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Can I update the 2017 MacBook Pro 15" SSD?

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to buy a new mid-2017 MacBook Pro 15" to replace my late-2011 MacBook Pro 13" (5 years of use). The thing is I want the 2TB storage option, because I do YouTube, make music, have college work, and work in Xcode. However, I don't want to pay over $4,000. My current thought is to buy the 512 GB model and replace it with a 2TB SSD. I've tried to find a replacement, but I'm not sure what kind the new ones have.

My question is can I buy a 2TB SSD to replace the 512GB SSD? Can Apple or Best Buy do it, because I don't trust myself enough to do? Will it void my warranty? Can you recommend me an SSD?

Posted on Jun 9, 2017 12:33 PM

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babowa

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Posted on Jun 9, 2017 1:05 PM

Everything in the new models is soldered or glued on. Unless you order it with the upgrade, no one will do it (you can ask a third party service place, but since apple did not intend for it to be upgraded, you might void the warranty. Here are the specs and remarks for a 2017 MBP:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-3.1- 15-mid-2017-retina-display-touch-bar-spe…

But, you can buy an SSD and put it in an external enclosure, format it, clone your system to it, and use that as a bootup drive.

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