#Early macbook pro 2013 ssd upgrade how to#
Once you've bought your parts and tools, check out iFixit's MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2013 repair guides for step-by-step instructions on how to make the fix. Our battery kits include all the needed tools. The MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display models require a P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver to remove the lower case to begin any internal repairs.
Our battery repair kits include the needed adhesive. The battery in a MacBook Pro 13" Retina Late 2013 is adhered to the inside of the upper case. The most common repairs with the 13" Late 2013 model MacBook Pro with Retina Display laptops are replacing a dead battery or a damaged display assembly. Like the Early 2013 model the Late 2013 does not have Ethernet or Firewire ports, although adapters are available. You can buy 3rd party SSD from Transcend or OWC. Thats actually not possible, AFAIK they dont upgrade SDD on existing MacBooks. I do not want to go to Apple to upgrade the SSD on my macbook pro 12,1. The Late 2013 model has two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a MagSafe 2 port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, Bluetooth 4.0, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. They offer SSD Blades for MacBook Pro Late 2013 - Early 2015 from 256GB up to 1TB. The 13.3" widescreen 2560x1600 (227 ppi) display is unchanged while some external ports and Wi-Fi capabilities have been improved. Externally, this "Late 2013" model looks very much like the "Early 2013" model, but the new case is slightly thinner and the weight has been trimmed from 3.57 pounds to 3.46 pounds. On OctoApple introduced a new 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display.