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From Apple discussion groups: Only with the packaging and connections. A 'standard' SSD is in a form factor of a 2.5" x 7-9.5mm 'box' with a SATA connection whilst Apple's latest flash storage devices are more like daughter cards that are connected through the PCIe bus (making the flash storage in the newer Retina models a bit faster than the old SATA connector). External flash drives use USB, which, I believe is much slower. DrG > On Jan 13, 2016, at 10:07 AM, CJB <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Thank you - but aren't flash drives the same as SD cards? > > But a 1TB conventional drive seems OK. > > CJB > > On 13/01/2016, Stewart Gooderman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> MacBook Pro 13” can be gotten with a 1 TB hard drive. >> MacBook Pro 15” can be gotten with a 1TB flash drive. >> >> DrG >> >>> On Jan 13, 2016, at 9:14 AM, CJB <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> BTW if anyone knows of a brand (not Lenova with in built spyware) that >>> offers laptops with proper hard-drives do let me know. As others have >>> opined re: SD cards aka solid state 'drives' of limited robistness, >>> please let me know. >>> >>> CJB. >>> >>