Can I upgrade the SSD on a refurbished MacBookAir6,2?

I am going to get a refurbished macbook air
its a Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (june 2013)
it has a 128gb flash storage, i am going to college and the 128gb will be good for the first year or two, but i want to know if ill be able to upgrade it to 256gb or 480gb from somewhere like OWC

What about this one: Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
.... only another $180. If and when OWC offers an upgrade option it's likely to cost at least that much.
4 GB is fine but if it were up to me though, I'd get the 8 GB version:
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
It's a lot of money, but that's about as future-proof as it's going to get. I really prefer the i7.

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