I'm planning to gift my granddaughter a MacBook Air 13 for Christmas, but I'm not very tech-savvy. The internal storage is only 256GB, and I have a 2TB external SSD I'd like her to use for extra space. Can anyone tell me what kind of cable I need to connect the SSD to the Air? I really want to get it sorted out before the holiday!
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It really depends on the brand of your external SSD. If it's something like a Samsung T7, you'll generally need a USB-C to USB-C cable or a USB-C to USB-A cable, depending on what ports the MacBook has. If you're working with a Samsung 860 EVO, that's usually a SATA SSD and needs a SATA to USB adapter to connect it to the MacBook. Just double-check the specific model and you'll be good to go!
Yeah, I agree! The cable type will depend on the SSD, and using an adapter for a SATA SSD like the 860 EVO is the best way to make it work.