Enthusiasts have managed to upgrade the RAM and SSD of a Mac with an M1

Apple computers have become harder and harder to improve in recent years. Therefore, Apple users can no longer simply replace the operating memory or storage by themselves, but must rely exclusively on the selected configuration at the time of purchase. Macs with an M1 chip, where the individual components are directly soldered to the motherboard, were supposed to be the ultimate for such custom interventions, which makes any intervention almost impossible and extremely risky. In any case, it has now become clear that despite these obstacles, this is not an unrealistic undertaking.

Apple M1: The first chip from the Apple Silicon family

Chinese engineers managed to upgrade the insides of the MacBook Air with the M1 chip. This is interesting news that slightly changes the view we have had of Apple Silicon chips so far. News of the successful replacement of components began to spread over the weekend on Chinese social networks, from where they are now beginning to penetrate the world. The people responsible for this experiment figured out that it is possible to disconnect the operating memory directly from the M1 chip, as well as the nearby SSD storage module. Specifically, they took the model in the basic configuration and from 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage they made a version with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of disk without encountering a problem. macOS Big Sur subsequently recognized the components without any problems. Several pictures from the entire process were published as proof.

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Of course, it is clear that the majority of users will definitely not engage in such operations, as they would immediately lose the warranty and expose the Mac to potential danger. Even so, this is a very interesting newspaper, from which people familiar with this problem could benefit. In theory, the opportunity for business opens up for them. In any case, no one knows how Apple will react to this. Perhaps the Californian giant simply did not count on the fact that someone would attempt similar operations at all, and therefore did not treat this possibility in any way, or in the future it will be "cut off" with a software update. We will have to wait for more information.