For the length of Max Tech’s teardown of the Mac Studio, the channel’s host Max Yuryev discovers one thing very bewitching about Apple’s new hardware: two SSD ports. This is in a position to maybe maybe mean that the Mac Studio’s storage is upgradeable despite all the pieces.
And there’s more appropriate data: the SSD slots appear quite easy to rating admission to — in the video, Yuryev will get rid of the Studio’s rubber backing to imprint four screws connecting the underside phase of the tool’s case. After eliminating that panel, Yuryev spots two SSD ports nestled under the Mac Studio’s energy provide that he signifies would possibly maybe well possibly be accessible with out taking apart the tool any extra (5: 46).
As Yuryev continues to disassemble the Studio, eliminating its energy provide and aluminum backing, he will get a nearer locate at the SSD ports (8: 24). On the beginning search, he says the ports resemble those on his 2019 Mac Professional, but when he tries out the Mac Professional’s SSD, it doesn’t rather fit. Apple’s SSD equipment for the Mac Professional lets customers replace their present SSD with one which helps up to 8TB of storage.
But as Yuryev aspects out, Apple’s point out on the Mac Studio’s product page blatantly says customers can’t rating admission to the tool’s storage. “Mac Studio storage is now not user accessible,” Apple’s point out states. “If you mediate it’s probably you’ll maybe want more storage potential at some point, assign in mind configuring to a better potential.”
The Mac Studio would possibly maybe well also be configured with up to 8TB of inside of storage; the fashioned mannequin with 512GB SSD storage charges $1,999, and adding 8TB tacks on a further $2,400. Even though the Studio’s inside of storage would possibly maybe well possibly be upgradeable at some point, it’s price noting that since the RAM is integrated into Apple’s M1 chip, there’s no potential to upgrade it after shopping the machine.
It’s unclear if we’ll rating a identical DIY SSD installation equipment for the Mac Studio at some point, as Apple’s wording suggests it would possibly maybe well want that work carried out by a legitimate. Apple currently lets user raise their iMac Mavens to Apple Stores or licensed service providers to add more RAM — but for optimistic, that doesn’t terminate tech tinkerers from doing it themselves with third-event parts (treasure those equipped by Mac phase supplier OWC).
