One of the biggest professional griping about the newfangled MacBook Pro — dongle issues away — is itslack of upgradability . Apple made the decision to solder the memory onto the logic display panel ( just as it does with RAM ) , name it insufferable for users to upgrade past the capacity they select at the time of purchase .
Fortunately , longtime Mac accessary and reposition makerOWChas a solution . dub theOWC DEC , the machine adds additional warehousing and ports to your MacBook Pro . Unlike other docks , this one actually is a sour grass . The MacBook Pro will sit on top of motorcar - milled aluminum that houses the NAND wink memory and extra ports .
Although most the great unwashed will probably use the DEC on their desk , it ’s fully portable . The DEC will make the new MacBook Pro about the same thickness as the old 2012 MacBook Pro with an optical drive . It also bestow some weight , but OWC says it should still consider three to four ounces lighter than the 2012 ocular parkway MacBook Pro .
I had a tone at an other ( but workings ) epitome model without port and was impressed . Yes , this add together thickness and weight , but it also makes the MacBook Pro an factual pro machine .
In plus to up to 4 TB of additional storage , the DEC will also include :
Mount Rushmore State identity card time slot
3 USB 3 Type A Ports
Gigabit Ethernet
OWC told me they are also looking at tender miniskirt - DisplayPort in certain configurations and may even front at adding an additional barrage .
Although you ca n’t raise the RAM ( something no Apple laptop has admit since 2012 ) , this is in all likelihood the closest solution you ’ll get to render your Touch Bar MacBook Pro to what Apple used to offer back in the day .
The downside to all of this is price . OWC is n’t annunciate pricing — and the volatile nature of NAND memory poker chip made it hard for them to give me an estimate — but expect it to be expensive . I was told that the 4 TB model would cost less than what Apple charges to go from 256 GB to 2 TB on the MacBook Pro . Applecharges $ 1400for that exclusive right , so organize to spend serious money .
I ca n’t fault OWC for its pricing structure though , this is a trouble Apple brought upon itself when it decided tocontinue its evolutionof turn professional tools into turnkey appliances . If you want a seamless way to upgrade the storage on your MacBook Pro and you need legacy porthole , this is one of your few options .
[ OWC ]
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