{"id":903489,"date":"2026-05-04T07:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/youtuber-upgrades-macbook-neo-to-1tb-posts-asmr-video-of-the-process\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:17:17","slug":"youtuber-upgrades-macbook-neo-to-1tb-posts-asmr-video-of-the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/youtuber-upgrades-macbook-neo-to-1tb-posts-asmr-video-of-the-process\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber upgrades MacBook Neo to 1TB, posts ASMR video of the process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure>\n<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/macbookneo-1tb.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>YouTube creator DirectorFeng is back with another ASMR-themed video in which they attempt to upgrade the storage on a new Apple device. Watch it below.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-would-you-do-it\">Would you do it?<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, we <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/09\/20\/iphone-17-pro-max-launch-day-2tb-upgrade\/\">covered<\/a> DirectorFeng\u2019s attempt to upgrade the iPhone 17 Pro Max to 2TB of storage, which ran into NAND incompatibility issues.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the ASMR-themed teardown video made for an interesting watch, if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<p>Now, DirectorFeng is back with a new \u201cimmersive teardown\u201d in which they successfully upgrade a 256GB <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vJmkn\">MacBook Neo<\/a> to 1TB.<\/p>\n<p>The process, however, was not at all simple. After detaching the logic board and revealing its innards, DirectorFeng desolders the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vJmkn\">MacBook Neo<\/a>\u2019s 256GB NAND chip, cleans everything up, and then solders in a 1TB replacement.<\/p>\n<p>After everything is put back together, DirectorFeng boots the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vJmkn\">MacBook Neo<\/a>, goes through the necessary DFU steps with the help of a second Mac, and finally shows the details of their new 1TB <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vJmkn\">MacBook Neo<\/a> in System Settings.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full video below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"[ASMR] World Premiere: MacBook Neo Immersive Teardown &#038; 1TB Storage Upgrade Test\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5cPTql0-Tgk?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Interestingly, DirectorFeng does not appear to be the first to attempt this particular mod.<\/p>\n<p>In the video\u2019s comment section, viewers pointed to another repair creator, Yang Changshun, who reportedly performed the same upgrade during a live stream, though the video does not appear to be available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"h-worth-checking-out-on-amazon\">Worth checking out on Amazon<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46Y3nQj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Pogue \u2013 \u2019Apple: The First 50 Years\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vJmkn\">MacBook Neo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KmIQN7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logitech MX Master 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-Cancellation-Translation-Headphones-High-Fidelity\/dp\/B0FQFB8FMG?tag=marcmendes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirPods Pro 3<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4sewc3a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirTag (2nd Generation) \u2013 4 Pack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46VomDB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Watch Series 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0F6T6N2B1?tag=marcmendes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wireless CarPlay adapter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/16\/youtuber-upgrades-macbook-neo-to-1tb-posts-asmr-video-of-the-process\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube creator DirectorFeng is back with another ASMR-themed video in which they attempt to upgrade the storage on a new Apple device. Watch it below. Would you do it? Last year, we covered DirectorFeng\u2019s attempt to upgrade the iPhone 17 Pro Max to 2TB of storage, which ran into NAND incompatibility issues. Still, the ASMR-themed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":903490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25469,104640,1394],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-903489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upgrades","8":"category-youtube-videos","9":"category-youtuber"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}