Surface Laptop 3's SSD is replaceable but not upgradeable according to Microsoft Store agents

The Surface Laptop 3 is the first Surface device to take a serviceable SSD, just according to Microsoft Store agents that spoke to PC Earth, that doesn't mean the SSD is upgradeable. It seems that the intention of the SSD being hands accessed is to allow technicians to repair or replace an SSD, non to allow people to upgrade a device's SSD.

When purchasing a Surface Laptop iii, calculation more than storage is very expensive. Moving from the Intel Core i7 version with 256GB of storage to the Intel Core i7 version with 512GB of storage costs an additional $400. Information technology's tempting for a person to buy a cheaper model and to use the increased SSD access to add together more storage when a person can beget it. But based on PC World's discussions with multiple Microsoft Store agents, that isn't possible, at to the lowest degree for at present.

A technical back up staffer told PC World that the Surface Laptop 3's SSD isn't upgradeable. It'south unclear if this is a technical limitation or simply a pick by Microsoft. A Microsoft Store staffer told PC Earth that there'southward nothing preventing a person from upgrading a Surface Laptop 3's SSD, but that the person risks voiding the device'southward warranty "if something goes wrong."

Microsoft Primary Product Officer, Panos Panay, told people non to attempt to swap the SSD themselves, saying, "Don't ship me the tweet that says I tried to rip the top off and now it's broken, and it's your fault. And then exercise non practice that."

PC World emphasized that Microsoft Shop agents often used the phrase "for now." This could mean that the Surface Laptop 3'due south SSD could be upgradeable in the future, just it's unclear if Microsoft will ever make that possible.