Will this work with the MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2012?

It will work with any computer with a standard USB port.

Please note, that in order to get the advertised speed, you need to use at least a USB 3.0 port.

I believe the 2012 MacBook Pro was the first Apple laptop with USB 3.0.

You can confirm that by:

Hold down the option key (keep it pressed)
Click mose on the Apple Icon in top left.
Choose 'System Report'

Scroll down to USB, and see if it is USB 3 .0 Hub, or USB 2.0 Hub.

If it is not USB 3.0, I do not recommend such an expensive product, as any cheap external hard drive would work just as well, for a fraction of the cost.

If you do have USB 3.0, then this little drive will likely be faster than the internal mechanical drive in your MacBook Pro.

I am not sure whether this old a MacBook supports USB 3.0 UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol).

If it does not, you would still get reasonable speed, but not the advertised 500 MB/Second.

• Answered by Jerold A from Nashua
• May 24, 2018
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