rMBP Upgradable HD?

[webjeff]

Hello,

I know I've read a bunch of first review/articles that say everything is soldered in, nothing can change, bla bla.

I also read somewhere that the SSD drive is on a separate chip, just proprietary.

Do you think we will be able to upgrade the HD at some point? I have a 256GB on order, but the idea would be to get a 756GB later when price goes down and an option.

I know I could do external drives, but as soon as I spend 400 bucks on an external firewire drive or usb3, I might as well just got the 512GB drive option.

Any thoughts?

 

[spdntrxi]

someone will find a way (like the AIR) but it won't be cheap...

 

[miles01110]

Yeah, at some point you will be able to. You're going to be waiting a long time for a 756 (weird size??) GB drive, though... if one ever comes out in the right form factor.

 

[webjeff]

Do you think this is something Apple will do in their stores?

 

[miles01110]

Do you think this is something Apple will do in their stores?

They don't do it for the Airs.

 

[Stetrain]

OWC has already released SSDs that are compatible with the new connector for the 2012 Macbook Air. There will probably be a similar one for the RMBP soon.

I wouldn't count on it as being cheaper than Apple's SSD options. Mostly it's nice for peace of mind that you could upgrade in a few years.