{"id":4992,"date":"2014-01-18T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T17:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=4992"},"modified":"2014-01-18T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T17:39:14","slug":"expanded-storage-on-macbook-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/18\/expanded-storage-on-macbook-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded Storage on MacBook Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The only downside to the Apple Laptops is that these days expanding the storage beyond what is already inside can be impossible or prohibitively expensive. But not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>With my simple and effective solution, you too can add several more terabytes of storage. This is my recent 2-TB upgrade. All you need is a roll of gaffers or painters tape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-0118_Expanded_Storage_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/18\/expanded-storage-on-macbook-pro\/2014-0118_expanded_storage_001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-0118_Expanded_Storage_001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1390044008&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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