looks like the RAM you buy at purchase time is all you get

Post #358,787 by SpiceWare 6/11/12 4:22:34 PM Reply	looks like the RAM you buy at purchase time is all you get just watched the video and at 1:47 it looks like the RAM is directly mounted on the motherboard. The flash drive looks to be replaceable. http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
Post #358,806 by malraux 6/11/12 6:16:17 PM Reply	Now THAT is annoying. Makes me lean towards Greg's "get them on upgrade costs" theory. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #358,894 by SpiceWare 6/13/12 11:01:28 AM Reply	confirmed RAM is soldered in in place. SSD is proprietary, and different than the one used in the Air. You need a pentalobe screwdriver to open it. The battery is glued in place!?!? http://www.ifixit.co...62/1#.T9inDI45DcB
Post #358,920 by malraux 6/13/12 5:36:47 PM Reply	Re: confirmed http://www.reghardwa...ated_ssd_connect/ Video editors are going to need a Thunderbolt drive. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #358,932 by static 6/13/12 8:54:50 PM Reply	Apple want it to be disposable, not upgradeable. And it seems to be almost working for them. Which is more than can be said for pretty much all other computer hardware makers, though I'm sure some of them would love to do it. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #358,934 by malraux 6/13/12 8:58:40 PM Reply	Actually it seems they wanted it thin. The sockets for upgradeable RAM are too thick, or something. If they truly wanted them to be disposable then they wouldn't make them last so long. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #358,936 by Another Scott 6/13/12 9:05:05 PM Reply	Agreed. If they really wanted it to be fully locked down, they'd solder the SSD in as well. They haven't done that - yet. ;-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #358,937 by static 6/13/12 9:13:00 PM Reply	I hadn't thought of that. Still, Apple doing things like that are less likely to be pillored than (say) Dell or HP or Sony or ... Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #358,942 by mvitale 6/13/12 11:09:59 PM Reply	Re: Agreed. I think they do that (solder in the SSD's) in the MacBook Airs. -Mike @MikeVitale42 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #358,943 by Another Scott 6/13/12 11:51:17 PM Reply	They used a unique connector. It, like the newer version, was unique to Apple initially. http://www.ifixit.co...-045#.T9lshbU4z_c I suspect drives with the new connector will be available from OtherWorldComputing and the like soon. Cheers, Scott.
Post #358,938 by SpiceWare 6/13/12 9:25:49 PM Reply	not just Apple http://www.notebookc...view.64595.0.html For memory, the current Aspire S3 model includes 4GB DDR3 RAM. Like other ultrathin notebooks, the RAM is soldered directly onto the motherboard to reduce weight and size, so users will be stuck with 4GB RAM from beginning to end.

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