Mac Studio disassembly indicates the possibility of upgrading your SSD storage and more

first Mac studios in the wildAnd as usual, the first takedowns hit the web. Most popular so far maximum technology in youtube It was stripped from Mac Studio to reveal the insides, the M1 Ultra, and a possible indication of its upgradability.

First of all, this rip reveals how to get into Mac Studio. From the outside, the Mac Studio doesn’t appear to have any screws, but if you carefully remove the rubber ring on the base of the machine, you’ll find four screws that allow you to remove the base completely.

Once you remove the base of the Mac Studio and see the internals, Max Tech realizes that Mac Studio can contain upgradeable SSD storage. Like the Mac Pro, Mac Studio has two SSD ports inside that are relatively accessible.

Max Tech notes that the language on Apple’s website for Mac Studio indicates that storage is “not accessible to the user” and that if customers think they may need more storage in the future, they should “consider configuring to a higher capacity.” ».

However, given the “user-friendly” language, Max Tech expects Apple may offer authorized SSD storage upgrades at some point. an Apple sell anyway SSD Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro.

The video also shows how you can move an SSD from one slot to another. This again indicates that the slots may be modular and upgradeable in the future. Unfortunately, there is no chance that you will be able to upgrade the unified memory of Mac Studio because it is soldered to the same chip.

The full video from Max Tech is worth watching and can be found below. Ultimately, it’s not clear if Apple purposely created Mac Studio to allow for future SSD storage upgrades, but there is an interesting possibility to consider. What do you think? Tell us in the comments!