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Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by PBondurant on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:08PM (#34508461)
The SSDs in these machines consist of NAND chips soldered directly to the motherboard; the controller aspect is handled within the main M* SOC. As such there's no way that a company could offer an internal 'upgrade' or expansion to these drives.
Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by zitterbewegung on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:27PM (#34508818)
This is not true . The SSDs on this are not soldiered but are in distinct chips that can be removed but none of them have a discrete controller on them instead the controller is on the SoC itself. Basically they are NAND modules not full SSDs at all.
Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by Scaevolus on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:35PM (#34508950)
The NAND chips are soldered with ball grid arrays, requiring a reflow oven to add a new chip, not to mention how the board itself would probably not even detect the extra chips.

Here's an M2 Air logic board with 1 of 2 NAND chips soldered on (in yellow), there's an empty spot on the board for another chip: https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/1A2NHYEY6dJcUcd4.hug...

Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by wil421 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:11PM (#34509521)
Challenge accepted. Here’s an M1 being upgraded with both RAM and Storage by some Chinese Techs. Yes, you need an oven.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/06/m1-mac-ram-and-ssd-upgr...

Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by operatingthetan on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:09PM (#34508495)
I think I was getting the config of the Mac Studio confused with the MBP.
Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by metadat on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:27PM (#34512642)
I thought these are soldered together as well? Am I mistaken?
Re:512GB 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro has slower SSD than previous... by operatingthetan on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @01:03AM (#34514935)