If this came originally configured with an SSD (as in, it was bought new from Apple with just an SSD) it will already contain a proprietary Apple blade type SSD. Probably a 12+16 pin variant. You can double check this in System Info. It will likely still be listed under SATA devices, since I believe the 2014 still uses the SATA standard, just in a different form factor. If it lists an Apple drive, then it’s this type, since Apple never produced a 2.5” SSD. If you purchased it used, then it may have been that the stock HDD was swapped for an SSD in which case it should still list what type of drive is installed.
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Either way, you can put the other sort of drive in. I believe the 2014/15 models do have the correct slot for the blade type, even if it was not originally shipped with one. You can get a third party one that’s made to natively fit this slot, or an adapter which will allow you to connect an m.2 drive to it. If it only has the blade type now, you can still put a 2.5” one in, but you will have to get the appropriate hard drive cable, to plug into the logic board, since it will not have one presently. Although it will have to correct port.
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Either way, you can put the other sort of drive in. I believe the 2014/15 models do have the correct slot for the blade type, even if it was not originally shipped with one. You can get a third party one that’s made to natively fit this slot, or an adapter which will allow you to connect an m.2 drive to it. If it only has the blade type now, you can still put a 2.5” one in, but you will have to get the appropriate hard drive cable, to plug into the logic board, since it will not have one presently. Although it will have the correct port.
If this came originally configured with an SSD (as in, it was bought new from Apple with just an SSD) it will already contain a proprietary Apple blade type SSD. Probably a 12+16 pin variant. You can double check this in System Info. It will likely still be listed under SATA devices, it still uses the SATA standard, just in a different form factor. If it lists an Apple drive, then it’s this type, since Apple never produced a 2.5” SSD. If you purchased it used, then it may have been that the stock HDD was swapped for an SSD in which case it should still list what type of drive is installed.
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If this came originally configured with an SSD (as in, it was bought new from Apple with just an SSD) it will already contain a proprietary Apple blade type SSD. Probably a 12+16 pin variant. You can double check this in System Info. It will likely still be listed under SATA devices, since I believe the 2014 still uses the SATA standard, just in a different form factor. If it lists an Apple drive, then it’s this type, since Apple never produced a 2.5” SSD. If you purchased it used, then it may have been that the stock HDD was swapped for an SSD in which case it should still list what type of drive is installed.
Either way, you can put the other sort of drive in. I believe the 2014/15 models do have the correct slot for the blade type, even if it was not originally shipped with one. You can get a third party one that’s made to natively fit this slot, or an adapter which will allow you to connect an m.2 drive to it. If it only has the blade type now, you can still put a 2.5” one in, but you will have to get the appropriate hard drive cable, to plug into the logic board, since it will not have one presently. Although it will have to correct port.
If this came originally configured with an SSD (as in, it was bought new from Apple with just an SSD) it will already contain a proprietary Apple blade type SSD. Probably a 12+16 pin variant. You can double check this in System Info. It will likely still be listed under SATA devices, it still uses the SATA standard, just in a different form factor. If it lists an Apple drive, then it’s this type, since Apple never produced a 2.5” SSD. If you purchased it used, then it may have been that the stock HDD was swapped for an SSD in which case it should still list what type of drive is installed.
Either way, you can put the other sort of drive in. I believe the 2014/15 models do have the correct slot for the blade type, even if it was not originally shipped with one. You can get a third party one that’s made to natively fit this slot, or an adapter which will allow you to connect an m.2 drive to it. If it only has the blade type now, you can still put a 2.5” one in, but you will have to get the appropriate hard drive cable, to plug into the logic board, since it will not have one presently. Although it will have to correct port.