MBP retina upgradable?

[Ics1974]

Can you upgrade the RAM and Hard Drive later?

 

[Weaselboy]

Can you upgrade the RAM and Hard Drive later?

The RAM is soldered in, so no. But the flash storage is replaceable. Only thing is nobody makes a replacement yet for the current models. Both OWC and Transcend have said they are woking on upgrades though.

 

[Ics1974]

The RAM is soldered in, so no. But the flash storage is replaceable. Only thing is nobody makes a replacement yet for the current models. Both OWC and Transcend have said they are woking on upgrades though.

ok thanks

 

[snaky69]

. Both OWC and Transcend have said they are woking on upgrades though.

They've been saying that for the past 2 years, I wouldn't hold my breath.

OP: Check ifixit.com if you want to know if a Mac is upgradable, you'll see the innard and be able to check for yourself easily.

 

[MacInTO]

You can find some flash storage modules on eBay.

Note, the flash is different for the 2012 (SATA) and the 2013/14 (PCIe) rMBPs.

 

[AppleGoat]

The difficulty of upgrading/repairing a Retina MBP is its greatest shortcoming. Really, its only shortcoming.

 

[BaggieBoy]

They've been saying that for the past 2 years, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Not quite that long, both have upgrades for the late 2012, early 2013 models (I put a Transcend 960GB upgrade in my rMBP only yesterday). It's only the model that was released a year ago that is still awaiting a solution.