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  • A history of the iPad Mini, from life to limbo

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    I like the size. It's the biggest form factor that fits comfortably in my lab coat and travel vest. Also its something I feel more comfortable slinging around than a 1000 dollar phone
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  • 2017 21.5-inch 4K iMac memory upgrade kit includes 32GB of RAM, tools to take it apart

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    rob53 said:
    Does opening a brand new iMac affect Apple's warranty? What happens when/if the DIYer messes something up while adding the memory? Do they expect Apple to cover the repair under warranty?

    62 steps before you get to the RAM, including removing antenna cables, which I've found to be the most difficult part to reconnect on iPhones. Push a bit wrong and you've bent the connect and you're SOOL. Once you've gone this far, you might as well break out your pneumatic grinder and cut out your own access door for future changes. It's unfortunate the HDD is attached from the screen side so cutting another access panel won't work. (last two sentences sarcasm)

    It appears iFixit is using Hynix RAM. 
    Given Apple's design choices - which I am neither defending nor denigrating - there's no way they should honor warranties after the monitor is pried off.
    jbdragon

  • Apple nixes video glitch repair program for 2011 MacBook Pros

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    I had a 2011 MBP15 that died twice.  Both motherboards replaced "free".   The second time I didn't care if they were going to replace them forever or not, I just couldn't trust it again so I sold it in good working condition.  When you spend 2000 dollars on a laptop you sort of expect it to last a real long time.  It's the main reason I just couldn't see getting one of the Pros since 2012 except the 2012 MBP13 which, though not glamorous, is a solid little laptop.
    dysamoriatipoo

  • Apple SSD in Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro fixed to motherboard, not removable

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    It wouldn't be so bad if the costs weren't so high to option it up at the beginning. I bought a 2012 MBA11 8/128 which I recently upgraded to 480 for just over 200 dollars. At the time I think it would have cost 500 more if it were even doable.
    baconstangdysamoria

  • Google Pixel revealed by resellers, shows remarkable similarity to iPhone design

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    sheer number of screens required might have something to do with it. iPhones sell a hundred/thousand? times more than a Pixel
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