I just recently took the bottom case off my out-of-warranty 2012 15" rMBP in order to blow out sand that had gotten into the laptop while I was using it at the beach.
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New 12-Inch MacBook Teardown Reveals Tweaked USB-C Hardware and Tamper-Evident Screws
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"Filled with a Tamper Resistant Substance that disintegrates when you inset a screwdriver."
My God Apple. What have you become?
My God Apple. What have you become?
I never said I was surprised, just disappointed. While Jobs indeed prefer sealed computers, Apple does have a long history of producing computers that can be repaired. With products being sealed, its less repairable, and more disposable which is different then just making it harder for a hobbyist or non-authorized apple dealer from repairing the computer.
You either fix your own stuff OR you take it back to the manufacturer. That's how I've lived my life. I've done it both ways but what I don't do is mess around inside and then go crying to the store if I mess it up.
Absolutely nothing has changed here. So Apple's put a system in place to enforce how I already viewed computer-repair?
Cool. Why should that bother me?
Absolutely nothing has changed here. So Apple's put a system in place to enforce how I already viewed computer-repair?
Cool. Why should that bother me?
Why is the main argument here that 'Apple users are stupid, they'll just wreck the system if Apple lets them open it up'? Why are you people using this argument? As one of the staff members has already said, people have open Apple products for years now.
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Apple will recycle it and extract the $0.75 of gold and win the most green company.
honest-to-god I would probably pay a $500 fee to "unlock" os x to use on any box I wanted. I know thats not how it works, but it sure could. It is 2016.
How can anyone say is not seriously into planned obsolescence when their machines are not repairable?Cool, so now when one part of a laptop breaks, its time to fork out another $1,600 and give it to apple when you could just fix the single part.
Yeah, and if you open it yourself you decide to go to 3rd-party repair shops from there on out. Doesn't matter if you broke anything, Apple's not going to support that different-brand hard drive or RAM or whatever it is you put in.
That has nothing to do with being stupid. That's how I've always done it and I don't think I'm stupid.
I don't think so honestly.
I can definitely undderstand in some devices where there's literally no space for expansibility options being soldered in and locked down.
Something like the rMB is so small and tiny, that it's very unlikely that you'll manage to get any components internal that can be swapped out.
However, something like the mac Mini? where there's plenty fo space for a SODIM slot or SATA drive? there's no excuse for locking down and soldered memorty.
My 09 iMac just landed on their obsolete machines list...but it can be repaired much easier than the newer ones.
Apple is being run by a bunch of accounting people now instead of any engineers...
I'm unstable enough as it is while I work, I don't want to be messing with drivers and trying to keep my machine working
Feeling abandoned enough that I kind of WANT to leave Apple entirely anyways, just to proverbially stick-it-to-them, there are only so many pokes in the eye myself and other pros who depend on Apple computers can take before we jump ship entirely.
SSD as RAID 0? That is the best way to lose data if one of the disks fails or the controller. Check out:
Retina MacBook 2016 Teardown
Toshiba TH58TFT0DFKLAVF 128 GB MLC NAND Flash (+ 128 GB on the reverse side for a total of 256 GB)
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Retina+MacBook+2016+Teardown/62149
UPDATE:
Here is a shocking (RAID) example:
OWC’s Aura SSDs are a good way to add storage to newer MacBooks, with caveats
From a hardware perspective, the 1TB Aura drive is actually two SSD controllers RAIDed together with a Marvell 9230 RAID controller.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/0...to-add-storage-to-newer-macbooks-with-caveats
Retina MacBook 2016 Teardown
Toshiba TH58TFT0DFKLAVF 128 GB MLC NAND Flash (+ 128 GB on the reverse side for a total of 256 GB)
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Retina+MacBook+2016+Teardown/62149
UPDATE:
Here is a shocking (RAID) example:
OWC’s Aura SSDs are a good way to add storage to newer MacBooks, with caveats
From a hardware perspective, the 1TB Aura drive is actually two SSD controllers RAIDed together with a Marvell 9230 RAID controller.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/0...to-add-storage-to-newer-macbooks-with-caveats
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people here forget that 99.9% of the users, even though they could technically replace parts in their laptops, they won't do it. maybe some would bring it to the store, but very very few are willing to dig down with screwdrivers inside a laptop.
and this is NOT because apple users are morons, but because they simply want it to be fixed by someone entitled to do it, a professional.
you're all whining about a small minority of people who for their habits/heritage/beliefs/skills, LIKE to dirt their hands with repairations.
from a company's point of view, to skimp on design freedom and innovation just to satisfy a 0.01% is ridiculous. get over it..
that said, i happily merged 2 broken macbooks into a working one in the past, for me it was a fun afternoon, but that's just me, and few others.
when the motherboard of my mbp died of overheating, i brought it to the apple store, because it was too complicated even for me, but mostly: i needed it fixed QUICKLY!
a friend was sad because when buying his 2010mbp he didnt have enough cash to add the ssd option, i told him: "well you can put a new one now if you want! they got way cheaper these days"
he said: "no, you cannot change the hard drive on my model".
and this is NOT because apple users are morons, but because they simply want it to be fixed by someone entitled to do it, a professional.
you're all whining about a small minority of people who for their habits/heritage/beliefs/skills, LIKE to dirt their hands with repairations.
from a company's point of view, to skimp on design freedom and innovation just to satisfy a 0.01% is ridiculous. get over it..
that said, i happily merged 2 broken macbooks into a working one in the past, for me it was a fun afternoon, but that's just me, and few others.
when the motherboard of my mbp died of overheating, i brought it to the apple store, because it was too complicated even for me, but mostly: i needed it fixed QUICKLY!
a friend was sad because when buying his 2010mbp he didnt have enough cash to add the ssd option, i told him: "well you can put a new one now if you want! they got way cheaper these days"
he said: "no, you cannot change the hard drive on my model".
If you look at and compare with the 2015 teardown, you'll find that there is yet another RAM chip that is used by the Bluetooth/wireless controller.
The RAM labeled in the 2016 teardown is the system memory and wireless memory. The SSD RAM has a mystery number this year.
Why would I ever want to disassemble this, not like I can swap and ssd or a cd drive....or really anything....maybe if I need to replace the usb c port?
the dollars of "creative professionals" aren't worth any more than those of "untalented amateurs" and the latter outnumbers you 100-1
