Apple Mac Studio
The integrated design of Apple products allows them to make products that are very beautiful and compact, but this will directly affect the difficulty of subsequent maintenance and the possibility of upgrades, especially for desktops with a relatively long service life. Apple’s latest desktop Mac Studio It was officially shipped to consumers. Not surprisingly, some disassembly reports will come out. YouTuber Luke Miani started to disassemble it and found that there were two SSD slots inside, and they were not welded and could be removed. He estimates that it is reserved for high-capacity versions, such as 4TB and 8TB, which will be configured with dual SSDs. But does this also mean that the SSD part of Mac Studio can be upgraded later? After Luke’s test it doesn’t seem to work.
Luke spent a lot of money this time to buy two Mac Studios, took out the SSD of one of the machines and installed it directly into the other, and found that not only did the Mac Studio not turn on, but the LED status light was more like an orange flashing for help. color lights. If two SSDs are not enough, what about simple swapping? The answer is no. What about putting the original SSD in the empty slot on the other side? Also not working. Different lights will light up in several cases, so it is inferred that Apple has a lock in the system to prevent hardware modification.
Look at the statement on Apple’s official website, they are inselect configurationThe section mentions “Please note that Mac Studio’s storage devices are not user-changeable. If you think you may need more storage capacity in the future, please consider configuring a higher capacity.” In addition MacRumors Just put forward a view that only authorized maintenance personnel can have a way to unlock the SSD, and even in the future, when Apple releases its own SSD upgrade accessories, the tools will be released, such as when the Mac Pro. All in all, the SSD port of Mac Studio is visible,