Author: Harry Guinness / Source: howtogeek.com
Macs have a reputation for being hard to upgrade or repair, but that isn’t always true. The hard drive (or SSD) is one component that you often can replace yourself, especially in older Macs. Let’s look at how to find out if you can replace yours.
Finding Your Mac’s Model
Before doing anything you need to be sure exactly what model Mac you have.
Just calling it a MacBook Pro isn’t enough; for example, I’ve got MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015). To find out what you have, click the Apple logo in the top left corner of the menu bar and select the “About This Mac” option.
On the Overview tab you’ll see your Mac’s exact model.
This will help you figure out if you can upgrade the hard drive in your Mac, and help you find the right parts.
What Macs Hard Drives Can You Upgrade?
If your Mac is more than a few years old, you can almost certainly upgrade the hard drive. Unfortunately, if you’ve got a newer model, you’re probably out of luck. The modern Macs you’re able to upgrade are:
- MacBook Core 2 Duo
- MacBook Unibody
- MacBook Pro 13″ (2009-2012)
- MacBook Pro 13″ with Retina Display (Late 2012-Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro 15″ (2008-2012)
- MacBook Pro 15″ with Retina Display (Mid 2012-Mid 2015)
- MacBook Pro 17″ (All Models)
- MacBook Air 11″ (All Models)
- MacBook Air 13″ (All Models)
- Mac Mini (All Models)
- iMac (All Models)
- iMac Pro (All Models)
- Mac Pro (All Models)
This means that the Mac models you can’t upgrade the hard drive in are:
- Retina MacBook…
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