{"id":232983,"date":"2026-04-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/upgrading-a-macbook-neo-using-a-1-tb-iphone-nand-flash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:05:12","slug":"upgrading-a-macbook-neo-using-a-1-tb-iphone-nand-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/upgrading-a-macbook-neo-using-a-1-tb-iphone-nand-flash\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading A MacBook Neo Using A 1 TB IPhone NAND Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upgrading A MacBook Neo Using A 1 TB IPhone NAND Flash<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2026\/04\/09\/upgrading-a-macbook-neo-using-a-1-tb-iphone-nand-flash\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-09 16:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: hackaday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The nekkid Flash footprint with unused pads perimeter. (Credit: dosdude1, YouTube)<\/p>\n

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For some reason the newly introduced MacBook Neo appears to be the subject of a lot of modding, though a recent mod by [dosdude1] leans into the fact that this laptop has been assembled using what are effectively iPhone 16 parts inside a laptop case. This consequently means that there\u2019s an overlap with certain iPhone 16 components, such as the NAND Flash. Incidentally storage on the Neo is limited to 512 GB when you purchase it from Apple, which is weird since the same SoC in the iPhone 16 Pro happily uses 1 TB.<\/p>\n

Even if it was just a price point thing that Apple went for, there\u2019s seemingly nothing standing between a Neo owner with a hot air gun and sheer determination. As long as you\u2019re comfortable soldering a fine-pitched BGA NAND Flash package, natch.<\/p>\n

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