Yeah, I always wonder about that. They don't want you to change your own battery but I know people do. I just looked and yeah, about $175 difference between 256 GB and 125 GB. Woe is me. Decisions, decisions.



Originally Posted By: artie505
Originally Posted By: plantsower

Somebody else will have to deal with this one, Rita.

It doesn't look at all difficult, but I dunno how it fits with what's been posted.

I just checked with OWC, and a 240 GB replacement SSD for the MBP you're looking at costs $269 + tools, which seems like more than it would cost from Apple. (Maybe somebody should double-check me.)

More: I just looked at Customize MacBook Pro, and an Apple installed upgrade from 128 GB to 256 GB for the newest low-end MBP costs only $200.

Still more: You could sell your 128 GB SSD, but that could leave you in a bad position as respects your AppleCare.

And even more: What strikes me as strange is that the SSD housing in the video looks like it was designed to be user serviceable despite the fact that Apple says that it isn't.


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