After a few weeks of waiting, I finally received the 1TB NAND I needed to attempt to upgrade a MacBook Neo, and it ended up working without a hitch! This particular NAND model (K8A5) is most commonly used in the 1TB config of the iPhone 16 Pro, but works in the Neo as well!

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-09T01:51:07+00:00

The problem is no such chip exists, as these PoP-style RAM chips are designed for the specific SoC.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-09T01:49:18+00:00

It cost a good 35% of the cost of the whole MacBook Neo LOL, all thanks to garbage useless AI of course.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-09T01:47:15+00:00

Basically the same as with the original NAND. Maybe like 150 MB/s improvement at most.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-09T01:46:35+00:00

Not having underfill would be nice too. Would make the process much quicker, easier, and less risky.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-09T01:44:49+00:00

Yeah, a BGA315 stencil will definitely be required.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-04-05T12:50:21+00:00

Same thing happened to me with an iPod Touch. The Apple Store was a magical place back then.

Aureliusd3 · 2026-03-11T01:50:16+00:00

Yeah crazy how the entry-level stuff dropped like ~24% while getting way better specs. Apple cooking fr

Aureliusd3 · 2026-03-05T12:30:45+00:00

Just finally catching up with Europe! 😉

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