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Rumor: Apple soldering MacBook Air SSD to motherboard (and why it's a bad idea) (updated 2x) | ZDNET
![2016-11-25 Let's look at the 15" Touchbar Macbook Pro: 1st "pro" machine w/ SOLDERED IN SSD!!! - YouTube 2016-11-25 Let's look at the 15" Touchbar Macbook Pro: 1st "pro" machine w/ SOLDERED IN SSD!!! - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCCvEzqDq8U/maxresdefault.jpg)
2016-11-25 Let's look at the 15" Touchbar Macbook Pro: 1st "pro" machine w/ SOLDERED IN SSD!!! - YouTube
![Amazon.com: MCE Technologies 256GB SSD for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Mid 2015) Only: PCIe 4 Lane (x4) NVMe 8.0GT/s SSD Flash Upgrade - 2900MB/s Read, 1500MB/s Write, Requires macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra) Amazon.com: MCE Technologies 256GB SSD for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Mid 2015) Only: PCIe 4 Lane (x4) NVMe 8.0GT/s SSD Flash Upgrade - 2900MB/s Read, 1500MB/s Write, Requires macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51V+Do3O0RL._AC_SY350_.jpg)
Amazon.com: MCE Technologies 256GB SSD for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Mid 2015) Only: PCIe 4 Lane (x4) NVMe 8.0GT/s SSD Flash Upgrade - 2900MB/s Read, 1500MB/s Write, Requires macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)
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2020 MacBook Air Teardown Reveals Larger Heatsink, New Cable Configuration for Easier Trackpad and Battery Repairs
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iFixit's MacBook Air (2020) Teardown: Easier to Repair But Still Soldered RAM and SSD • iPhone in Canada Blog
![Ok let's clear this up for people who think the SSD in the Retina MacBook Pro is "soldered on" and therefore not upgradeable : r/apple Ok let's clear this up for people who think the SSD in the Retina MacBook Pro is "soldered on" and therefore not upgradeable : r/apple](https://external-preview.redd.it/CLX3p7MVCUKdmpy7yDbRi2k3p-1AcS3xtdYvNKrSIB4.png?auto=webp&s=b3c5cca5a7bddc675c950bbc63dbfbe7565ad431)
Ok let's clear this up for people who think the SSD in the Retina MacBook Pro is "soldered on" and therefore not upgradeable : r/apple
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2019 13-inch MacBook Pro teardown reveals soldered-down SSD, slightly larger battery, modular ports - 9to5Mac
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