2018 MacBook Air Teardown Confirms Improving Repairability With Adhesive Pull-Tabs Under Battery and Speakers

[_Kiki_]

Third party do, obviously you need to be certified but most of repair center are in fact third party companies.

Can you get a genuine APU from sony for ps4? I even struggle to find genuine samsung battery on amazon since most of the third party sellers sells fake original battery

repair centres? do you mean AASP?
AASP can't even replace mini jack in iPhone 6/6S, because the Apple policy

you can't get genuine parts from Apple if you aren't AASP, but if you are AASP you can't do component board repair or even replace mini jack in iPhone, because it's against Apple policy

 

[PJivan]

repair centres? do you mean AASP?
AASP can't even replace mini jack in iPhone 6/6S, because the Apple policy

you can't get genuine parts from Apple if you aren't AASP, but if you are AASP you can't do component board repair or even replace mini jack in iPhone, because it's against Apple policy

You can’t do anything that is not a certified procedure with dedicated hardware, for instance they could not swap display until a dedicated machine who calibrate the display was released, it’s a way to keep the repair quality up. People blame Apple if something goes wrong in a repair, not the dude who welded whatever you want them to weld for you

 

[nt5672]

Backups are incremental, so there is no way you copy over your disk daily, plus that is only read no write, but a part from that if it’s work related stuff and it’s worth something (like really sonething) then probably your bigger concern should be to get a mirroring raid HD solution as the cost of the hardware is really the last concern but prevent data loss isn’t. You are approaching the problem in the wrong way.

Nope your misunderstanding the problem. Of course I understand how to make sure I don't lose data. So instead of thinking I am an idiot, you should reread my post. The problem is that my hardware based on my usage pattern has a short life and I don't agree with Apple's need to make throwaway computers just to save a few cents and forcing me to buy a new computer every 2 years.

So Apple should of course make the glued together plastic cased cheap low weight low performance products for the masses. But all I am asking is for them to also make at least one Pro laptop that is serviceable for RAM and SSD. Something that people that demand more from their computers can use for more than a couple of years. I would gladly pay for that, if the design was thermally stable and did not throttle after a few seconds of processing.
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Apple does publish SSD lifespan data, and it even tracks and tells you that in system information. You sure didn't do your homework haha!

Maybe, looks good for posting, but there is nothing is system information that I could find in a current iMac. Maybe instead of just grandstanding you might publish some links so I can learn.

Here is a thread from Jan this year https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2017-ssd-life-expectancy.2104004/#post-25771428. No one responded with Apple SSD specs. First without Apple SSD specs no amount of data read and write quantities make any sense. You sure you know anything at all about SSD life calculations.

 

[0924487]

Nope your misunderstanding the problem. Of course I understand how to make sure I don't lose data. So instead of thinking I am an idiot, you should reread my post. The problem is that my hardware based on my usage pattern has a short life and I don't agree with Apple's need to make throwaway computers just to save a few cents and forcing me to buy a new computer every 2 years.

So Apple should of course make the glued together plastic cased cheap low weight low performance products for the masses. But all I am asking is for them to also make at least one Pro laptop that is serviceable for RAM and SSD. Something that people that demand more from their computers can use for more than a couple of years. I would gladly pay for that, if the design was thermally stable and did not throttle after a few seconds of processing.
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Maybe, looks good for posting, but there is nothing is system information that I could find in a current iMac. Maybe instead of just grandstanding you might publish some links so I can learn.

Here is a thread from Jan this year https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2017-ssd-life-expectancy.2104004/#post-25771428. No one responded with Apple SSD specs. First without Apple SSD specs no amount of data read and write quantities make any sense. You sure you know anything at all about SSD life calculations.

It's in the log file, you need to use the "console" app to view it. If you don't want to mess with code, then use iStat menu.
The following is my MacBook Pro result. "SSD Lifetime Left 100%"

In addition to this, a user facing feature Apple implemented is automatic "SMART" check and alert user when test fails.

 

[-hh]

Apologies for the delay ... multiple trips

Thanks for prooving my argument which is “they are not using socket ram to save money”.

Not really, because it isn't this simple. To solder (vs socket) saves on parts counts and often also assembly touch labor, but it can also have a hidden cost increase in inventory logistics if it is a significant differentiator, particularly when it results in higher inventory holding costs due to the cost inherent to the higher assembly.

I just don’t understand why you believe you disprove it, I never said modular is cheaper to produce, it’s cheaper to repair tho since the original user suggested that this was the only reason they did it.
So yeah it cost more to have socket and they did it anyway because they wanted to offer this capability full stop.

True, it was deliberate, but that doesn't mean that we immediately know all of the reasons why they were motivated to do it.

For example, having the socket allows them to consolidate from "N" variations of a motherboard to just one, which will increase the number of homogeneous units to be purchased from a subcontractor and potentially lower costs enough such that it will offset the higher costs of assembly which now incur the touch labor expense to install the DIMM. From the standpoint of flexible manufacturing, this approach can be expected to net out to be more cost-efficient when there's multiple hardware permutations to support at relatively low production volume. As such, this could very well be effectively an indicator that Apple doesn't expect to sell a lot of mini's.

For another example, it could be that Apple found that they could independently source the DIMM at a lower cost (even including the socket & its touch labor costs) than the motherboard fabricator was offering to sell it at as a soldered-on part.

For yet another example, Apple found there to be no significant cost difference benefit for themselves, so they chose to throw the chronically complaining fanboys a bone. to effectively buy some goodwill.

And so on.

 

[yngrshr]

I’m actually betting we will see these for $999 at 3rd party retailers by the end of the year.

You already are. Micro Center is selling them for $999 all day. It's limited to 1 per person, but I can see that price sticking around past the holidays. They are moving them at that price like hotcakes. I've watched my local store re-stock a few times, now.