16GB to 32GB Soldered RAM Upgrade - 2018 MacBook Pro 15-inch

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This video was edited & rendered on MBP 2012 + X-GPU RX6900XT : FCP
This is NOT A GUIDE VIDEO, it only shows what generally required to get it done, and by all means, you are performing all these soldering AT YOUR OWN RISK.
EDIT: Video for RAM configuration strap is still in editing process.
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We provide RAM upgrades with 100% success rate on these specific models with 1 Year warranty:
1. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 64GB RAM max
2. MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 64GB RAM max
3. MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 32GB RAM max(for now)
4. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
5. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
6. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
7. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
8. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
9. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
10. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - 16GB RAM
11. MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - 16GB RAM
12. MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) - 16GB RAM
13. MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) - 16GB RAM
14. MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - 16GB RAM
15. iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) - 16GB RAM
16. MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014) - 8GB RAM (16GB need to modify EFI)
17. MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014) - 8GB RAM (16GB need to modify EFI)
18. Mac Mini (Late 2014) - 16GB RAM
19. MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) - 8GB RAM (16GB need to modify EFI)
20. MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013) - 8GB RAM (16GB need to modify EFI)

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@oiooiioioiooioii5400 Жыл бұрын

These guys make it look so much easier than it is. Those tiny capacitors and resistors are so much smaller than they look in this video. I appreciate this!

@gtxthunderstorm6219 Жыл бұрын

yea man i killed one of my graphics card while trying to reball memory and didnt knew knocked one off

@aymanhawari2589 Жыл бұрын

I did this for years can confirm. But was always a great accomplishment

@fazri74 8 ай бұрын

Keren banget ...

@ChristmasEve777 6 ай бұрын

Even with him making it look simpler, it still looked like a LOT of work,...ugh! I wouldn't dare ever attempt this. I wish Apple would make RAM and SSDs removable.

@Koushi82 2 ай бұрын

@@ChristmasEve777 no its their cash cow. they want to steal money from users.

@matklm Жыл бұрын

The nostalgia of upgrading a 2012 MacBook pro in 2 minutes is hitting hard 😢

@adredy 10 ай бұрын

for 1299 they will upgrade in 1min :D

@telcobilly Ай бұрын

I know! That's why I have a 2012 i7 MBP with a 1tb SSD & 16GB RAM running Linux. As well as a Framework upgradeable laptop.

@kamaltufekcic4618 Жыл бұрын

This video popped up on my news feed and I couldn't resist the urge to comment. I have never owned a MacBook, and hopefully never will, but thank you for making this content for those that own one and need this, people like you make tech awesome. That being said, it is a disgrace that videos like this exist, in this day and age, you're not allowed to easily upgrade your devices, especially at these price points, and you have to resort to risky, warranty voiding, low level processes, just to give your devices a few more years of life

@TrophyJourney Жыл бұрын

Well, that's Apple for you.

@mcbchannel7173 Жыл бұрын

Umm, my Zenbook has the same limited upgradeability as Macbook, things that only upgradeable just the M.2 SSD

@RmFrZQ Жыл бұрын

Planned Obsolescence at its finest. Refuse to buy deliberately designed inferior products. Vote with your wallet.

@jani0077 Жыл бұрын

any higher end laptops have the same limitations, and they aren't making it solely for the sake of profit, but rather engineers are trying to reduce breaking points, which don't exist on soldered parts. I don't really understand why only apple gets hate for this, as my workplace assigned laptop (lenovo x1 carbon) has the same parts soldered too.

@WhiteGryphus Жыл бұрын

@@jani0077 this. apple deserves all the hate from their anti-consumer practices, but i'm sure this isn't the one for it.

@techguy348 2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if it was possible to upgrade soldered ram on a laptop with a smd rework station, and this answers that. Sucks you need a few resistors to set the value, so I guess it isn't that easy to do. Thanks for your work on your channel, it's great stuff.

@lucacolaetta 2 жыл бұрын

@jungtarcph Жыл бұрын

yeah, some of the 8gb laptops are a PAIN in the ass to work on... but the CPU is maybe 4 core and is Ok, and the SSD can be upgraded so it is really a bummer

@tossancuyota7848 Жыл бұрын

trick is to get a high resolution image of the same mac with higher ram, then it will be just a fill in the blank game

@cvspvr Жыл бұрын

dude, if you can get ram chips and solder bga chips, you can get a few resistors

@Comedy-ri1fn Жыл бұрын

same here

@PhuketMyMac 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you're around guys! You're leading the industry and make it fun to watch as well.

@iBoffRCC 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your kind words. that'll help to keep us going

@MrPnew1 2 жыл бұрын

More high quality repair work shared to the community. I will definitely be using your Macbook QC form too. Thanks iBof Mat

@SaraMorgan-ym6ue 6 ай бұрын

it's like upgrading the ram on a steam deck🤣🤣🤣

@RealWorldReview 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome as always! Can't wait to see what you do with M1/Pro/Max

@ErickoTandayu Жыл бұрын

M1 would be amazing when it's possible

@adredy 10 ай бұрын

Chinese maintenance engineers can already expand the capacity of the Apple M1. The 8GB memory has been expanded to 16GB, and the 256GB hard drive has been expanded to 1TB

@alku3842 8 ай бұрын

@@adredyCan you give further information? I have read several news about it, but have never seen any evidence for it.

@cbtan16 2 жыл бұрын

This is well beyond my technical capabilities to do, but a really cool video for hardware geeks like me!

@dtr125 Жыл бұрын

I am amazed it's even possible to swap out those soldered on components. Very good job done there.

@YouTubeSpecial. Жыл бұрын

The video just confirms, I should not remotely consider buying Apple hardware with later planning to upgrade. Only option buy what you will need as final configuration.

@controlzetasoldering6438 11 ай бұрын

This is a very clean job. it's quite impossible to damage chips with this technique, but i usually slightly move the chip to check if it's sitted well, i don't trust the first "snap" 😁

@armondtodd6969 Жыл бұрын

You guys did an amazing job with this upgrade.

@HBProductions. Жыл бұрын

As amazing as it was to watch this process, I'm more interested in the price tag for such services. Being able to upgrade older hardware for it to continue to be useful rather than an old paper weight is great. Especially when the original manufacturer doesn't offer such things, which I'm sure many existing customers would appreciate and would ensure customer loyalty. hint hint. Of course, this isn't to say that this compares to getting your hands on the new top tier M1/M2 hardware, but the idea of discarding old hardware every other few years is absurd when it can have a 2nd or 3rd life cycle instead of ending in a land fill.

@Koushi82 2 ай бұрын

apple is bad for the environment everyone that buys apple products are anti earth.

@nicopelle72 Жыл бұрын

You’re a PRO, man. Respect. Excellent video🎉

@iBoffRCC Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@GSM-SM 11 ай бұрын

Astonished to see this unique video. I had never seen such hardware upgrade so much precisely

@Sergei__v 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the cost for this upgrade?

@failuretolife5623 Жыл бұрын

@Koushi82 2 ай бұрын

@@failuretolife5623 heh 2 dollars in parts but with all the eq and skill needed likely 100 dollars 1-2hr. apple really stealing from users.

@brentrabas1349 Жыл бұрын

you really know what your doing, Amazing to watch

@user-yc3zv6gp3w 5 ай бұрын

I can manage one or two bgas but 16 chips on two sides of the board is nuts. Definitely the best professional.

@gabideas1728 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I stared at the video like a kid seeing candy! I enjoyed a lot and your voice accompanies the process love it! Thank you for sharing this video!

@lawrencecorai2352 Жыл бұрын

Amazing process, thanks for sharing the knowledge. This is the kind of videos we need, so that other good people can perform this service and apple can screw itself

@mangelomedia Жыл бұрын

This was a great video. While I did upgrade my SSD, my coolant paste, and my battery, after watching that video, my nose is bleeding.

@sylvestermcgovern 2 жыл бұрын

The serial number is still visible during the intro lol

@DeeplyConcerned68 Жыл бұрын

Noob status

@vincwong8498 Жыл бұрын

What can a serial number do to security?

@abdulhalimkhan5396 Жыл бұрын

@@vincwong8498 probably apple can deactivate this MacBook through the serial number

@tuniaaaxx Жыл бұрын

@@vincwong8498 They can report the pc as stollen with the serial

@bryandrobny7690 Жыл бұрын

Missing 3 are RJJ in the code

@itsalnsound Жыл бұрын

When Apple started to release Macbooks soldered in all directions, I always had a small hope that beyond Apple, people would manage to desolder and replace the material! A little (a lot) of sweat I guess but if it works, great !

@busterdafydd3096 Жыл бұрын

6:00 I'm not an expert but "scoring" wasn't your best idea for marking chip positions. you could of used some form of white ink. Your process is showing the metal under the scored places tarnishing

@white_lizard 2 жыл бұрын

This is great stuff! Amazing to watch

@MrEnyecz Жыл бұрын

So much struggle for a machine 5yo... 8th gen Intel CPU. LOL. On the other hand, I liked the soldering very much!

@habbyhouse Жыл бұрын

Performed a surgery with a breezy commentary. Gotta love content creator like him.

@slashd Жыл бұрын

That was fun to watch, I always wondered if it was possible to replace soldered ram.

@Koushi82 2 ай бұрын

of course just a matter of how bad the company is in stealing from users.

@TheNameOfJesus 2 жыл бұрын

Eye-Opening, Entertaining and Educational.

@slgadgetman Жыл бұрын

great job ! This is awesome ❤

@marcuscarana9240 Жыл бұрын

This guy made a video tutorial as if he expects us to have the right tools, skills, experience and equipment to do all this at home.

@wizzitech7504 Жыл бұрын

amazing channel found it only this week , love your work stay on :)

@xnzym. 6 ай бұрын

soldering RAM is mental

@KW-jj9uy Жыл бұрын

Fantastic how easy apple makes ram upgrades. Almost as easy as SD upgrades

@dileemashiranthi2600 Жыл бұрын

hi do you repair VGA (graphic cards)

@ahah1785 Жыл бұрын

back in my days kids ram upgrade took 1 minute tops...

@angelochristou3695 Ай бұрын

Good work, I’m not doing this on mine but it’s interesting to watch. 😂 the only way I’d do this is if I had like 5 old MacBooks and all tools to practice😃

@jedics1 Жыл бұрын

It makes me happy to see video's like this after so many years of Apple removing functionality from their machines, I recently bought an M1 and would love to upgrade it to max specs in a couple years if it makes sense financially.....

@arkvsi8142 Жыл бұрын

Buying it was a mistake already

@jedics1 Жыл бұрын

@@arkvsi8142 what do you consider not a mistake? Certainly not 90% of the pc laptops I have come across.

@memes_gbc674 Жыл бұрын

@@arkvsi8142 say that to the power efficiency you cant get in a windows pc

@arkvsi8142 Жыл бұрын

@@jedics1 not a mistake = buy a laptop that - Has a charging board separated from the Motherboard - SSDs. rams are upgradable (not soldered) - Is easy to open (no risk on breaking anything because of yes) - Has all the necessary ports - is bootloader / bios / uefi unlocked

@arkvsi8142 Жыл бұрын

@@memes_gbc674 those are pros and cons of cpu architecture power needs. no solution

@realtalk5626 Жыл бұрын

wow very well made sir. respect

@vithutech587 Жыл бұрын

The labor cost for this job is more expensive than MacBook Pro in USA

@B10KPlaysGames Жыл бұрын

Apple and apple fanboys: "You can't upgrade the ram it's soldered in!!!" iBoff: *hold my beer*

@Safalsuper Жыл бұрын

Is there any way to swap i7 with m2

@boogiedownbronx73 Жыл бұрын

this is really advanced computer repair stuff...i do not recommend anyone to try this without any knowledge nor any of the equipment...i would pay happily to these guys to change my Macbook Pro 2015, 13 inch, 8 GB ram to 16 or 32 if possible...the only thing I can replace myself is the battery and SSD....

@kubo6978 7 ай бұрын

Malaysia mentioned rahhhh!!!!🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅‼️‼️‼️

@Clodd1 Жыл бұрын

That’s what I call a surgery! You’re a really professional.

@15Kilo 7 ай бұрын

Nice job guys. That’s why I like windows computers. Plug and play…..done.

@RiddleTime 7 ай бұрын

If manufacturers stop soldering the ram you lose the job. 😅 but nice work!

@BigBabaDempo Жыл бұрын

wooow im from egypt and i wish i could rich you and do that ..but is so hard ...respect guys for such amazing work

@ultraviolet.catastrophe 7 ай бұрын

What an amazing video. Great job! 👏🏽

@satria4195 Жыл бұрын

*counting*. me:Start exercising

@AUDIODESA Жыл бұрын

thank you very much for the information friend, success always

@dhananjayab8759 7 ай бұрын

That's so much informative video. But unfortunately after watching this process,I am totally sure neither I can upgrade my RAM nor I can found a technician who do this task

@TheThaiLife Жыл бұрын

Really incredible, can you upgrade M1 macbook ram? Also, can I ask how much this upgrade costs, the one in the video? Thank you.

@R2BMusicCH Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I would have never thought this was possible but it requires some serious equipment and skill. How much do you charge for such an upgrade?

@greenrolaids Жыл бұрын

i cant believe that he only charges $85 usd for this.. amazing work

@grappleapple9295 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching y’all since the insane 2012 MacBook Pro. Just got one of these models for repair, wondering if the 128g Toshiba child are replaceable. If you have any info please let me know! Thanks for spreading your knowledge to the world!

@angelfire7268 11 ай бұрын

It's very strange not to see smoke in the rework, very strange 🤔

@flamestoyershadowkill6400 Жыл бұрын

Would like to do this to my zephyrus g14

@misteriocraftgames Жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@j_shelby_damnwird Жыл бұрын

Easy Peasy! got it, off to do mine!

@whizzo94 Жыл бұрын

I'm very surprised that Apple allows this, thought they might have some sort of lock to prevent you upgrading the RAM size.

@newolde1 7 ай бұрын

Aha, if they don't yet, they will soon I'm sure. Everything is serialized now so I'm sure it's quite simple for them do so. Appleholes..

@bunnygirl8482 Жыл бұрын

This look easier than it is! Remember those components are tiny af.

@shinn699 Жыл бұрын

Bekasi pride💪

@notmyname6452 Жыл бұрын

Imagine a world where companies made products easier to repair/upgrade instead of harder...

@ricardoaugusto597 7 ай бұрын

Imagine a world where people stop buying products from companies that use those practices...

@atefehaboutorabi-bh5gk Жыл бұрын

solid work but I did not like the marking with on the motherboard for knowing where tu put the chips. it might easily disconnect the line and it is not standard.

@nevadamarschke8052 2 жыл бұрын

liked as soon as I saw Ainsley

@Allin7days Жыл бұрын

I now appreciate my SIMM memory modules 10 times more...

@leme317 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting video..Never thought upgrading the ram is possible in the first place on recent MacBook Pro's. Please could you share the background music?

@amer151 2 жыл бұрын

Hey What was the total cost for this replacement?

@barbarossaglamtimur508 Жыл бұрын

I learned to count to eight

@RmFrZQ Жыл бұрын

It looks like Apple has perfected Planned Obsolescence.

@recksm2956 Жыл бұрын

The only thing I learned from this video is to effectively count from 1 to 8.

@marcuscarana9240 Жыл бұрын

Feels like this guy can fix a fried computer that exploded.

@abhirider567 Жыл бұрын

Best vedio ❤️❤️❤️

@AlexRaven Жыл бұрын

That's why I didn't buy a Mac. On other laptops, you can just open the lid at the bottom and install a new, or an additional memory board to the connector.

@acek1605 Жыл бұрын

No way I didn't think that was possible 🤯

@mr.electronicsdevicevlog9333 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I wish i could do all of what you doing with that macbook 😅

@prso5587 Жыл бұрын

that an incredible work thank for this content i learn more today ^^

@Ragnarok540 Жыл бұрын

Those computers are so user friendly, anyone could do that upgrade!

@xXWillyxWonkaXx Жыл бұрын

I agree, you guys make it look super easy. Here's a difficult question perhaps you can help answer, I purchased the new Yoga Book 9 (13IRU8) Dual Screen that was just released. The issue with this laptop is that it has 16GB soldered into it. The motherboard is Intel Alder Lake-P PCH / LENOVO LNVNB161216, Intel Core i7-1355U and the current memory clock is at 2593 Mhz. Is it possible to upgrade to a 32GB or even 64GB?

@zUltra3D Жыл бұрын

It's like in the good old days where ram was upgraded 1 chip at a time, this time just much, MUCH harder

@gz625 Жыл бұрын

I made this change at home successfully.

@guilhermefilippo7447 Жыл бұрын

Very good video. Congratulations!

@ЭдиАлександр Жыл бұрын

This guy really never skip his engineering class in uni. Berapa cost nak upgrade?

@laszlopeterbalazs8040 Жыл бұрын

finally, enough resources to run windows

@RestoreTechnique Жыл бұрын

9:04 😂 yeah boy

@cool-aquarian 11 ай бұрын

I am surprised Macbook did not complain about illegal unauthorized RAM and shutdown

@SJCOFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

How can I get you to do this to my 13-inch 2015 MacBook Pro that only has 8 gigs 😢

@JeffriRanger Жыл бұрын

Bekasi is a Planet

@khairulihsan8417 Жыл бұрын

Good videos...hadir from Malaysia

@14066Dani 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Could you tell us where do you get the chips from and what chips are needed for the maximum of 64GB in the A2141 MacBook Pro? Sadly I could not find in the boardview what MC-64GB were used :-/ Thanks in advance!

@14066Dani 2 жыл бұрын

Please answer :-/

@kiranm25x Жыл бұрын

Most RAM chips from old Dead or damaged motherboards from refurbished Mac's.

@maxhouseman3129 Жыл бұрын

You can buy such ram chips at each hardware supplier. Like Mouser, Digikey, Farnell etc. But with this question it sounds like you have no clue of that, so better don't do it if you don't want to break your laptop.

@14066Dani Жыл бұрын

@@maxhouseman3129 well I shouldve asked about the exact chip names / modelnr. I am capable to perform the swap. No need to be rude because I dont know the exact names of those and where to get specific chips from :) But yea, I should know every chipname and where to get them. Wtf dude.

@paul_wiggin Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Lenovo workstation owners: *Puts two 16G So-DIMM modules using a single screwdriver*

@VandalIO Жыл бұрын

I don’t like the idea of scratching the board to mark position of the ram

@Read_Relax. Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. How to test all like sound, battery, etc..

@mrgarcia4x796 2 ай бұрын

Is there a way to upgrade to 128GB RAM?

@joseabraham777 Жыл бұрын

I’ll love to have someone here in Mexico that’ll perform that kind of jobs. Great content

@zacharyschwanke7160 Жыл бұрын

are we able to upgrade the 2015 15" macbook pro to 32gb ram?

@David-Zita Жыл бұрын

very professional..i have subscribed

@Malte-Micha Жыл бұрын

I have a 2017 MacBook pro I belive the ram and ssd are soldered on it as well!! Would like to upgrade both!! Who do I send my mac to?? Great video by the way!!