nkjmin Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hello! So i personally thought that the upgrade-ability of the MBP line ended with the 2012 MBP (non retina) but after doing some research i found that you are able to upgrade the Solid State drive on the Late 2012 early 2013 Macbook Pro with retina display. Unfortunately on the newer (late 2013) the SSD is literally part of the motherboard along with the RAM, there is really no upgrading there. So if you have the Previous generation retina you are in luck. As of right now the only place where you can get the SSD would be from OWC ------> HERE <-------- Depending on whether you have the 13in, 15in. Here are the videos that were provided from OWC. They are pretty straight forward. 13in MBPr 15in MBPr Ref: How to Upgrade Retina MacBook Pro SSD Storage (13-Inch) @ EveryMac.com MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2013 SSD Replacement - iFixit MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Early 2013 SSD Replacement - iFixit OWC SSD (Flash) Drives for Apple MacBook Pro Retina 2012 Late 2013 MacBook Pro SSD upgradable? - MacRumors Forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baihui Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I just can't beleive how they sell it with only 256 ssd mine is already full and i've done nothing on it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac1122 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 and what if you using BGA to change the ssd chips on the motherboard in the 2013 late mbpr? is it can a successful upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quackers Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 SSD's are pricey, which is probably the main reason they do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac1122 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 but sadly theyre implemented on the motherboard because they dont care about upgrading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjunkie Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I wish I had known how fast I filled up the 265 gb ssd , next time I buy a macbook I will probably upgrade to a much higher capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottomato Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Apple do appear to be sacrificing upgradability for form factor and design these days. Though I think its the price you have to pay for it, always go for the most storage you can afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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