Will this work on Macbook Pro 2012 non-retina A1278?

Absolutely it will! I have the 2TB QVO 870 in my Macbook Pro 2012. Works flawlessly. If you use the Disk Utility to clone from an upgrade (from Recovery mode) don't forget to go to Startup Disk in System Preferences to select the new disk afterwards.

Does it come with a sata cabel?

It does not, I had to order extra data cables along with it.

Does it have power loss protection?

Ignore the answer about journaling, it's only meta-data journaling, not full-data journaling. Yes, you can still have data not committed on a power loss. Meta-data journaling, which NTFS, Ext[34]/XFS and other file systems do, only mitigates the change the file system is inconsistent on a journal replay after power loss. Meta-data, such as date, allocations (FAT in NTFS, iNode in Ext/XFS), ownership and permissions are what's stored in the FAT and directory attributes in the case of NTFS, and the inodes and areas like the superblock in the case of Ext/XFS. Inconsistency is what causes future data loss, so meta-journaling and any replay after a power-on is so the file system remains consistent aka 'well ordered.' But data blocks may still be lost as a result of a non-commit, which is not made to the journal, only meta-data goes into the journal. Consumer NAND devices use DRAM for buffering and, at best, have capacitors and maybe 1-bit SLC or 2-bit MLC for buffering some writes, before it is written to 3-bit TLC or, in this case, 4-bit QLC. But they are not really designed for data loss prevention. The NT kernel in Windows also isn't designed for NVRAM on the system board, and 'raw' management of the NAND cells themselves. That's why consumer NAND devices continue to ship DRAM. At one time Microsoft had a more embedded/mobile OS called CE that did do some of these things, but it is long gone now. The Linux kernel is the opposite, and can actually manage raw NAND cells and support NVRAM directly on the system board, so it could have a means to ensure all data is written post-recovery. There are also new 'zoned' devices from storage vendors that are really high density, low cost, including specific file systems, like Western Digital's ZDS. But these are only supported by designs like the Linux kernel, and not on Windows. And because Windows dominates PC sales, the consumer devices available at economies-of-scale (lower cost), have to be Windows compatible, even if the Linux-only hardware is cheaper to make. So, just like GPUs, specialized storage devices that can take advantage of Linux features are all data center-specific, where Linux is the massive OS of choice, so the vendors make the most money there. It's not worth them to sell to consumers.

Mine seems slower to boot and normal operations. Windows 10 latest update. Also using magician, why?

Download the latest version of Samsung magician and add a 5 or 10% OP Operational Cache and then turn on Rapid Mode an it'll perform faster by a lot. The OP cache allows it to cache its data through its controller to use and also protects the drive from using up all its space. If you example have a 1TB an you use the full 938GB it'll be a lot slower, you'll need an want 5-10% For a cache.

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M**D

Easy installation.

Upgraded from the 250gig Samsung. Transferred operating system and many programs/apps using Samsung magician software. No problems. Slightly dearer than othet similar products but worth it.

11.11.2025

M**H

Great upgrade

Cheep fix for a full c drive on pc.

9.10.2024

M**R

Value for money and amazing performance

Easy to install. Wonderful performance. Very light weight.

14.05.2024

A**R

SSD 1TB Hard drive

Gifted to another who was very satisfied

26.09.2023

T**Y

All good.

26.07.2025

E**D

Good product

Happy so far

15.10.2022

R**H

Good price/perfomance for a SATA SSD

This was never going to beat my M.2 NVMe SSD for speed, but it is good for a SATA3 SSD and is now providing extra file space. It was easy to install, format and use and has been problem free.

20.02.2022

B**A

Genial

5.01.2026

G**S

Adquiri 3 no Day Prime (promoção excelente) e nenhum apresentou defeito, por enquanto. O número de série dele vem escrito também na caixa. Vem com um manual bem completo. Geralmente, os SSDs não apresentam defeito.

1.09.2024

A**R

Not working

4.01.2024

T**T

good product and fast delivery. works fine as an external drive fir my macs

12.12.2022

K**N

This SSD is fast as hell and I am really happy with the purchase.. Read and write speeds are 530 MBPS according to CrystalDiskmark. Didn't need to install windows on the SSD as I just used the AOMEI backupper for cloning the C drive. I also made two partitions on the drive as I purchased the 1TB variant. One for installing windows and other for games.. Windows - boot timing is now just 12 secs and earlier it was 1 min 50 Secs. So the difference in speed is huge. Every software opens up and runs way faster than before, including my editing software like photoshop, After effects and Maya Games - Games like COD warzone, RDR2 start and load so much faster than before. And a lot of lag that I used to get was because of my previous slow HDD. But now all that lag is eliminated, as I am running the games on the SSD. Coping Data - I am supposed to get 500+ MBPS when copying files larger than 70 GB. But I only get 150MBPS which I still better than my previous HDD where I would only get around 50 MBPS. Copying speed starts with 500MBPS and go down to 150MBPS faster... So for people who do a lot of data transfer from devices I would recommend you go for better SSD out there. But if you don't do any data transfer on the regular and you want to use it for storage then this is the SSD for you! Just Go for it!

24.08.2021

ASIN	B089C5P5SX
Are Batteries Included	No
Best Sellers Rank	76,150 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 442 in Internal Solid State Drives
Brand	Samsung
Colour	black
Customer Reviews	4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (19,229)
Date First Available	30 Jun. 2020
Form Factor	2.5-inch
Guaranteed software updates until	unknown
Hard Disk Description	Solid State Hard Drive
Hard Drive Interface	Solid State
Hard Drive Size	4 TB
Hardware Platform	PC, laptop
Item Weight	60 g
Item model number	MZ-77Q4T0B/AM
Lithium Battery Packaging	Batteries contained in equipment
Manufacturer	Samsung
Product Dimensions	10 x 7 x 0.69 cm; 60 g
Series	870 QVO-Series
Wattage	2.2 watts

Samsung 870 QVO SATA III SSD 4TB 2.5" Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Upgrade Desktop PC or Laptop Memory and Storage for IT Pros, Creators, Everyday Users, MZ-77Q4T0B

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