MacBook pro retina display ram user upgradable?

Can anyone confirm if the new MacBook pro ram user upgradable to 16gb or it has to be done at the factory?

Seems all of them use DDR3L memory http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_year/macs-released-in-2012.html
L stands for "low voltage" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM

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Macbook pro retina display 15 inch ram upgrade with apple care

hi,
I have a early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina Display 15 inch.
Doing some research, i do realized that RAMs are not upgradeable due to being embedded to motherboard.
I was hoping if there any chance to upgrade my RAM from 8 gb to 16 gb through Apple Care that i currently have.
I would love to hear back any feed backs on any possible way to upgrade your RAMS in MPR 15 inch.
thank you much!!!

thumbmania,
It's impossible for anyone - Apple included - to upgrade the RAM on a Retina MacBook Pro. With those machines, you have to live with what you originally purchased.
Sorry,
Clinton
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About to upgrade MacBook Pro Retina Display

Is it possible to upgrade the hardware of my MacBook Pro Retina Display with 16GB RAM and 256 SSD to 32 GB RAM?

Even if you could install additional RAM, no MBP to date has been configured to accept 32 GB RAM.
Ciao.
A quick search suggests that there are no 204 pin DDR3 1600 Hz RAM chips available.
Message was edited by: OGELTHORPE

Does my MacBook Pro Retina Display 13 inch. Late 2013 Supports DDR3 RAM instead DDR3L?

i just bought a brand new macbook pro retina display 13 inches, but i need to now if i can install my 16 gb (8x8 slots) DDR3 memory RAM (Corsair) in to my new computer without any danger or risk for my macbook.

alejandrorg95 wrote:
i just bought a brand new macbook pro retina display 13 inches,
MacBook Pro with Retina display comes standard with 4GB of 1600MHz memory. Please note that the memory is built into the computer, so if you think you may need more memory in the future, it is important to upgrade at the time of purchase.
From here
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=ME864LL/A&step=config

Can the flash storage hard drives in the brand new 15inch Macbook Pro Retina Display laptops (10.22.13) be upgraded/replaced in the future?

Can the flash storage hard drives in the brand new Macbook Pro Retina Display laptops that were just released a few days ago (10.22.13) be upgraded/replaced in the future? I will need more than the basic 256GB for sample libraries using music software, among other things, but currently larger flash drives from Apple are too expensive. I ask because I'm in the process of buying one of the new 15inch Macbook Pro Retina Display laptops right now (or at least right after I get an answer to this question).
I saw in the Mac store when I started looking at the build options for ordering the Macbook Pro that under Memory it said the memory was built into the computer and therefore could not ever be replaced or upgraded in the future. So I was wondering if something similiar might be the case with the flash storage drives even though the same wasn't written under the hard drive options? If these flash drives can be replaced in the future then I would just purchase the starting 256GB drive and suffer through using connected external hard drives, as unwieldy as that would be, until there were potential replacement flash drives with larger storage capacties available on the market or through Apple for more reasonable prices. But if the hard drives in these laptops can't be replaced/upgraded I would go for the 500GB drive option (even though paying an additional $300, before taxes, for just 244GBs more storage space is absolutely outrageous no matter how great flash drives are with their read/write speeds, no moving parts to break, and lighter weight/thinner builds allowing for an overall thinner laptop). I would even go for the larger 1TB option, which is really what I need, except that costs an additional $700 which is more than enough to buy me a new 50inch, HD, flatscreen TV from a reputable brand if I were so inclined! (And yes, I understand the youth of the technology, current limits to flash drive capacities, and the reason for the high prices. I know I'm not getting bilked...)
So yeah, does anybody have an answer to this question? Can the flash hard drives in the new Macbook Pro Retina Display laptops, just released, be upgraded/replaced in the future? Any answers are greatly appreciated and will save me some much needed cash on my purchase of one of these laptops! And I should also ask, if so, can they be replaced by the laptop owner with the normal toolset through the normal, easily done methods of hard drive replacement in laptops that has been common, or would I have to bring the laptop to a Apple technician?
Thanks everybody!

The modules are proprietary. They are installed in a slot secured with a tiny screw.
macsales.com has been working on providing aftermarket modules for the older models that were on the SATA Bus.
These newer ones are likley directly on the PCIe Bus. That will take some time to develop.

Upgrade graphics card macbook pro retina display mid 2012

Can I upgrade the graphics card on my macbook pro retina display mid 2012 ?
If I can where can I get the parts from ?
Thank you

The only way to do that upgrade is to convert your MacBook Pro to CASH (by selling it) and use the cash to buy a Mac more to your liking.

Is SSD of Macbook Pro Retina Display upgradable

I have recently purchased (19th November,2014) Macbook Pro, Retina Display, 13' i5 Processor with SSD 128 GB. Now I badly want to expand my SSD with another 128 GB. Please advise me how I will do that. What is the cost for it?

soumenfromkaiserslautern wrote:
Can't I upgrade SSD as my current One is SSD? Is not possible to upgrade SSD instead of SD?
At the present time there is NO SSD in the after market compatible with your MBP. If you are really desperate for additional storage, you only get it by purchasing a new MBP configured with the amount that you require.
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Facetime and iMessage on Macbook Pro Retina display slow after Yosemite 10.10.3 Update

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I recently updated my Macbook Pro Retina display to Yosemite 10.10.3 update. I see that the Facetime and iMessage has become relatively very slow. Like for example when someone calls on my phone it takes like more than 15 seconds + to show up on my macbook. Earlier it used to be like instant!
I started seeing this problem on Yosemite 10.10.3 update only. Also the same is the story with iMessage. When I get an SMS or an iMessage from my friends it takes like a good 30 seconds + to show up on my macbook pro.
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
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MacBook Pro Retina 13" - Can i upgrade the dual-core i7 to quad-core i7 CPU?

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Yesterday, I woke up the macbook pro from sleep mode and i had several apps opened.
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Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
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For anyone that wants to check out the problematic plists from my rMBP, here are the files:
http://jherrman.com/slow-rmbp-2012/com.apple.windowserver.plist
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I have a brand new MacBook Pro Retina Display that came with OS X 10.8.1.
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http://i.imgur.com/UXHd4.png
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