Soldered SSD

[ca1289a]

looking to scoop up the 13" with no fancy touchbar. Does anyone know yet if the SSD is soldered?

I plan to max out the ram and likely upgrade the drive at some point in the future.
Thanks

 

[kevinkyoo]

If I remember correctly, the non-touch bar model actually has the SSD not soldered on. However, the proprietary connector means you can only swap it out with other SSD's from non-touchbar MacBook Pro's. These SSD's will eventually show up on eBay and the like, but they'll be extremely costly.

Also, RAM is soldered on across all MBP's

 

[jerryk]

It really is best to think of any current MBP as a closed system. Configure the machine to meet your current and projected future needs.

 

[ApolloBoy]

Yeah, the SSD on the nTB is a proprietary module but it's soldered on the Touch Bar models.

 

[sublunar]

Since the 2017 model is just out it's a good idea to wait for the tear downs before confirming internal engineering changes - the assumption that a non touch bar model has slotted SSD only holds for the 2016 model. I haven't seen any compatible third party SSD for these models yet.

 

[ca1289a]

Since the 2017 model is just out it's a good idea to wait for the tear downs before confirming internal engineering changes - the assumption that a non touch bar model has slotted SSD only holds for the 2016 model. I haven't seen any compatible third party SSD for these models yet.

Yeah, that's my plan. Thought I'd reach out to see if the community knew more than I did.