Am I capable of upgrading my hard drive to my 2012 Macbook Air?

I have recently ordered a Refurbished 11.6-inch MacBook Air 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5,
I have also noticed that it only has a 64GB hard drive.
Would I be capable of upgrading the hard drive so I could use more space on to my MacBook?
I would also be willing to do it myself if it comes to the case.

Yes, you can upgrade the SSD storage. See here: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Air-Retina/Apple-MacBook-Air-2012-Drive-I nternal-Flash
There may be other 3rd parties that sell SSD drives for your Mac as well.

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