Most people go for a bigger SSD to off set the lack of RAM given the costs.It has been the norm for years, taken for granted. As I said, upgrade your SSD with the OWC (cheaper and available) for sure, think long and hard if you really need the 16 GB board. Install CoconutBattery and take a snapshot of the main window and paste it here for us to see Adding images to an existing questionĪs far is it worth it? You’ll need to price out how much you are willing to spend. Lets get a handle on how it is performing. There is no better display, it is what it is! Just like the logic board issue above they can be hard to find. Review this great guide: The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs and here’s the drives Samsung SSPOLARIS PCIe 3.0 x4. FYI if power consumption is an issue you’ll want to get the original Apple SSD. I would look at getting either a 480 GB or1 TB version MacBook Pro and MacBook Air (Mid 2013 to Early 2015) Blade SSD Upgrade Bundle. You only have a few choices as these systems use a custom Apple SSD.

Replacing the fan should only be needed if cleaning the dust build up didn’t help and the fan was making noise (bearing gone).Ī cheaper upgrade would be getting a new SSD. Cleaning off the old thermal paste and applying a fresh coat also makes sense. I would clean the dust out using a soft paint brush and a can of can’ed air. MacBook Pro 13' Retina (Early 2015) 2.9 GHz Logic Board.MacBook Pro 13' Retina (Early 2015) 2.7 GHz Logic Board.While you can get a replacement logic board which has 16 GB of RAM they are getting hard to find!

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