{"id":29795,"date":"2015-04-14T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=29795"},"modified":"2015-04-15T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T16:44:05","slug":"owc-tear-down-of-new-12-macbook-reveals-ssd-not-user-upgradeable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/29795-owc-tear-down-of-new-12-macbook-reveals-ssd-not-user-upgradeable\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Tear Down of New 12\u201d MacBook Reveals SSD Not User Upgradeable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After its announcement at the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/28885-apple-talks-watch-new-macbook-at-spring-event\">Spring Forward event<\/a> in March, Apple has finally made the\u00a0new 12\u201d MacBook available to the public. The ultra-slim MacBook is just 13.1mm thick and weighs only 2 pounds, however, it has only one port on its left side, a USB-C port, which is also used for charging.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019ve already heard the details about the exterior of the new 12\u201d MacBook. So, what did our teardown reveal internally? Check out our unboxing and teardown photo gallery below to find out. <strong>Note:<\/strong> We will update as we learn more from our teardown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noteworthy observations from the teardown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The SSD and memory are not user upgradable and the SSD is part of the logic board. OWC recommends that buyers of the new MacBook order the capacity that they think they will need to grown into because of the lack of upgradability.<\/li>\n<li>Disassembly is challenging and not recommended as there are no user upgradable parts.<\/li>\n<li>The MacBook makes the same sound as an iPad or iPhone when you plug it in to power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Silver 12\u201d 2015 MacBook8,1 with 256GB SSD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29796\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30.jpg\" alt=\"12MacBook2015_30\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30.jpg 950w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-190x143.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12MacBook2015_30-190x143@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[nggallery id=91]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 MacBook Pro with Retina display<\/strong><br \/>\nSee our unboxing of the new 13\u201d model of the 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina display at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/29072-owc-tears-down-tests-new-2015-13-macbook-pro-with-retina-display\">eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/29072-owc-tears-down-tests-new-2015-13-macbook-pro-with-retina-display<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After its announcement at the Spring Forward event in March, Apple has finally made the\u00a0new 12\u201d MacBook available to the public. 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