and got flashing folder with a question mark inside took laptop to local apple store where they finally diagnosed the problem as a hd failure
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Talked to amazon but since it was sold by 3 party vendor i will have to wait 2448hours for the vendor to respond by email
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this to upgrade my 64gb 2012 mba and the installation could not have been simpler
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