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Replaceable SSD drive on new Mac
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Nope, it's not. What you buy is what you're stuck with. Unlike on the MBA where you can swap out the SSD.
The days of going to your local CompUSA and picking up sticks of RAM for your laptop have been over for some time (yeah yeah, I know some people still have old laptops and there are exceptions, but non-upgradable IS the new norm in the industry).
Are you sure about that? I haven't seen anything about the SSD, and the rMB is not in anyone's hands yet.
From the internal pictures that Apple featured in the keynote (and website), I believe that all components are incorporated onto that new logic board that is 67% smaller than the MBA 11". The only things in the chassis are the battery array, the force trackpad, and that logic board. I believe that means that the SSD, RAM and CPU are all soldered down and non replaceable or upgradable.
Here's a quote from Cunningham's hands-on at Ars. Doesn't count as a primary source but he's usually careful and accurate.