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

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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.
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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)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@dtr125]

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

[@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🤣🤣🤣

[@cbtan16]

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

[@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" 😁

[@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.

[@joshuaosei5628]

But that's the thing. They tell you that but then upcharge upgrades extremely whilst egging you to "future proof". But often, these macs come built in such a way as to cause them to inevitably fail, and cannot be user repaired, causing you to buy the latest new models and upcharge you once again. Unethical, but lucrative.

[@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.

[@xnzym.]

soldering RAM is mental

[@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.

[@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.

[@sam37io]

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

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Planning to do this upgrade to my 2018 MacBook Pro!

[@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.

[@armondtodd6969]

You guys did an amazing job with this upgrade.

[@GSM-SM]

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

[@vithutech587]

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

[@habbyhouse]

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

[@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!

[@nicopelle72]

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

[@iBoffRCC]

I appreciate that!

[@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

[@KW-jj9uy]

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

[@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.

[@angelochristou3695]

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😃

[@brentrabas1349]

you really know what your doing, Amazing to watch

[@Clodd1]

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

[@MrEnyecz]

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

[@greenrolaids]

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

[@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

[@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....

[@atefehaboutorabi-bh5gk]

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.

[@realtalk5626]

wow very well made sir. respect

[@wizzitech7504]

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

[@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

[@shinn699]

Bekasi pride💪

[@flamestoyershadowkill]

Would like to do this to my zephyrus g14

[@white_lizard]

This is great stuff! Amazing to watch

[@slgadgetman]

great job ! This is awesome ❤

[@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...

[@khairulihsan8417]

Good videos...hadir from Malaysia

[@B10KPlaysGames]

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

[@RiddleTime]

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

[@bunnygirl8482]

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

[@nevadamarschke8052]

liked as soon as I saw Ainsley

[@barbarossaglamtimur508]

I learned to count to eight

[@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?

[@rosariodagosto6484]

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

[@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

[@ЭдиАлександр]

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

[@15Kilo]

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

[@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.

[@lithoscraft]

Amazing work

[@recksm2956]

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

[@dafinstruct]

I have an air gun, but there is no way I'll do this. I have so many 0402 or 0201 around the chip. For sure I'll knock something over and mess it up. Egh!

[@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.

[@Malte-Micha]

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!!

[@TheNameOfJesus]

Eye-Opening, Entertaining and Educational.

[@Allin7days]

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

[@Emerson_15]

What an excellent video!!!!!!!! I love it!!!

[@ahah1785]

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

[@abhirider567]

Best vedio ❤️❤️❤️

[@mr.electronicsdevicevlog9333]

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

[@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..

[@selflit]

Can you actually make vram count higher on iGPU models, I imagine to be much easier then this but still requiring tinkering with bios or worse

[@marcuscarana9240]

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

[@dhananjayab8759]

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

[@dileemashiranthi2600]

hi do you repair VGA (graphic cards)

[@AUDIODESA]

thank you very much for the information friend, success always

[@bongkem2723]

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

[@j_shelby_damnwird]

Easy Peasy! got it, off to do mine!

[@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!

[@thomastartu9597]

To Apple: You lied! The RAM chips ARE upgradeable, even if you have said no.

[@angelfire7268]

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

[@Who_is_HAISEA]

is it doable on the 13-inch as well?

[@storageallstorage-hc9sd]

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

[@SJCOFFICIAL]

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

[@Ifalvarado]

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

[@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

[@amer151]

Hey What was the total cost for this replacement?

[@zacharyschwanke7160]

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

[@zUltra3D]

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

[@mandalorian5038]

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

[@leme317]

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?

[@JAY24_SC]

Could you do a MacBook Air m2 ram upgrade?

[@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?

[@williambailey9012]

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

[@j.lietka9406]

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

[@gamerofpheonix5789]

Terbaik la bang.

[@prso5587]

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

[@mrgarcia4x796]

Is there a way to upgrade to 128GB RAM?

[@NeilTriping]

We want to see to the test for gaming if your 32gb ram is effective..

[@AlexRaven]

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.

[@twinshobbytwinshobby3863]

Awesome Job !

[@guilhermefilippo7447]

Very good video. Congratulations!

[@Safalsuper]

Is there any way to swap i7 with m2