Mac Studio teardown
following the previous YouTuber Luke Miani Later,iFixit Now also on Apple’s newest desktops Mac Studio dismantled. Regarding the SSD part, the conclusions of both parties are basically the same, that is, it is basically difficult for consumers to replace by themselves. Unlike Miani, who tried a variety of SSD replacement methods and failed to infer that Apple has set up a software lock, iFixit realized the DFU recovery from another Mac Studio with the same capacity hard drive through Apple’s official Configurator application on the disassembled machine. . This means the possibility of resurrecting Mac Studio on its own in the case of redundant SSD modules, of course, provided that Apple is willing to pass the “Self Repair Program” to provide users with original components.
In addition, iFixit also confirmed that it is impossible to add a second SSD to the basic model, and they cannot assert that the high-standard version is. The memory can’t be replaced, after all, it’s directly integrated with the M1 Max / Ultra chip. However, the device as a whole is not difficult to disassemble, and the internal cooling system does occupy a large proportion as officially introduced. In the end, the repairability score given by iFixit is 6 points (out of 10 points), which means that DIY still has a certain threshold.