16GB to 32GB Soldered RAM Upgrade - 2018 MacBook Pro 15-inch - 4K

[@oiooiioioiooioii5400]

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]

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

[@aymanhawari2589]

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

[@fazri74]

Keren banget ...

[@ChristmasEve777]

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]

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

[@kamaltufekcic4618]

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]

Well, that's Apple for you.

[@mcbchannel7173]

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

[@RmFrZQ]

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

[@jani0077]

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]

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

[@matklm]

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

[@adredy]

for 1299 they will upgrade in 1min :D

[@telcobilly]

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.

[@PhuketMyMac]

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

[@iBoffRCC]

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

[@techguy348]

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]

L

[@jungtarcph]

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]

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]

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

[@Comedy-ri1fn]

same here

[@MrPnew1]

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

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

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

[@dtr125]

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

[@cbtan16]

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

[@RealWorldReview]

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

[@ErickoTandayu]

M1 would be amazing when it's possible

[@adredy]

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]

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

[@Sergei__v]

What’s the cost for this upgrade?

[@failuretolife5623]

2$

[@Koushi82]

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

[@YouTubeSpecial.]

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.

[@sylvestermcgovern]

The serial number is still visible during the intro lol

[@DeeplyConcerned68]

Noob status

[@vincwong8498]

What can a serial number do to security?

[@abdulhalimkhan5396]

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

[@X_Niaxx_X]

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

[@bryandrobny7690]

Missing 3 are RJJ in the code

[@mangelomedia]

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.

[@armondtodd6969]

You guys did an amazing job with this upgrade.

[@habbyhouse]

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

[@nicopelle72]

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

[@iBoffRCC]

I appreciate that!

[@kubo6978]

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

[@Ink_and_Motion_Studio]

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]

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

[@xnzym.]

soldering RAM is mental

[@GSM-SM]

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

[@dileemashiranthi2600]

hi do you repair VGA (graphic cards)

[@controlzetasoldering6438]

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" 😁

[@JAAS-b7k]

8:27 I'm confused with the resistor values. Is this 1k ohm or 200 ohm? it shows 1k and 201

[@iBoffRCC]

Its 1k ohm. 0201 is the size of the component

[@JAAS-b7k]

@@iBoffRCC thank you

[@gabideas1728]

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!

[@marcuscarana9240]

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.

[@mrgarcia4x796]

Is there a way to upgrade to 128GB RAM?

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Planning to do this upgrade to my 2018 MacBook Pro!

[@sam37io]

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

[@brentrabas1349]

you really know what your doing, Amazing to watch

[@busterdafydd3096]

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

[@Clodd1]

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

[@vithutech587]

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

[@shinn699]

Bekasi pride💪

[@MarkusAndreasErwinMetzger]

Where can i find this in Germany?

[@slgadgetman]

great job ! This is awesome ❤

[@wizzitech7504]

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

[@white_lizard]

This is great stuff! Amazing to watch

[@Safalsuper]

Is there any way to swap i7 with m2

[@lawrencecorai2352]

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

[@realtalk5626]

wow very well made sir. respect

[@amer151]

Hey What was the total cost for this replacement?

[@KW-jj9uy]

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

[@Who_is_HAISEA]

is it doable on the 13-inch as well?

[@flamestoyershadowkill]

Would like to do this to my zephyrus g14

[@R2BMusicCH]

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?

[@SJCOFFICIAL]

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

[@slashd]

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

[@Koushi82]

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

[@jedics1]

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]

Buying it was a mistake already

[@jedics1]

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

[@memes_gbc674]

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

[@arkvsi8142]

@@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]

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

[@zoomzoom-y4f]

How can I find you?

[@greenrolaids]

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

[@zacharyschwanke7160]

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

[@constantinosschinas4503]

All this work and not 64GB???!!!

[@boogiedownbronx73]

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....

[@bongkem2723]

wow insane process, can this be done wih M1 mac ?

[@miguelangeloropezagorena2513]

Is the Video for RAM configuration strap ready??

[@ЭдиАлександр]

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

[@Dempo8]

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

[@TheAussieLearner]

Can you do Hard Drives on this model?

[@storageallstorage-hc9sd]

At down side ram number 3 a small resistor is missing at 7:37

[@14066Dani]

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]

Please answer :-/

[@kiranm25x]

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

[@maxhouseman3129]

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]

@@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.

[@mandalorian5038]

Ok, this was cool, however, roughly how much is something like this going to run?

[@williambailey9012]

You going to do the 64gb ram on the A2141 anytime soon, as mentioned in this video??

[@TheNameOfJesus]

Eye-Opening, Entertaining and Educational.

[@JAY24_SC]

Could you do a MacBook Air m2 ram upgrade?

[@Kellcole32]

can you upgrade a 2017 macbook pro

[@iBoffRCC]

13 or 15inch?

[@j.lietka9406]

Can a Asus mini laptop (X200CA) soldered in place RAM be upgraded? Thank you 🤓

[@whizzo94]

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

[@newolde1]

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..

[@TheThaiLife]

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

[@xXWillyxWonkaXx]

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?

[@nuthasidr]

How much would it cost? I am really interested.

[@SimonStuff2000]

@Ibof RCC 8:35 Card missing!!

[@JK-jl1bf]

Holy crap! I had no idea this was even possible. So how exactly does this work? Do I just mail my MBP off to be upgraded to a 32GB from a 16GB. And how much would something like this cost?😕

[@SamsuriAW]

Just contact them. They had received MBP as far as Russia and USA for upgrade. I stay 30 km from their office.

[@grappleapple9295]

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!

[@MrEnyecz]

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

[@saidjonrko]

Why even a company produces a soldiered tam , even if it's upgradable?

[@rosariodagosto6484]

What happens to your warranty after mod..do you guarantee job .. well made video excellent video...

[@Ifalvarado]

I Wonder if upgrading storage is possible too. I heard apple has encryption bullshit

[@lithoscraft]

Amazing work

[@AUDIODESA]

thank you very much for the information friend, success always

[@Allin7days]

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

[@barsa581]

Hello. This operation work in MacBook Pro 16 2019?

[@reilley7734]

awesome, when are you guys doing the 64GB 2019 MBP ? im thinking of buying a 16GB one and getting it upgraded to 64, need to run some VMs

[@iBoffRCC]

@@reilley7734 next week will drop it. Still in final editing

[@reilley7734]

@@iBoffRCC looking forward to it !

[@Ragnarok540]

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

[@relbeits]

I wonder if it's possible to do the same procedure on a Acer Aspire 5 laptop and upgrade it's 4GB soldered RAM to 16GB, so I could have 32GB in dual channel...

[@twinshobbytwinshobby3863]

You can buy a 16GB 3200 Mhz if the motherboard recognizes it at 2933 Mhz it will be great.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHXadoKpm7l6mac

[@notmyname6452]

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

[@ricardoaugusto597]

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

[@abhirider567]

Best vedio ❤️❤️❤️

[@Spathiphyllum]

Fantastic work! And here is a question: Macbook pro a1278 2012 i7. There are 2 memory slots. 2x8Gb is officially supported. The processor itself must support 2x16Gb. However, the laptop does not turn on when 2x16Gb is installed. Can this be fixed informally? I really want to keep using this wonderful laptop. Ready to pay big money)))

[@iBoffRCC]

Hi, it's what we are trying to do as well, but so far, it's seems like we've met a dead for now. This is mainly because of the CPU itself. Indeed it does support 32GB as what we can see from the intel website, but what it doesn't state there is the requirement for 4 RAM slot. so it can only accept 32GB if you have physical slot to connect 4x 8GB SODIMM RAM. maybe someone who has much better knowledge(BIOS level) than us can hack/trick the CPU to think it has 4 slot instead 2 slot.

[@Alhast72]

@@iBoffRCC отличный ответ, ясность!👍👍

[@RiddleTime]

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

[@cjg635]

Can you do a video upgrading the GPU vram

[@jancelantoniogarciavillanu2689]

Donde compras las memorias

[@geomove6629]

Please i need your assistance on my MacBook pro 2019 16 inch. It keeps on restarting at 16 percent when trying to install the macbookpro and it reboot with an error message, Kernel Panic boot loop. But works perfectly well when i boot from an external storage drive.

this could be done for the intel 2020 model?

[@adiputera]

Just curious - is it possible that when you upgrade the RAM, you also change it with the higher clock? In the video you changed 16GB 2400MHz to 32GB still 2400MHz, is it possible if you change it to 32GB 3200MHz?

[@B10KPlaysGames]

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

[@emilexploremusic]

Is this possible with 2015 models? Going from 8 to 16?

[@designwithphoenix]

Your effort at hiding the serial number is still shown I don't understand what can be done with a serial number but at 9:13 in the video if you use the comma and period buttons on your keyboard you can find the exact frame in which the serial number is not covered..... so yeah... I dont get why people are so up tight over a string of numbers?

[@ahah1785]

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

[@guilhermefilippo7447]

Very good video. Congratulations!

[@khairulihsan8417]

Good videos...hadir from Malaysia

[@RodTerraa]

Hi, do you think its possible to upgrade the ram memory of a Lenovo Legion Go from 16gb to 32gb using the same technique?