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How to upgrade M4 Mac's Hard Drive?

So I have an Intel MacBook Pro that is pretty old. Looking at getting one of these new M4 Macs. It sounds like the “ram” it uses has a new fancy name, so I assume that’s built into the board. Does anyone know if the M3 hard drive was upgradable? Or does anyone know if the M4 can be from some press release I’ve missed? It just hurts to pay $200 per size choice when I’ve upgraded all my old Macs much cheaper in the past.

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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Nov 2, 2024 11:07 PM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2024 11:11 PM

Apple M4 uses LPDDR5 memory and SSD storage both soldered into the mainboard. No HDDs.

Neither can be upgraded after purchase.

Recent Apple SSD storage runs at DDR3 speeds; roughly the speed of main memory in the Mac you’re using.

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Nov 10, 2024 11:36 AM in response to MartinR

You haven't seen the Mac Mini teardown then, memory is a removable chip. Not necessarily a standard format though, but you know someone will create an upgrade....

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