How do I upgrade the Flash?
How do I increase the flash storage on my MacBook Pro 13 inch retina display system from 128 GB flash storage to 512 GB?
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take a look at this site, officially you can not upgrade but you can, this also give you the type of memory you will need so it works,
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By default, 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models are configured with 128 GB, 256 GB, or 512 GB of SSD storage. Via custom configuration, some models also can be equipped with as much as 768 GB or 1 TB of SSD storage.
Officially, it is not possible for an end user to upgrade the storage after purchase. However, as first reported by site sponsor Other World Computing, the SSD is installed as a removable module in all of these systems, but different lines use different proprietary SSD modules.
Specifically, OWC's aftermarket Mercury Aura Pro upgrade that is compatible with the "Mid-2012" and "Early 2013" 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models is compatible with the "Late 2012" and "Early 2013" 13-Inch models, too.
Unfortunately, this SSD is not compatible with the discontinued "Late 2013" and "Mid-2014" models, but they use a PCIe 2.0 2-Lane SSD, and the current "Early 2015" models use an even faster PCIe 2.0 4-Lane SSD.
OWC is hard at work on SSDs that will be compatible with these newer systems and plans to release them soon.
Identification Help
If you're not sure whether or not you have a 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro or another model, notebooks with different SSDs share the A1425 and A1502 Model Numbers.
As a result, the easist way to identify them uniquely enough for the purpose of determining the correct SSD type is either by external EMC Number or by the Model Identifier in software.
As always, EveryMac.com has carefully hand documented these details for your convenience:
MacBook Pro
Subfamily
EMC
Model Identifier
13-Inch (Late 2012)
Late 2012
2557
MacBookPro10,2
13-Inch (Early 2013)
Early 2013
2672
MacBookPro10,2
13-Inch (Late 2013)
Late 2013
2678
MacBookPro11,1
13-Inch (Mid-2014)
Mid-2014
2875
MacBookPro11,1
13-Inch (Early 2015)
Early 2015
2835
MacBookPro12,1
Finally, EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup feature -- as well as the EveryMac app -- additionally can uniquely identify all of the Retina Display MacBook Pro models by their serial numbers and other identifiers.
Upgrade Obstacles & Compatible SSD Details
Apple does not intend for end users to upgrade the SSD in these models themselves. The company even has used uncommon "pentalobe" screws -- also called five-point Torx screws -- to discourage access. However, access is straightforward with the correct screwdriver, the SSD is simple to access, and upgrades are not blocked in firmware, either.
In addition to selling the Mercury Aura Pro SSD compatible with the "Late 2012" and "Early 2013" models (complete with needed screwdrivers), OWC also offers an Envoy Pro bus-powered external enclosure so the original SSD can be repurposed as an external drive.
Interestingly -- and unlike the 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models -- the SSD in the "Late 2012" and "Early 2013" 13-Inch models is mounted in a small "drive caddy" that can hold a 7 mm tall SSD (or hard drive), in lieu of the small proprietary SSD module that Apple uses.
At the moment, 5 mm or 7 mm high SSD modules with a compatible connector are few and far between, but having the space available bodes well for more upgrade options for these 13-Inch models than subsequent 13-Inch models as well as their 15-Inch counterparts. If you have successfully installed an SSD module that is physically larger than the stock module, please share. Thank you.
The proprietary PCIe 2.0-based SSD in the "Late 2013" and subsequent models is limited to a smaller "blade" option. In recent testing, though, OWC discovered that when a "blade" SSD from a Cylinder Mac Pro is installed in a "Late 2013" or "Mid-2014" model, it "negotiates a x4 PCIe connection versus the stock cards, which negotiate a x2 PCIe connection," which means that this newly transplanted SSD was substantially faster than the stock one. The "Early 2015" models support a x4 PCIe connection by default.
Although OWC was careful to disclaim that the company "does not recommend installing a Mac Pro SSD in your [Late 2013 or Mid-2014] Retina MacBook Pro" because a complete thermal evaluation has yet to be performed, testing does bode well for the possibility of forthcoming SSDs that are not only larger capacity than the ones pre-installed, but potentially faster, as well.
SSD Purchase Options
In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells the compatible Mercury Aura Pro SSD as well as compatible external peripherals.
In the UK and Ireland, site sponsor Flexx sells 13" Retina Display MacBook Pro compatible SSDs with free shipping. The company provides flat rate shipping to France, Germany, and Switzerland and inexpensive shipping for all of Europe, too.
In Australia, site sponsor RamCity sells compatible SSDs for the 13" Retina Display MacBook Pro models with fast, flat-rate shipping Australia-wide. Specifically, RamCity recommends the Transcend Jetdrive 720 line.
In Southeast Asia, site sponsor SimplyMac.sg sells the compatible OWC SSD upgrade for the 13" Retina Display MacBook Pro with free delivery -- and optional upgrade service -- in Singapore and flat rate shipping to Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and South Korea.
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Can you give us the exact model or the systems serial number so we can identify which model you have. Also it would be helpful to see what you could on eBay post a link or a picture of the team in your question here.
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