MacBook Pro Storage

Location is good. The vendor I use is in Illinois.

This page shows their options for your model:

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-display/2013-2014-2015

I agree with Grant--you have to be comfortable with doing surgery on your computer. It is not hard but working with small parts requires care to avoid breaking delicate connectors; some of those can mean a new logic board if damaged. You can judge the difficulty and you comfort levels from this install video; note the cautions on that page:

https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbook_pro_retina_15_inch_2013_2014_2015_ssd/MacBookPro11-4/

OWC will do installs of their upgrades. Use the phone number on that website and ask them about the cost for your model. As only Indiana gets between you and them, shipping should not be a protracted issue.

That completely depends on your MacBook Pros's sub-model, which we do not know.

Please do "About this Mac..." from your Apple menu and tell us what that shows for sub-model in the "Overview" tab...

and how much storage you now have from the "Storage" tab:

With that information we should be able to make a recommendation. Als, give us a rough idea of where in the world you are. These are international forums and it does you little good if we refer you to a supplier who does not ship to your location.

AJ

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

That's not old.

Those components are not replaceable, they are soldered to the mainboard for better reliability.

If it's an early 2015 15" MBP, then the SSD is still on a proprietary card. OWC and Transcend claim to have compatible SSDs for that machine. That's the extent of my input here since I don't want to say more than I should. The OP should be able to research the options.

That's not old.

Those components are not replaceable, they are soldered to the mainboard for better reliability.

You main recourse is to convert that Mac to cash (by selling it) and use the cash to acquire a computer that better meets your needs.

You could buy a small SSD enclosure and tape it to the outside of your Mac, but that is not especially desirable.

Depends on the year/model MacBook Pro.

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

As someone who posted an answer, you speak with a certain amount of authority. As such, you have a certain responsibility to point out that the solution you mentioned carries some risk.

Those upgrades should only be attempted by someone comfortable with "wires and pliers" and using them inside their MacBook Pro.

I just had a message deleted yesterday for suggesting a simple user fix on a machine that Apple no longer supports. I'm a little bit wary about anything that remotely mentions DIY upgrades or fixes, even on machines that Apple say are suitable for DIY work. I figured the OP would have the search skills to know where to look.

But for the OP, I mentioned two companies. Apple won't upgrade it for your and doesn't consider it a DIY job. If anything is in there that wasn't there at the factory or installed by Apple or an AASP, they won't do so much as a battery replacement service.

Yes.

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-display/2013-2014-2015?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIr-yKpd_f4wIVEarsCh1mCgsxEAAYASAAEgLH4PD_BwE

Yeah - that was it, but I was too scared to post any links.

y_p_w wrote:

That's the extent of my input here since I don't want to say more than I should.

As someone who posted an answer, you speak with a certain amount of authority. As such, you have a certain responsibility to point out that the solution you mentioned carries some risk.

Those upgrades should only be attempted by someone comfortable with "wires and pliers" and using them inside their MacBook Pro.