Macbook Pro(Retina 13inch, Late 2013) up gradable queries

youbesh.dhaubhadel wrote:

How about this video---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDXSDnEv9uY, Lew from Unbox Therapy upgrades the Macbook Pro 13 with the Ram and SSD.

Is it really not possible to upgrade the RAM in Macbook Pro (Retina, 13inch Late-13 -2.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3, Intel Iris 1536MB)

That's clearly a mid-2012 (non-Retina) model at the latest. Looks like a 15" version. No Retina models have any replaceable RAM as it's soldered onto the main board. Yours might have a replaceable SSD, but I noted that it would probably affect your ability to bring it into Apple for a battery replacement. Once you do something like that you'll likely be tied into self or 3rd party repair.

The YouTube video is badly mislabeled. He is clearly working on a 2012 model--the last of the easy-to-upgrade models--NOT a Retina 2013. No 2013 MacBook Pro had either an optical drive or a mechanical hard drive.

Be careful what's on the internet--not all of it is correct. Consider getting the MacTacker database from the Mac App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mactracker/id430255202?mt=12

It might be possible but it's a major undertaking compared to old models with SATA drives. And if you do it, good luck trying to get a battery replacement service from Apple. Before performing a battery service, they'll run a diagnostic which will show that it's not the original or an authorized replacement drive.

The SSD is but the RAM is not. One source for the SSD: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-display/2013-2014-2015