Apple's Macbook Pro will use a proprietary SSD

Apple's Macbook Pro will use a proprietary SSD

| Source: macsales Author: Mark Campbell

Apple's Macbook Pro will use a proprietary SSD

Apple's MacBook Pro will use a proprietary SSD, preventing Mac users from upgrading their storage solution themselves using standard parts. This SSD is an NVMe SSD which uses an Apple-designed SSD controller, the SSD is secured inside the system using some strong tape, making the SSD difficult to remove.

The SSD uses a unique mounting solution and a proprietary interface, which will prevent MacBook Pro users from upgrading their systems with larger or faster SSD solutions in the future.

It was also discovered that the Entry-level Macbook Pro (without a touch bar), used LPDDR3 memory instead of modern DDR4 memory, with the new MacBook Pro using Intel modern Skylake CPUs. The memory is the only user upgradeable component in the new MacBook Pro, limiting the potential of the device.

Update - Apple has confirmed that both their higher and lower and MacBook Pro laptops will use LPDDR3 memory, with the lower end models using 1886MHz memory and higher end models using 2133MHz memory.



Previously it was assumed by MacSales, who originally tore down the MacBook Pro to reveal its proprietary SSD, that the higher end models would use DDR4 memory to lower the MacBook Pro's power consumption, as faster memory typically runs at higher voltages and consumes more power.

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