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MajorFubar

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Max Tech has already posted a tear-down video. Which yielded the first two surprises we didn't expect : not only is the SSD socketed and therefore potentially replaceable (sadly it looks to be a bespoke socket), there is another socket inside for a second drive. Currently I'm on a works' PC which blocks YouTube so i can't pop a link, but feel free to search his recent videos (depending when you look it's currently the most recent).

As for replacing the standard drive with a larger aftermarket version, maybe the 'bios' on on the Mac will prevent you from booting from a third party drive, but if so, I wouldn't expect it will take people like OWC and Crucial long to crack this, along with the bespoke socket. The second socket is easily accessible after just removing the base, but the built-in SSD takes a little more disassembly to access, but nothing like stripping-down an iMac.
 

bsbeamer

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If it’s anything like the Mac Pro, it was released in late 2019, and we still haven’t an aftermarket card.

Upgrade modules need to be purchased from Apple and "blessed" using another Apple-based machine, or haul the machine in for service. Anyone expecting a different experience with Studio is going to be disappointed. Just getting more attention since it starts at 1/4th the price of Mac Pro.
 

bsbeamer

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Looks like the 2nd SSD slot is being blocked from recognising new drives.
Mac Studio Storage Not User-Upgradeable Due to Software Block

**IF** this is ever offered as a consumer-facing upgrade option down the road, it will be like the 2019 Mac Pro:


You'll need another machine to setup and configure the modules. Nearly everything that is "upgradeable" or user configurable now requires another Mac running Configurator 2 and no one should expect Studio to be any different.
 
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