the upsell is you buy the 13.3" model and give apple more profit for the more expensive components
same reason why car makers withhold what seems to be really cheap options on lower priced cars
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the upsell is you buy the 13.3" model and give apple more profit for the more expensive components
same reason why car makers withhold what seems to be really cheap options on lower priced cars
It's a 5-point torx, although from the close up photos, it doesn't appear to have the little pin in the middle. I have not found any info on the size of the screw head. Doesn't matter though, if you have a security torx set, you can unscrew torx of many sizes with or without the pin. The tools aren't too hard to find:
http://www.amazon.com/Silverhill-Po...ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1288185725&sr=8-2
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Dang, between this Flash memory and TechRestore's non-glare display, the MacAir could be very usable.
NO, you TRANSFER your info to it, THEN install it. Use you EXISTING APPLE DRIVE in it for a THUMB DRIVE
DUH!THANK YOU SOME ONE WHO CAN READ!
Joke? yeah right! Nice cover up
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Is there room?
Nice!
Is there room in the little 11" MBA for this thing? Surely the manf would have checked this before releasing this article.
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Nice!
Is there room in the little 11" MBA for this thing? Surely the manf would have checked this before releasing this article.
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The main question here is:
Why doesn't Apple, who self-proclaims to build the best computers in the world, use cheaper, faster and widely-available SandForce SF-1200 chips instead of the ol' crap from Toshiba?
Because they have a massive contract with Toshi/other companies to supply millions of chips, and they look for the best price/performance ratio, not just the best performance. Are you sure the SF-1200 is cheaper than what Apple bought?
Also, not putting the highest performing/largest capacity of everything in the computers they make keeps the costs down, hence the selling price in the realm where mere mortals can afford to buy them. This also provides for a more vibrant 3-party market.
I'm not sure I would risk using this service. I would be very afraid that they would damage the body of the laptop.
I love these portable machines, and my main concern with them has always been storage. This gap seems to be closing. The new MBA with this upgrade has almost 100gb more storage than my current MBP.
What I really want to progress to is a desktop machine for home, and a portable for on the road/class.
iMac / Macbook Air combo.
What I really want to progress to is a desktop machine for home, and a portable for on the road/class.
iMac / Macbook Air combo.
Yes.And they never seem to get tired of making themselves look stupid because they were too busy to read it,but not too busy yo tell everyone what they thought about it!
Hilarious!
Prices!!!
"It’s available to order today in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities, with prices set at $219, $370 and $666 in order of mention"
SOURCE:http://www.geeksdeal.info/tag/sandforcesf-1200/
EDIT: This is for a similar but is not the new style for MBA... The price dates from May 2010
"It’s available to order today in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities, with prices set at $219, $370 and $666 in order of mention"
SOURCE:http://www.geeksdeal.info/tag/sandforcesf-1200/
EDIT: This is for a similar but is not the new style for MBA... The price dates from May 2010
I'm sitting on the fence about getting an 11 inch and whether to get the 128gb or not. I don't want to store music/videos on it or anything, but after having OSX on it, some office type suites, and just some other random programs, I can see the 64gb getting low pretty quick. Seeing this as a future option makes me think it may be a good idea to go with the 64gb now and upgrade in a year or two, though with no mention of the cost of this thing it's a bit of a gamble. Anyone have a good ballpark of what this thing will come in at?
Also, as someone who doesn't typically dig around in their computer too much (especially these kind of systems that aren't exactly made to be upgraded), is this going to be simple enough to swap in? Are the Airs easy enough to take apart and put back together?
Also, as someone who doesn't typically dig around in their computer too much (especially these kind of systems that aren't exactly made to be upgraded), is this going to be simple enough to swap in? Are the Airs easy enough to take apart and put back together?
You can. Even if it needs a week or two to encode 2 hours of 1080p, that's another story. Playback should be fine, as it's accelerated by the 320M. Even the PowerVR SGX 535 in the iPad/iPhone4/iPod Touch/
TV can: PowerVR SGX 535 = Intel GMA 500+600, Atom-based netbook w/ GMA500 playing 1080p
You will need a Torx 5 security driver. I would suspect they will supply one with the drive. Ifixit has a teardown.
Looks like you just have to take the bottom off and it's right there. I was worried you'd have to dig deeper to get to it or something. Cool.
Can you point to an instance where Apple has done such to stop HDD or memory upgrades?And what would be the point?They already sold a computer!