Upgrading Mac MBP SSD

[Dave2002]

If possible, I'd like to upgrade the SSD in my MacBook Pro, as that could solve several problems, at least for a year or two.

I did a scan using the Crucial web site - uk.crucial.com and received a message that my machine has all the memory and storage soldered on board.

Notes about your system:

All memory and storage is soldered on-board.

Also

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013)
We’re sorry.

Crucial currently does not have any compatible upgrades available for your particular system.

Even if the memory is soldered, is that a major obstacle? Could a decent maintenance/repair company unsolder the currently installed memory, and put in a new module?

Alternatively, I could put a new SSD in a caddy, and boot up from USB, but that's a bit of a pain as I wouldn't necessarily want to have an external unit.

[MrGongGong]

These folks are very good in my experience and would be able to advise.

https://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/

[Dave2002]

These folks are very good in my experience and would be able to advise.

https://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/

Thanks.

This video, from the site, shows it ought to be possible - https://eshop.macsales.com/installvi...2_unibody_ssd/

Still quite pricey though -

https://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/serial.php?uid=322#drives

I wonder if the price will come down - eventually!

I could probably make an external SSD drive with almost 1 Tbyte capacity for a tad over £200 - though that wouldn't be such a neat solution for my needs.

However, I guess that replacing my MBP with a newer one would still cost a lot more, and wouldn't necessarily be better e.g mine has HDMI, though the 2015 model probably has better HDMI specs than mine (up to 4k video) - http://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-pro/specs-retina/ - but one can never be quite sure what Apple is going to change from year to year .....

The 2016 model hasn't been released yet - apparently - http://www.enstarz.com/articles/1748...15-iphone7.htm

[Dave2002]

I had a look at currrent SSDs and prices yesterday. Part of the issue re the Apple MBPs seems to be that they may not contain a standard size SDD, so although the upgrade is now possible, it is very much a bespoke solution for Apple machines. I haven't checked to see whether Air models are also similar.

For external drives standard size SSDs can be put quite easily put into USB 3 caddies, and it's not really too difficult to do, but it's not the best solution for anyone who can afford the upgrades.