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This IS compatible with a 2015 MacBook Air with an inexpensive adapter to make it fit the proprietary Apple SSD connector, available online on the auction site or the big river site, among others. In fact, I am typing this on my Early 2015 MacBook Air with the said adapter and a 1 TB Crucial NVME P5 (similar but later NVME model), so I guess it actually does work, and the manufacturer rep is giving wrong information. I guess they are correct in that the SSD NVME drive will not fit the Air natively, you need an adapter which just changes the pinout arrangement, no active electronics, which I guess is why it is inexpensive. You will also need a P5 screwdriver for the tiny pentalobe screws attaching the bottom of the computer. What this modification gives me is a 1 TB notably faster drive, although it does run hotter (case is warmer). The later MacBook Air and Pro are soldered, not the 2015 Air. The method I used to clone the original Apple (Samsung) PCIE drive was to use an external USB3 enclosure and clone software SuperDuper, although other methods to restore and reload your data can be used, use a web search to choose one that suits you. Remember, you will need to upgrade your MAC OS to at least High Sierra or later to have NVME capability. Also, you should choose to initialize/format the new SSD to Apple APSF to allow for upgrading to the latest MAC OS system (saves time later). If you use a clone program, just initialize the SSD so the system recognizes the drive, and the clone software will reformat and copy your present disk content to fill the new disk volume automatically. After cloning, you just open the case, use a T5 screwdriver to remove the retaining screw, pull out the old drive, insert the new drive already in the adapter, replace retaining screw and back cover, and turn on the computer with your new SSD. This was a very easy procedure to complete, actual SSD exchange only took less that 15 minutes, but longer to do the clone copy.
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