Posts by steveH

Quote: Originally Posted by drblank  That looks like a serial number if I am not mistaken.  The model number should have an M with an ending of LL/A.   Apple products use that...

Quote: Originally Posted by n3o    And you don't even have to use both TB ports, since you can simply connect the second external display to the TB port on the first one (daisy chain). Are you certain?...

Quote: Originally Posted by agramonte    you know you can just buy an SSD and put it in a legacy MacBook Pro. Also a 500gig hybrid is 100 buck.   As long as you don't need to worry about...

Quote: Originally Posted by bloodstains  When did Apple switch away from the right angle magsafe and why? There are certain angles where a pull on the cable won't pop the L-magsafe connector out. Route the cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  Quote: Originally Posted by steveH  They've been mortally offended by pentalobe screws right from the beginning. Maybe they see them as a threat to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Junkyard Dawg  Well if soldered RAM is so great then maybe the Mac Pro replacement can use it.     The truth is, Apple pulled this stunt because they care more about...

Quote: Originally Posted by Neo42    I put 32GB of DDR3 in my laptop for less than the cost of the 16GB upgrade for the RMBP.  If you want to look at 8gb as a "gift from apple due to lower prices",...

Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008  I must say this is the most snarky teardown (pun unintended) of a Mac by iFixit.    They've been mortally offended by pentalobe screws right from the beginning....

Quote: Originally Posted by mausz  Cost : Why would it be lower ? Support/replacement is more expensive Reliability : Maybe, because you won't have badly seated ram, but wat happens when at QC you find a bad...

Quote: Originally Posted by anon7979  For those crowing about the Mac Pro mini-"upgrade", how can you possibly be surprised by this? Apple has for years cultivated a closed marketplace platform called the "App Store"....