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Can I modify an iPad and increase the memory to 128GB?

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If I disassemble an iPad, is it possible to replace the internal flash mass memory with a 128GB Samsung SSD 1.8"? what is kind of the iPad's flash mass memory? does the quality of the internal multimedia decrease? Would iTunes support the modified iPad? Would I be able to install the iOS 4.2? Thanx for the answer.

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No. The NAND flash is soldered to the main board, and it does not have an interface that's compatible with an SSD (or space inside for a drive).

It is hypothetically possible to replace the flash chips with larger capacity chips, but that would require a sophisticated surface mount de/soldering setup. In English: a semiconductor company could do it, but probably not an individual.

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