Surface Laptop 3's SSD is replaceable but not upgradeable, at least for now

The Surface Laptop 3's SSD is serviceable, but Microsoft Store agents state that it isn't upgradeable for now.



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The Surface Laptop 3's SSD can't be upgraded right now, according to Microsoft Store agents.
The Surface Laptop 3's SSD is serviceable, but that is seemingly just for replacing or fixing the SSD.
The Surface Laptop 3's SSD is not user-removable, according to Microsoft's website.
The Surface Laptop 3 is the first Surface device to have a serviceable SSD, but according to Microsoft Store agents that spoke to PC World, that doesn't mean the SSD is upgradeable. It seems that the intention of the SSD being easily accessed is to allow technicians to repair or replace an SSD, not to allow people to upgrade a device's SSD.

When purchasing a Surface Laptop 3, adding more 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. It's tempting for a person ...