The RAM and SSD storage of Apple M1 Macs can be upgraded – but it’s a terrible idea


    The Apple M1 chip has been demolishing the competition in many areas since it hit the market in late 2020, with incredible performance and speed benefits over competitor products even outside of the ARM race.

    However, one of the caveats for choosing a Mac device is the general lack of upgradability, with the RAM even being soldered onto the motherboard of certain MacBooks. Some determined tech enthusiasts over in China hasn’t let that deter them, having upgraded a base model M1 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM to 16GB, and upped its 256GB of storage to 1TB.

    Of course, in the words of Ian Malcom from Jurassic Park, ‘they were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think If they should’.

    The work involved to make these upgrades is extremely invasive and reportedly carries a high risk of failure. The exact process for the upgrade hasn’t been released, but it did involve adding new components by de-soldering the existing RAM and SSD, and no changes were made to existing firmware.

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