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Bought MacBook Air yesterday...... Broke the today :(
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If you have it in yours hands already, I'd back up your data, and take it back for a replacement....
Hey,
Just browsing this forum in Safari, no other windows open, and with M$ Word and a couple of other apps open, I am running at 47-49 C. I have SMC fan control installed, and I have my fan set to run consistently at 2380, so it is running but I can't hear it.
Do you have an Flash apps/movies running? Running any Flash will make my MBA start running very hot, and the fans will definitely kick in and get noisy.
I would definitely demand a return (after backing up your data) if the fans run all the time, and you aren't really doing anything.
Can I ask where u bought this???
Sounds like an Apple store and not some non-Apple reseller.
I'm amazed at how badly you've been treated w this. IMHO, the seller should have just handed over a new unit.
This is totally not "old Apple.". Geez.
Personally, I've been very fortunate w my dealings w Apple, both at the store and on the phone.
Hopefully Apple isn't becoming complacent.
Frank
Sounds like an Apple store and not some non-Apple reseller.
I'm amazed at how badly you've been treated w this. IMHO, the seller should have just handed over a new unit.
This is totally not "old Apple.". Geez.
Personally, I've been very fortunate w my dealings w Apple, both at the store and on the phone.
Hopefully Apple isn't becoming complacent.
Frank
Honestly, I would back up my data off of that thing and exchange it for a new one. (Or just return, period).
While there's a good chance the repair addressed the root cause of the problem, there's a chance it didn't... why should you take that chance?
If this is a MBA, I don't think there IS a separate removable SSD "hard drive" unit; rather, I seem to remember from the keynote presentations that the SSD chips are soldered directly onto the logic board. So if a machine is fried bad enough, they may not be able to get at the data at all.
RAM may be hard-wired too, which may be why there is no mention in the user guide of upgrading RAM, whereas there is for MB Pro's and iMacs.
Why would you not save something that important in a free dropbox account? It is free for pete's sake!
RAM is soldered but the SSD is not, OWC makes SSD modules that fit in the Air so you can upgrade your drive.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Express
Ignore this guy since he is a nasty conman. I have an awesome bridge to sell you.
To the OP, bit of advice, use Dropbox or any other cloud or backup service online for your work. Gives you flexibility if you have multiple machines, and is a far safer bet than relying on one copy, and is arguably safer than having your own external backup (though of course, best would be to have two backups).
In the UK if something fails within 30 days it's considdered DOA and you are legally entitled to replacement not a repair or refurb.
As for your dissertation. A hard lesson you should have learned long ago. Every assignment I've ever done at college is on Dropbox, Google Docs, Time Macine backups and both my Air and Pro. I also use Mozey online backup on my Air.
As for your dissertation. A hard lesson you should have learned long ago. Every assignment I've ever done at college is on Dropbox, Google Docs, Time Macine backups and both my Air and Pro. I also use Mozey online backup on my Air.