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The first MacBook Pro 15" with Retina display was introduced in June 2012, followed by the 13" model in October. Its defining feature over the previous "Unibody" model is its very high resolution display (15": 2880x1800, 13": 2560x1600). The DVD drive was also dropped as obsolete, allowing the machine to be slimmer and lighter. Thunderbolt 1, 2 or 3 is present on all these machines, giving excellent external connectivity and video output. USB 3 is standard as well, along with HDMI in models up to 2015.
This model marks Apple's introduction of soldered in, non-upgradeable, RAM to the MacBook Pro range. From this point RAM upgrades after purchase would no longer be possible on any Apple laptop. While no non-Touchbar MacBook Pros have soldered in internal drives, Apple no longer used industry standard drives on this model, making drive upgrades significantly more expensive since third parties needed to develop a product specifically for these machines. All these models have third party internal drive upgrades available for them.
These machines fall into 3 broad groups.
- 2012/Early 2013. These first generation models were sold alongside the last of the older MacBook Pro Unibody models. They all have Thunderbolt 1 ports, use internal mSATA blade SSDs which are of a custom type but third party upgrades are available, and have a maximum operating system of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
- Late 2013 - 2015. These middle models were the main line of MacBook Pro, before the introduction of the Touch Bar versions in 2016. They have Thunderbolt 2 ports and use internal PCIe blade SSDs which are of a custom type but third party upgrades are available, and can run the current macOS 11 Big Sur.
- 2016/2017. These last models, released only in the 13" form factor, were an alternative to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar with a lower (though overlapping) range of specs available. These all have Thunderbolt 3 ports and use internal PCIe blade SSDs which are of a different custom type - third party upgrades are available. These models can run the current macOS 12 Monterey.
We offer extensive repair services for the MacBook Pro Retina, including component level logic board repair which can often resurrect machines after liquid spills or component failures (including re-soldering the problematic U8900 GMUX chip on the 2012/Early 2013 15" models).
The MacBook Pro Retina Late 2016 2xTB3 13" is known to suffer from the so-called "Stage Lights" Effect fault, also known as "Flexgate". We have a repair service for the fault here.
A limited number of MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2015 15" machines may have defective batteries and are classified as a fire risk - serial numbers can be checked with Apple here and a free replacement arranged. Some 13" models manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017 also have a battery issue, though Apple say this is not a safety issue. The serial number checker for this repair extension program is here.
Some MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2017 2xTB3 13" models which were sold with 128GB or 256GB drives, have defective SSDs. A serial number checker for the repair extension program is here.
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MacBook Pro Retina (Non-Touchbar) > Internal Hard Drives and SSDs
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- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in an Mac Laptop - In Stock
- £29.00 + vat (£34.80)
- OWC 1TB Aura Pro for MacBook Pro Retina L12/E13 (with Tools & Enclosure) *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £199.40 + vat (£239.28)
- For 2012 and Early 2013 revisions.
- OWC 1TB Aura Pro X2 SSD (SSD Only) - MacBook Air 2013 - 2017, MacBook Pro Mid 2013 - 2015 - In Stock
- £172.74 + vat (£207.29)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 1TB Aura Pro X2 SSD (with Tools & Enclosure) for MacBook Air 2013 - 2017 and MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2013 - 2015 - In Stock
- £235.06 + vat (£282.07)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 240GB Aura Pro X2 SSD (with Tools & Enclosure) for MacBook Air 2013 - 2017 and MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2013 - 2015 *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £140.69 + vat (£168.83)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 250GB Aura Pro for MacBook Pro Retina L12/E13 (with Tools & Enclosure) *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £103.21 + vat (£123.85)
- For 2012 and Early 2013 revisions.
- OWC 2TB Aura Pro for MacBook Pro Retina L12/E13 (with Tools & Enclosure) *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £331.28 + vat (£397.54)
- For 2012 and Early 2013 revisions.
- OWC 2TB Aura Pro X2 SSD (SSD Only) - MacBook Air 2013 - 2017, MacBook Pro Mid 2013 - 2015 *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £298.33 + vat (£358.00)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 2TB Aura Pro X2 SSD (with Tools & Enclosure) for MacBook Air 2013 - 2017 and MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2013 - 2015 *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £357.68 + vat (£429.22)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 480GB Aura Pro X2 SSD (with Tools & Enclosure) for MacBook Air 2013 - 2017 and MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2013 - 2015 *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £163.84 + vat (£196.61)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 480GB Aura Pro X2 SSD (SSD Only) - MacBook Air 2013 - 2017, MacBook Pro Mid 2013 - 2015 - In Stock
- £105.57 + vat (£126.68)
- For Late 2013 - 2015 revisions. - Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later to have been installed on the original Apple supplied internal SSD.
- OWC 500GB Aura Pro for MacBook Pro Retina L12/E13 (with Tools & Enclosure) - In Stock
- £126.56 + vat (£151.87)
- For 2012 and Early 2013 revisions.
- OWC Aura Pro NT 1TB SSD for MacBook Pro 2016/17 13in (Non-Touchbar) includes Tools - In Stock
- £161.18 + vat (£193.42)
- For 2016 and 2017 models. - Requires macOS 10.14 Mojave or later.
- OWC Aura Pro NT 240GB SSD for MacBook Pro 2016/17 13in (Non-Touchbar) includes Tools *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £73.98 + vat (£88.78)
- For 2016 and 2017 models. - Requires macOS 10.14 Mojave or later.
- OWC Aura Pro NT 480GB SSD for MacBook Pro 2016/17 13in (Non-Touchbar) includes Tools *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £108.07 + vat (£129.68)
- For 2016 and 2017 models. - Requires macOS 10.14 Mojave or later.
- Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 SD Card Additional Drive - 128GB *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £25.61 + vat (£30.73)
- Suitable as an additional storage drive on the 13" models up to the 2015. - The main internal SSD can also be upgraded on these Macs.
- Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 SD Card Additional Drive - 1TB *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £157.92 + vat (£189.50)
- Suitable as an additional storage drive on the 13" models up to the 2015. - The main internal SSD can also be upgraded on these Macs.
- Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 SD Card Additional Drive - 256GB *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £46.71 + vat (£56.05)
- Suitable as an additional storage drive on the 13" models up to the 2015. - The main internal SSD can also be upgraded on these Macs.
- Transcend JetDrive Lite 330 SD Card Additional Drive - 512GB *** Dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £78.75 + vat (£94.50)
- Suitable as an additional storage drive on the 13" models up to the 2015. - The main internal SSD can also be upgraded on these Macs.