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Q: Late 2013 MBE w/ retinia RAM & SSD upgrades

I have a late 2013 13 inch macbook pro w/ retina display. It has a 128 gb SSD and 4 GB of ram. I am wanting to upgrade to around a 500 SSD and GB of RAM. Is there any place i can find this at?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 23, 2014 5:17 PM

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by BobRz,

BobRz Mar 23, 2014 5:30 PM in response to snickell304
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Mar 23, 2014 5:30 PM in response to snickell304

No. A Retina is non upgradeable. The RAM is soldered in. Macsales.com has some SSD upgrades for Retinas, but I'm not sure if yours is included. Doing that will void your warranty however.
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snickell304 Mar 23, 2014 5:39 PM in response to BobRz
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Mar 23, 2014 5:39 PM in response to BobRz

Pretty much i dont mind if i void the warenty or can't get it through Apple. I am just wondering if i can purchase the equpiment and change it myself.
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BobRz Mar 23, 2014 5:43 PM in response to snickell304
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Mar 23, 2014 5:43 PM in response to snickell304

The RAM is no for sure. And I think you're out of luck on the SSD too. Apple changed the interface, I don't think what macsales.com has will work on yours. It's probably cheaper overall to sell it and buy the one you need.
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snickell304 Mar 23, 2014 6:35 PM in response to BobRz
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Mar 23, 2014 6:35 PM in response to BobRz

do you see in the future there being ways to upgrade it?
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by clintonfrombirmingham,

clintonfrombirmingham Mar 23, 2014 6:44 PM in response to snickell304
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Mar 23, 2014 6:44 PM in response to snickell304

do you see in the future there being ways to upgrade it?
No.

Clinton
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by BobRz,

BobRz Mar 23, 2014 6:45 PM in response to snickell304
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Mar 23, 2014 6:45 PM in response to snickell304

I agree with Clinton. No.
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by steve359,

steve359 Mar 23, 2014 6:48 PM in response to snickell304
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Mar 23, 2014 6:48 PM in response to snickell304

A person I know bought a new 15 in Retina MBP with the biggest flash drive, fastest CPU and max RAM ... cost $3500, but he knew that upgrade is not possible.
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