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Hi there, @danj and @mayer and @itamazing and anyone else - I was hoping you can direct me to what is the latest SATA cable model for a 13" Macbook Pro 7,1 with SATA III capability enabled? I understand the newer cables are thicker and denser, so I am assuming a 2012 model cable would be retrospective for my Mac in question? I did see on the other posts that there is backward compatibility, but I am assuming this does not extend to the cables subject to a 15", is that correct? Based on my research I’ve seen people saying the following: 821-1226-A = even older 821-1480-A = original –> been told some work and some don’t? 821-2049-A = new 821-2480-A = does this exist? newer? @mayer you mention part #604-07597 is the latest, is that correct? is that 821-1480-A? So all in all, What is the LATEST cable part # in respect for a 13" with SATA III capability? Where would be the best place to buy? I’m based in Australia. Appreciate the help and clarity guys! Cheers
This can be confusing! ;-} You are referencing the manufactures part numbers not Apples part numbers. I use this cable MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2012) Hard Drive Cable - Apple P/N 923-0104. Depending on the age of the system I might have a slight issue with one of the mounting screws which I need to do a bit of modification. Even still I place electricians tape on the uppercase where the cable rests. The 15" model uses a different cable! Here again I use the newer 2012 model cable: MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2012) Hard Drive Cable - Apple P/N 923-0084
