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someone told me that all 2012 and later mbp's retina are solid state drives. is that correct?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), 16 gb ram, 500 gb samsung 850 evo
Yes, that is true. Retina systems are slimmer, lighter. No optical drive, and RAM is soldered to the logic board. Not designed to be opened by common users like you and me ... opening it can void the warranty and give Apple an excuse to refuse future service.
The SSDs in Retina systems are card-based (look up mSATA and M2 format SSDs. And Apple uses a special interface-protocol for its card-SSDs so you cannot just buy any-old-drive off the shelf to use it for upgrading.
Yes, that is true. Retina systems are slimmer, lighter. No optical drive, and RAM is soldered to the logic board. Not designed to be opened by common users like you and me ... opening it can void the warranty and give Apple an excuse to refuse future service.
The SSDs in Retina systems are card-based (look up mSATA and M2 format SSDs. And Apple uses a special interface-protocol for its card-SSDs so you cannot just buy any-old-drive off the shelf to use it for upgrading.
Yes.
someone just told me that all 2012 and newer retina mbp' are solid state drives. is that correct?
