According to reports, technicians in China have managed to upgrade the memory and storage of the M1 chip, suggesting that Apple’s built-in custom silicon for Mac may be more flexible than previously thought.
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Reports of maintenance technicians capable of expanding the memory and storage of Macs M1 began to circulate on Chinese social media over the weekend, but now international reports have begun to clarify the situation.
Technicians in Guangzhou, China, have discovered that it is possible to separate RAM from the M1 chip and the nearby SSD module and replace them with higher-capacity components, which are properly recognized by macOS, without breaking the device.
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As a test, a large number of images have been updated showing the process of a base model M1 MacBook Air with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage, and this change is displayed correctly in macOS Big Sur. shared online.
The RAM and SSD components of Apple’s Mac M1 are soldered in place, making the procedure very difficult and there seems to be a high probability of failure. This invasive unofficial update also undoubtedly violates Apple’s warranty.
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Apple has increasingly become a challenge for users to upgrade their own Macs over the years, and the Mac M1 represented was believed to represent a final solidification of this move, with the physical integration of all Mac computer components. M1 integrated. The possibility of upgrading Mac memory and storage M1, albeit in an invasive and risky procedure, therefore seems like a significant discovery.
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Due to the difficulty of upgrading RAM or SSD, it is likely that almost all M1 owners will still have to rely on the memory and storage settings they chose at the time of purchase, with updates limited to a minority of enthusiasts, although it has been suggested that Mac M1 memory and storage upgrades in Asia be available through unofficial channels.
OwnersM1 Mac owners may be interested to see if the process behind these upgrades is perfected over time and becomes a more viable option.