Totally bogus statement.
Apple has things as a closed system as a pure money making move only. It has
nothing to do with liability, consumer ability or anything imaginary like that.
Apple sells memory upgrades for $1000, this same upgrade costs $150 from
Crucial or it did when I did the work myself. This is a huge money center for
our favorite fruit manufacturer. Same with the SSD. For a 1 TB SSD they
charge a grand premium, you can buy the same size drive that performs better
and has a faster write rate than the Apple offering for $300. By requiring a
wave soldering machine to replace parts you put the ability of replacing the
hardware outside the abilities of most people because they don’t have a 7
figure soldering machine. So you are forced to buy the Apple offering and
forced to pay their prices even though there are better, far less expensive
options.
Cisco Systems does this very same thing with their memory modules.
I happen to have access to a wave soldering machine so I can remove parts from
PC (perforated circuit) boards the same way Apple does it. But again these are
7 figure devices usually used in manufacturing. I bet there are consumer
options available just like you can by a consumer 3D printer or milling machine
but still big $$$.
So to put it simply, Apple has you by the short and curly’s.
> On Jul 9, 2016, at 5:14 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> No no. Apple could definitely fix the unit.
>
> They just don't want consumers doing it themselves, as it could void the
> warranty, and plus, if you don't know what you're doing... generally, it's
> quite easy, but they close the units like that more as a liability thing.
>
> And besides, the odds that the memory chip would go bad like that are
> incredibly slim. I didn't say it's impossible, I'll grant you that, but I've
> had the same mac system as one of the units I use since April of 2011, and
> that thing hasn't even remotely came close! to biting the dust. Most mac
> computers hold up really really well!
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnold Schmidt" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 12:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
>
>
> When you say closed unit, does that mean that one has to take it to the
> Apple store for repairs, or is it closed even to them? I would hate to know
> I would have to throw the whole thing away just because a memory chip went
> bad.
>
> Arnold Schmidt
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Fogarty" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:21 PM
> Subject: RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
>
>
> Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so.
>
> They have now made the mac mini a closed unit,
> I gave it a good go getting the base off one in a store near my home and
> couldn't move it although the store wasn't happy I tried but it was pretty
> closed up.
>
> It appears they now want to make it a no go with personal updates of
> devices, as in you can't update the mac book pros like you use to be able
> to, or the mac mini like you could before,
>
> Imac can still be done '
> The 27 inch has a plate at the back that you can open to take out the ram
> And if your really keen, you can take the screan off the 21 or 27inch models
> to remove or change the harddrive.
>
> I did this myself with a 21 inch 2007 imac and I wont do that again in a
> hurry, they are an absolute pig of a system to get into.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Saqib Hussain
> Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 12:03 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
>
> Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in
> doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer for RAM
> upgrades.
>> On 7 Jul 2016, at 18:20, Portia Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Also, if you know a good computer store, or you know how to yourself,
>> you can upgrade the ram, I believe up to 16 GB. At least, mine can be
>> upgraded that much, yours may be only 8 GB. Still, that is decent.
>>
>> Portia.
>>
>> On 7/7/16, Portia Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hey Arnold,
>>>
>>> That is the exact model I got, but it is from 2012.
>>>
>>> I honestly think it would be a great buy, as I've read the reviews on it.
>>>
>>> Portia.
>>>
>>> On 7/7/16, Arnold Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> It is from 2011. It has an i5, I think 2.5 gig, processor, but only
>>>> 4 gig of ram. It has a 500 gig hard drive, which is plenty for me.
>>>> They want about $430 for this computer. Thanks for any opinions.
>>>>
>>>> Arnold Schmidt
>>>>
>>>> Arnold Schmidt
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