MacBook Air M2 Upgradeable?

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I am new to Mac and I just purchased a MacBook Air 15" M2. I wanted to know if I can add more RAM and another SSD? This is my model:


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Posted on Sep 21, 2023 09:15 PM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2023 11:33 PM

Hi, I just got my new 15 inch MacBook Air a couple of weeks ago, and the only time you can really "upgrade" is when you are ordering it on Apple's website. I got the 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD version, and I am very happy with it. It runs butter smooth, and I do not regret it at all.

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Mar 12, 2024 06:26 PM in response to iPhoneography

I bought an M2 MacBook Air 15" with 8GB at the beginning of this year for contract work and I have a 2017 27" iMac with 64GB RAM which I upgraded myself. I am still setting up my development environment on the new MacBook Air but so far as iPhoneography mentions it is still very quick, my iMac has actually slowed down over the years exponentially despite the capacious RAM to the point where I actually had to wipe it, reinstall the OS and then restore just my dotfiles from my backup to retrieve favoured development environment profiles. I use a NAS attached 3 TB drive to store anything I don't need locally and for backups. The one thing I love now is that in Sonoma they have brought extended displays back between Macs. Happy as larry!! :D

Mar 12, 2024 09:53 PM in response to OutlawRocker

OutlawRocker wrote:

I am new to Mac and I just purchased a MacBook Air 15" M2. I wanted to know if I can add more RAM and another SSD?


You can only order more RAM, or a larger SSD, at purchase time. There's no way to upgrade internal components later.


You can add external SSDs using the USB-C (Thunderbolt) ports – or hubs and docks connected to them. Those ports can support anything from a USB 3.0 / SATA SSD, to a USB 3.1 Gen 2 / NVMe SSD, to a Thunderbolt 3 SSD. So you have a lot of choices, depending on your budget, storage needs, and speed needs.


Some external SSDs are very portable. I have a 4 TB USB-C one that's roughly the size of a credit card, with the thickness of an iPhone. But even "bulky" ones will probably only be as big as portable external hard drives.

Sep 22, 2023 05:33 AM in response to OutlawRocker

OutlawRocker wrote:

I only could afford the 8GB RAM and 250GB model. Will 8GB be enough for a decent experience?

Will 8GB be enough? That all depends on how you use your Mac.


As far as storage, you can always buy external hard drive or SSD to expand your storage. The 256 GB internal SSD will be fine for containing macOS and your apps and you can put all your data on an external drive, which is what I do.

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