'Mac Studio' SSD is removable, but replacement & expansion is software locked



The stationary macOS machine '

Mac Studio ' equipped with the ultra-high performance chip ' M1 Ultra ' was announced at the Apple event held on March 9, 2022. It has been announced that this Mac Studio cannot be replaced by the user, and as a result of actually verifying the possibility of replacement, although it is possible to replace it in terms of hardware, the storage after replacement is not recognized by the software lock. It turned out that.

New video shows Mac Studio is upgradable (but Apple blocked it in software) --AppleTrack
https://appletrack.com/the-mac-studios-upgradability-has-been-locked-in-software/

Mac Studio is a stationary machine that can be equipped with M1 Ultra with a maximum of 20 core CPU and 64 core GPU, and Apple is appealing as a professional machine that realized high performance and quiet operation. Information published at the time of the announcement of Mac Studio can be found in the following articles.

Introducing 'Mac Studio' for professionals with M1 Ultra for up to 939,800 yen and 'Studio Display' with A13 Bionic & 5K Retina display-GIGAZINE



Such Mac Studio can customize the storage capacity at the time of ordering, and at the time of article creation, you can select SSD up to 8TB. However, the

order page says, ' Users can't access Mac Studio storage . If you think you'll need more space in the future, consider configuring it with a larger capacity.' Is noted, emphasizing that it is not possible for the user to replace the storage.



As mentioned above, it is impossible to replace the storage of Mac Studio, but from the user who tried to disassemble Mac Studio, 'Mac Studio storage is designed to be replaceable and expandable in terms of hardware. Was

reported . So, technology YouTuber Luke Miani actually disassembled Mac Studio and verified whether storage replacement & expansion was possible.

What happens if you try to UPGRADE a $ 5,000 Mac Studio? --YouTube


When you disassemble Mac Studio, the SSD will appear at the position of the red frame.



This SSD is easily removable.



In addition, Mac Studio has an SSD mounting part separate from the part where the SSD was mounted this time. In other words, it is physically possible to replace or add SSDs.



To see if you can actually add more SSDs, return the removed SSD to the mounting part in front of the screen, and then attach the SSD removed from another Mac Studio to the mounting part at the back of the screen.



Reassemble Mac Studio, connect it to the power supply and display, and turn it on ...



The indicator lamp turned on and the power did not turn on. In other words, even if you physically add SSDs, the software seems to detect an abnormality and prevent it from starting.



Next, I exchanged SSDs between two Mac Studios and verified whether they could be exchanged instead of adding them ...



When I swapped the SSD between two Mac Studios, Mac Studio didn't start.



Regarding the current situation where storage cannot be replaced and expanded in Mac Studio, AppleTrack says, 'This is a clear message that Apple is not aware of the'right to repair'. However, if Apple receives a big backlash. , May make changes to software locks. '

In addition, technology-related media The Verge said that Mac Pro , which appeared in 2019, officially provides a storage exchange method, and will provide Apple with a storage exchange method in Mac Studio as well. I am asking for .

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