Mac SSD Upgrade in Amherst, NY

Mac SSD Upgrades for Intel MacBook, iMac, and Mac mini

If you have an older Mac that\'s feeling slow, a storage upgrade is often the most impactful thing you can do for it. Replacing a spinning hard drive or aging SSD with a modern, larger SSD makes Macs feel like new computers, often extending their useful life by 2-4 years. We\'re a drop-off computer repair shop in Amherst, NY, and Mac SSD upgrades are something we do regularly. Bring the Mac in, we tell you honestly whether it\'s upgradeable and what the right approach is, and we handle the work including data migration so you don\'t lose anything.

The honest first thing to know: Mac upgradeability has changed dramatically over the past decade. Older Intel Macs (roughly 2009 to 2015) are very upgradeable; you can usually swap drives, add memory, and generally treat them like the modular machines they were designed to be. Mid-era Intel Macs (2016 to 2020) are mixed; some have replaceable drives, some have soldered storage, the rules vary by model and year. Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4 from 2020 onward) have storage soldered directly to the logic board and cannot be upgraded under any circumstances. Whatever capacity you bought is the capacity you have for the life of the machine.

This page covers what we can and can\'t do, model by model, plus the practical considerations specific to Mac storage upgrades. If you\'re not sure what your Mac\'s situation is, just call us and we\'ll figure it out together.

Mac Storage Upgrade by Model: What\'s Possible

The honest model-by-model breakdown for the Macs we see most often:

MacBook Pro

2009-2012 unibody MacBook Pro: fully upgradeable. The 2.5" SATA drive is easily accessible from the bottom panel. Upgrading these older machines from spinning drives to SSDs is one of the most dramatic transformations available; we\'ve seen 13-year-old MacBook Pros become genuinely usable again after this upgrade.

2012-2015 Retina MacBook Pro: upgradeable but uses Apple proprietary SSD connectors rather than standard SATA. Compatible drives from OWC, Transcend, and adapters that work with NVMe drives are available. Performance after upgrade is usually dramatically better than the original storage.

2016-2017 Touch Bar MacBook Pro: storage is soldered. Cannot be upgraded.

2018-2020 Touch Bar MacBook Pro: storage is soldered on most models. Cannot be upgraded.

Apple Silicon MacBook Pro (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M3 series, M4 series): storage is soldered. Cannot be upgraded. Period.

MacBook Air

2010-2017 MacBook Air: upgradeable, with Apple-specific SSD connectors that vary by year. We use compatible drives or adapters as appropriate. The performance jump from the original Apple SSD to a modern third-party SSD is usually significant, especially on the 2010-2012 models.

2018-2020 Intel MacBook Air: storage is soldered on most configurations. Generally not upgradeable.

Apple Silicon MacBook Air (M1, M2, M3): storage is soldered. Cannot be upgraded.

iMac

2009-2011 iMac: internal 3.5" SATA drive. Fully upgradeable, though the screen has to come off to access it (the screen is held on with magnets on these older models, which is easier to handle than the adhesive on later iMacs).

2012-2017 iMac: upgradeable, but the screen is held on with adhesive that has to be cut and replaced after the upgrade. We have the tools for this. Many of these iMacs originally shipped with Fusion drives, which benefit hugely from being replaced with true SSDs.

2017-2020 iMac (Intel): upgradeable on most configurations, with the same screen-removal disassembly required. Some 2019-2020 models with smaller storage (256 GB, 512 GB) shipped with high-density SSDs in M.2 form factor that can be replaced.

iMac Pro (2017): storage is removable but proprietary, with Apple-specific connectors. Upgrades are possible but require Apple-compatible drives.

Apple Silicon iMac (24-inch M1, M3): storage is soldered. Cannot be upgraded.

Mac mini

2010-2012 Mac mini: fully upgradeable. The 2.5" SATA drive (or drives, on the dual-drive configurations) is accessible after removing the bottom panel. Among the easiest Mac upgrades.

2014 Mac mini: upgradeable but harder. The Mac mini was redesigned in 2014 with internals that are more difficult to access than the previous generation.

2018 Mac mini (Intel): storage is soldered on most configurations. Generally not upgradeable.

Apple Silicon Mac mini (M1, M2, M2 Pro, M4): storage is soldered. Cannot be upgraded.

Mac Pro

2008-2012 cheese-grater Mac Pro: very upgradeable. Multiple drive bays accept standard 3.5" SATA drives. Easy to add or replace storage.

2013 cylindrical Mac Pro: uses proprietary Apple SSD. Upgradeable to compatible drives.

2019-2023 Mac Pro: uses Apple-specific SSD modules. Upgrades are possible but require Apple SSD kits or compatible third-party drives.

The Apple Silicon Reality

Worth being clear about this because customers regularly ask. All Apple Silicon Macs (every Mac with an M1, M2, M3, M4, or future Apple chip) have storage soldered directly to the logic board as part of Apple\'s unified memory architecture. There is no upgrade path for storage on these machines. There never will be, because the architecture itself doesn\'t support it.

This is part of why Apple Silicon Macs are so fast (the storage, memory, and processor all live on or extremely close to the same chip with very fast interconnects), but the trade-off is that you have to buy the storage you\'ll need at purchase time. Customers sometimes regret buying the base 256 GB MacBook Air and then running out of space; the only solution is buying a new Mac.

If you\'re buying a new Apple Silicon Mac, our advice is to err on the side of more storage. The price difference at purchase is much less than the cost of dealing with full-storage problems for the next 5-7 years.

Why Mac SSD Upgrades Are Worth It

For the Macs that can be upgraded, the case is strong:

Older Macs running newer macOS feel terrible without an SSD. macOS Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia all assume fast storage. Running them on a spinning drive is genuinely painful. An SSD upgrade transforms the experience.

Fusion drives are unfixable without a real SSD. Fusion drives degrade in ways that aren\'t recoverable through software. The actual fix is replacing the Fusion configuration with a single SSD. We see Fusion drive iMacs from 2014-2017 come in regularly for this upgrade.

Spinning drives in older MacBooks are at end of life. The 2009-2011 MacBook Pros that are still in service often still have their original spinning drives, which are now 12-14 years old. These drives are well past their expected lifespan. Replacing them while they still work is much easier than recovering data after they fail.

Apple charged a premium for storage. Adding storage at Apple Mac purchase time has historically been expensive. Customers who saved money by buying smaller storage often find themselves running out of space after a few years. Third-party SSD upgrades on upgradeable Macs are much more affordable than Apple\'s configure-time storage prices were.

The performance gain is dramatic. Whether you\'re going from a spinning drive to any SSD, or from an older small SSD to a newer larger one, the user-noticeable improvement is significant.

The Mac SSD Upgrade Process

1. Scheduled drop-off and intake.You call to schedule, you bring the Mac in. We talk briefly about the model, what you want from the upgrade (more space, more performance, both), and what\'s on the current drive.
2. Inspection and recommendation.We confirm the model and check the storage type. For models we know are upgradeable, we discuss size options. For models that aren\'t upgradeable, we have an honest conversation about alternatives (sometimes a tuneup helps; sometimes the answer is genuinely a new Mac).
3. Drive selection.We discuss size and brand options. Most customers go with 500 GB or 1 TB SSDs. For Macs with proprietary connectors, we use OWC, Transcend, or compatible drives that match the connector.
4. Quote and approval.Real number for the drive plus labor plus migration. You decide whether to proceed.
5. Data migration via cloning.For working drives, we use Mac-specific cloning tools (Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper, or sometimes Mac\'s own tools) to clone the entire boot drive to the new SSD. APFS cloning preserves snapshots and Time Machine local backups; HFS+ cloning is more straightforward.
6. Physical swap.For MacBooks, we open the bottom case, remove the original SSD, install the new one. For iMacs, we remove the screen (carefully cutting and later replacing the adhesive), access the internal storage, swap the drive, and reseal the screen. For Mac minis, we open the case and swap. Each model has its specific procedure.
7. Verification.We boot the Mac on the new SSD, confirm everything loads, run through basic functionality, verify the migration was complete. Multiple reboots to confirm reliability.
8. Pickup.Mac comes back upgraded, plus the old drive (if you want it, or with secure erase if you don\'t). We walk you through what to expect.

What macOS Reinstall Looks Like When Needed

Sometimes the original drive is too damaged to clone reliably, or the customer wants a fresh start. In those cases, we install a clean macOS on the new SSD rather than cloning. The process:

If we can pull data off the old drive first, we save it to external storage. This is data recovery within the SSD upgrade context.

We boot the Mac into Internet Recovery (Command+Option+R on Intel Macs) which downloads a fresh macOS installer from Apple. We install macOS to the new SSD.

We use Migration Assistant to bring over your user account, applications, and files from the recovered data. Migration Assistant works well for Mac-to-Mac transfers and works equally well for transferring from a saved drive backup to a new install.

We verify everything is working: applications launch, files are present, settings are preserved. Once everything checks out, the Mac is ready for pickup.

This path takes a bit longer than direct cloning but works in cases where cloning isn\'t reliable. The end result is the same from your perspective: a Mac with all your stuff on it, just on a new and much faster drive.

Common Mac Upgrade Scenarios We See

The 2014-2017 iMac with the failing Fusion drive

An iMac that was solid when new, started feeling slow over the past year, and recently has been showing occasional errors. The Fusion drive\'s spinning drive component is at end of life. We replace it with a single 1 TB SSD, the iMac feels new again, and we\'ve removed the Fusion drive failure risk. This is one of our most common Mac upgrade scenarios.

The 2012-2015 MacBook Pro that "got slow"

An older Retina MacBook Pro that the customer assumed needed replacement. It\'s actually still solid hardware, the storage is just aging or running out of space. We upgrade with a compatible SSD using the Apple proprietary connector, and the MacBook gets several more years of useful service.

The 2010-2012 MacBook Pro that\'s been in service for over a decade

A unibody MacBook Pro that\'s been used daily for 10+ years. Spinning drive original, now feeling its age. We upgrade to a 500 GB SSD for very reasonable money, and the customer keeps using the laptop for basic tasks. These older MacBook Pros are surprisingly capable when modernized.

The Mac mini home server

A 2010-2012 Mac mini quietly running things in a closet. The customer wants more storage and better performance. We add or upgrade the SSD, sometimes installing a second drive in the dual-drive configurations. The Mac mini gets several more years as a useful machine.

The "I just need more space" upgrade

Mac with healthy current SSD but running out of room. We swap to a larger SSD with the same speed characteristics, migrate everything, and the customer no longer has to constantly delete things to free up space.

The Apple Silicon disappointment

A customer with a 2-year-old M1 MacBook Air who has filled up the 256 GB storage and wants more. The honest conversation: there is no upgrade path. Options are external storage for files, iCloud or another cloud service for offloading, or trading in for a new Mac with more storage. We help them think through which makes sense.

What Mac SSD Upgrades Don\'t Fix

Worth being clear about the limits:

Genuinely failing logic boards. If your Mac\'s problem is the logic board itself rather than the storage, an SSD upgrade doesn\'t solve that. We diagnose first and tell you what the actual issue is.

Insufficient RAM. If your Mac has 4 GB or 8 GB and you\'re trying to do memory-heavy work, an SSD makes things faster but doesn\'t create memory the Mac doesn\'t have. Some older Macs can have memory upgraded too; we\'ll mention if that\'s an option.

Old macOS. If your Mac is running an older macOS that\'s missing security updates and modern features, an SSD upgrade speeds up the existing software but doesn\'t change what version you\'re on. We can handle macOS upgrades as a separate service.

Battery problems. A worn-out MacBook battery doesn\'t get fixed by SSD upgrades. We can replace MacBook batteries separately.

Screen issues. Cracked or failing MacBook or iMac screens are their own service. SSD upgrade doesn\'t affect that.

Macs that aren\'t upgradeable. All Apple Silicon Macs and many recent Intel Macs simply can\'t be upgraded. We\'ll tell you upfront if that\'s your situation.

Why Choose Us for Mac SSD Upgrades in Amherst

Mac upgrades require Mac-specific knowledge. The tools, the procedures, and the model-specific quirks are different from PC upgrades.

Real Mac experience. We work on Macs every day. We know which models are upgradeable, which connectors they use, and which drives are compatible. We have the specific tools (Pentalobe screwdrivers, suction cups for iMac screens, adhesive replacement strips for iMac reseal).

Honest assessment. If your Mac can be upgraded, great. If it can\'t, we tell you upfront rather than discovering it after charging an evaluation fee. The diagnostic is free.

Real data migration. macOS, your Apple ID setup, all your apps, your iCloud sync state, your files. Everything comes over to the new drive. You boot the upgraded Mac and it\'s your Mac, just faster.

The work happens here. Your Mac doesn\'t get shipped anywhere. We open it on our bench, do the upgrade, and verify everything works.

Reputable drives only. Samsung, Crucial, OWC, Transcend, and similar mainstream brands. No discount no-name SSDs that fail in 18 months.

We\'re located on North French in the Amherst / Tonawanda area, easy access from I-290, Sheridan Drive, Maple Road, and Niagara Falls Boulevard. From the UB North Campus, Williamsville, Tonawanda, Kenmore, or anywhere in North Buffalo, we\'re a short drive.

Why Apple Made Macs Less Upgradeable Over Time

Worth a section because customers regularly ask "why can\'t I upgrade my newer Mac?" The honest answer is a mix of engineering trade-offs and Apple\'s product strategy.

The original MacBook Pro from 2008 was built like a typical laptop: separate storage drive, separate memory, separate battery, all on standard connectors that anyone with appropriate tools could replace. By 2012, Apple was integrating components more tightly to reduce size, weight, and complexity. The 2012 Retina MacBook Pro made memory non-upgradeable (soldered to the logic board) but kept storage replaceable.

By 2016, the Touch Bar MacBook Pro had soldered storage in addition to soldered memory. Apple\'s reasoning was performance and reliability: soldered components have shorter electrical paths, can be more carefully matched, and eliminate connector reliability issues. The trade-off is that nothing can be upgraded later.

Apple Silicon (2020 onward) took this further. The unified memory architecture puts memory chips on or extremely close to the processor, with very fast interconnects between them. Storage is similarly integrated. The performance benefits are real (Apple Silicon Macs are genuinely fast and efficient), but the architecture inherently doesn\'t support upgrades.

This isn\'t pure villainy on Apple\'s part; the integration enables real performance benefits. But it does mean buying decisions matter more than they used to. The configuration you order is the configuration you have for the life of the machine.

What to Consider When Sizing a Mac SSD Upgrade

Some practical guidance based on what we see customers actually need:

Look at your current usage, not your current capacity. If you have a 256 GB drive but you\'re only using 100 GB, you don\'t need 1 TB. If you\'re using 240 GB on a 256 GB drive, you definitely need to size up.

Photos library is usually the biggest single category. A typical home Mac user\'s Photos library grows by about 1-2 GB per month if they\'re an active iPhone photo-taker. Over 10 years, that adds up. If you have a Photos library with 50,000+ photos, plan for 200+ GB just for that.

Video grows fastest of all. 4K video files are large. 1 hour of 4K footage at moderate quality is around 10-15 GB. If you do any video work or take 4K videos on iPhone regularly, plan for substantial space.

Music files are usually less of a concern now. Apple Music and Spotify mean most users don\'t store music files locally anymore. If you have an iTunes library from the era when people actually owned music, that might still be 50-100 GB.

Mail stores can balloon. Apple Mail with full IMAP folder caching can occupy tens of gigabytes if you\'ve had the same email account for years with everything synced locally. Worth checking before sizing.

Applications are usually less than people think. Modern apps are reasonably sized. The 50+ apps on a typical Mac usually total 30-50 GB combined.

System and caches grow over time. macOS itself plus accumulated caches, logs, and system files can occupy 50-100 GB on a Mac that\'s been running for years.

Adding it up: a typical home user with a moderate Photos library, some apps, some local files, and macOS itself probably uses 250-500 GB. Active iPhone photo-takers and people with lots of email might use more. Heavy creative users or people who store video locally need significantly more.

Mac-Specific Upgrade Gotchas

Things that don\'t come up on PC upgrades but matter on Macs:

Trim support. macOS supports TRIM (the SSD command that maintains write performance over time) only on Apple-branded drives by default. For third-party SSDs, we enable TRIM through Terminal commands. Without TRIM enabled, third-party SSDs gradually slow down over time. We always enable TRIM on third-party SSDs we install.

FileVault encryption. If FileVault is enabled on the Mac, we need to handle decryption during cloning or work with encrypted images. We typically have customers temporarily disable FileVault for the upgrade if they\'re comfortable with that, or we work with the encryption if not.

iCloud Drive sync state. If you have iCloud Drive enabled with optimization turned on, only "frequently used" files are kept locally and the rest are stored in iCloud. After cloning to a new drive, iCloud needs to re-establish what\'s local versus cloud-only. We test this during verification.

Time Machine continuity. When you change drives, Time Machine sees a new drive ID and may want to start a fresh backup history. We can preserve the existing Time Machine history through a few specific procedures, or we can let it start fresh. We discuss the trade-off during the appointment.

macOS-version compatibility. Some older Macs that we upgrade can\'t run the newest macOS. The SSD upgrade doesn\'t change that, but customers sometimes assume it does. We clarify what version of macOS your specific Mac can run.

Boot security on T2 and Apple Silicon Macs. Macs with Apple\'s T2 security chip (introduced in 2018) and Apple Silicon Macs have boot security features that can interfere with cloning to non-Apple SSDs. For Macs with these security features that are still upgradeable, we use specific procedures.

iMac Upgrades: The Special Case

iMac SSD upgrades are particularly worth covering because they\'re common and the procedure is genuinely different from MacBook upgrades.

The iMac is an all-in-one design where the screen, computer, and stand are integrated. The internal storage is accessible only by removing the screen, which on iMacs from 2012 onward is held to the chassis with a strip of foam adhesive that runs around the perimeter.

The proper procedure: heat the adhesive (carefully, not enough to damage the screen), use specialized cutting tools to slice through the adhesive, gently lift the screen away from the chassis, disconnect the data and power cables that link the screen to the logic board, and set the screen aside on a clean surface. After the upgrade work is done, we reseal the screen with new adhesive strips designed for the specific iMac model.

This process takes time and care. iMac upgrades typically take longer than MacBook upgrades for this reason. The labor cost is correspondingly higher because the work is more involved.

iMacs from 2009-2011 are easier because the screen is held on with magnets rather than adhesive, but those iMacs are also old enough that we have honest conversations about whether the upgrade economic makes sense relative to replacement.

For Fusion drive iMacs specifically, the customer almost always wants to replace the entire Fusion configuration with a single SSD. This means removing both the small SSD and the large spinning drive that make up the Fusion drive, installing a single new SSD, and reconfiguring macOS to treat it as a single drive rather than a Fusion. The benefits are dramatic: faster performance, simpler reliability, no more Fusion-specific failure modes.

What to Bring to a Mac SSD Upgrade Appointment

Helps the appointment go smoothly:

Bring the Mac plus its power adapter. We need to power the Mac during cloning, which can take hours. The original power adapter is best.

Know your Apple ID password. Sometimes useful for verification after the upgrade. Not strictly required for the upgrade itself.

Know your local user password. Required if FileVault is enabled, which it often is on modern Macs.

Know the Mac\'s rough age and model if you can. "MacBook Pro from around 2014" is plenty for us to figure out specifics. About This Mac shows the exact identifier if you\'re curious.

Have a sense of how much storage you actually need. Look at About This Mac > Storage if you want a quick way to see what\'s using space on your current drive.

Decide what to do with the old drive in advance if possible. Keep it as an external? Have us destroy it? Dispose? We\'ll discuss this anyway, but having a preference saves time.

What to Expect When You Pick Up the Upgraded Mac

The first time you boot, the Mac should feel dramatically different from before. Boot time drops from minutes (on machines that had spinning drives or Fusion drives) to seconds. App launches that used to require waiting are nearly instant. Switching between programs is responsive in a way the old configuration couldn\'t match.

A few things to expect during the first day or two of normal use: macOS may finish background tasks like reindexing Spotlight, optimizing storage, and reconciling iCloud state. None of this affects the speed improvements you can already feel; it\'s just the system settling into its new configuration.

If anything doesn\'t feel right after you bring the Mac home, call us. We want the upgrade to be successful from your perspective, not just on our verification tests. Most issues are quick to resolve once we know about them.

The deeper benefit you might not notice immediately: the Mac is on an SSD that should last 5-10+ years in typical use, replacing storage that might have been on the verge of failure. The data anxiety that comes with running a 10-year-old spinning drive is gone. The Mac feels healthier in ways beyond raw speed.

Service Areas for Mac SSD Upgrades

Customers regularly drop off Macs from across Western New York:

• Amherst, NY
• Buffalo, NY
• Williamsville, NY
• Tonawanda, NY
• Cheektowaga, NY
• Clarence, NY
• Kenmore, NY
• Lancaster, NY

Frequently Asked Questions

Mac-specific questions about SSD upgrades and drive replacement.

• Can the SSD on my MacBook be upgraded?

  Depends on which MacBook. Pre-2016 MacBook Pros and pre-2018 MacBook Airs have removable storage and can be upgraded. 2016-2017 MacBook Pros have soldered storage and cannot be upgraded. 2018-2020 MacBook Airs and Pros vary by model. All Apple Silicon MacBooks (M1, M2, M3, M4 from 2020 onward) have soldered storage and absolutely cannot be upgraded. We tell you upfront what your specific Mac's situation is.

• Can I upgrade the storage on my Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4)?

  No, and we're sorry about that. Apple Silicon Macs have storage chips soldered directly to the logic board as part of the unified memory architecture. There's no way to add or replace storage. The capacity you bought is the capacity you have for the life of the Mac. The only path to "upgrading" is buying a new Mac with more storage. We mention this because customers sometimes don't realize and we'd rather have the conversation upfront than disappoint them.

• Can you replace the drive in my iMac?

  Yes, on Intel iMacs from 2009-2020. The process requires removing the iMac's screen (held on by adhesive) to access the internal drive. We have the tools and experience for this. iMacs from 2014 onward originally shipped with Fusion drives or smaller SSDs that benefit dramatically from being upgraded to a true full-size SSD. Apple Silicon iMacs (the 24-inch M1/M3 models) have soldered storage and cannot be upgraded.

• My MacBook has a Fusion drive. Should I upgrade?

  Yes, almost always. Fusion drives were Apple's compromise solution that combined a small SSD with a large spinning drive, with macOS managing what went where. The compromise worked okay when new but degrades over time, and Fusion drive failures are messier to recover from than failures of either component alone. Replacing a Fusion drive with a true SSD makes the Mac dramatically faster and removes the spinning drive failure risk. We do this upgrade regularly, especially on iMacs from 2012-2017 that originally came with Fusion configurations.

• Will the upgrade affect my Apple warranty?

  If your Mac is currently under warranty (within 1 year of purchase, or covered by AppleCare), an SSD upgrade by anyone other than Apple potentially voids the warranty for related issues. We're honest about this. For Macs that are out of warranty (which is most of the Macs we upgrade), there's no warranty to affect. We tell customers to wait until the warranty expires if they're upgrading mainly for performance reasons rather than because the original drive failed.

• Can you transfer all my files and apps to the new SSD?

  Yes, that's a standard part of the upgrade. We clone your existing drive to the new SSD, preserving macOS, all your applications, files, settings, and personal data. You take the Mac home and it boots up looking exactly like it did before, except dramatically faster. The exception is when the existing drive is too damaged to clone reliably, in which case we have a conversation about doing data recovery first or doing a fresh macOS install with manual file migration.

• What size SSD should I get for my Mac?

  Match or exceed what you're currently using, with comfortable headroom. macOS performs poorly when the drive is more than 90% full, so plan for at least 15-20% free space after migration. Common upgrade choices: 500 GB SSD for typical home use, 1 TB SSD for users with photos and video, 2 TB SSD for content creators and video editors. We help you decide during the appointment based on what's actually on your current drive.

• How long does a Mac SSD upgrade take?

  Typically 24-48 hours from drop-off. The actual swap is usually a couple of hours of tech time. The data migration takes longer depending on how much you have stored. iMacs take more time because of the disassembly required for screen removal. We give you a realistic timeline at drop-off.

• My Mac uses a proprietary Apple SSD connector. Can you still upgrade it?

  Yes, mostly. 2013-2015 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro models use Apple-specific SSD connectors that aren't standard SATA or M.2. Third-party manufacturers (OWC, Transcend) make compatible drives, and adapters exist that allow standard NVMe drives to work in some of these models. We use whichever option makes sense for the specific Mac. Performance after upgrade is dramatically better than the original storage in most cases.

• How much does a Mac SSD upgrade cost?

  Quoted after we look at your specific Mac. The price depends on the SSD size, the type of drive your Mac accepts (standard SATA, Apple proprietary, M.2), the labor for the specific model (some Macs are easier to open than others), and data migration. iMacs are usually higher labor than MacBooks because of the screen disassembly required. Call 716-771-2536 for a quote on your specific Mac.

• Do you offer warranty on the upgrade?

  The SSDs we install carry the manufacturer's warranty (usually 3-5 years depending on the drive). Our installation labor is also warranted: if something goes wrong with the swap or migration, we make it right. We use reputable brands like Samsung, Crucial, OWC, and Transcend rather than no-name discount drives.

• Do I need an appointment?

  Yes. We work by appointment only. Call 716-771-2536 to schedule. Tell us what Mac you have (model and approximate year if you know them) and we'll know which drive types to have on hand.