Thanks for that clarification Ester. I was just about post asking that
question, as I was fairly certain the 2012 macbook pros, minus the retna,
were upgradable.
You are always a great provider of information, so thanks again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Esther" <[email protected]>
To: "MacVisionaries" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: selling my mac
Hi Chris, Alex, Pam, and Others,
Just a small correction: the 2012 models of the MacBook Pro in 13"
size are upgradable in the same way that the 20122 MacBook Pros are.
It is only the 15" MacBook Pros with Retina graphics that can't be
upgraded among the 2012 MacBook Pro line. Like the MacBook Air,the
memory on these units is soldered onto the logic board, so you need to
decide how much memory you want when you purchase your system. The
15" Retina models also use proprietary SSD drives, and are hard to
open up. While the Unibody MacBook Pros use small screws, and are not
as easy to open and upgrade as the earlier models, there are standard
kits for this available from Other World Computing and other sources,
and you can upgrade both memory and hard drives.
Anne's correct that the MacBook Air models are very nice to use, and I
don't miss the lack of an optical drive in the MBA, but I can use the
optical drive of another Mac if I need this. I will point out that
you can use the SD slot on the MacBook Air (or on the MacBook Pro, for
that matter), to add some additional storage capacity. There's a
Kickstarter project called "The Nifty Mini-Drive" that has designed a
MicroSD card adapter for the SD card slot in these devices. The idea
is that it would sit flush with the side of your laptop, and you could
insert micro SD cards that you purchase into the adapter to use as
additional storage. This is more significant if you have a MacBook Air
with an SSD drive that is only 128 GB or 256 GB than if you have a
MacBook Pro, because being able to add a 64 GB (or larger, in future)
micro SD card has more of an impact for storage, even if it's not
giving you the SSD drive access speeds.
Here's the Kickstarter link:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342319572/the-nifty-minidrive
The estimated delivery date is November.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Sep 27, 1:54 pm, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote:
I just thought of something. Is the issue is wagging your Mac around, you
might consider what I do a lot when I have a lot of stuff, including my
back, that I want to carry around. I got myself a rolling backpack. I have
a case for my mac, but when I want to add a braille display including the
stand, into the mix, I put it in my rolling backpack. Just a thought.
Gigi
On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Pam Francis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have both an air & a macbook pro. They both have their place. However
> the pro, especially the 2011 edition is the last one upgradable. The air
> is completely sealled as are the new macbook pros. I am going to hang on
> to my 2011 macbook pro as long as software upgrades will allow. The air
> is lighter, but there is a definite trade off.
> Pam Francis
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Chris Bruinenberg <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> i was thinking 1050?
> It has a case and the updated ssd.
> Thanks.
> Chris Bruinenberg
> [email protected]
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 12:40 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Chris.
>> I just talked to a lady who might be interested in a used Mac Book Pro.
>> She would need VoiceOver and possibly she would want screen
>> magnification. How much were you wanting to sell your computer for?
>> Gigi
>> On Sep 26, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Chris Bruinenberg <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>> So i'm thinking of selling my macbook pro.
>>> The only reason i want to sell it is because i want a lighter laptop
>>> for at college.
>>> I will be commuting for several hours a day and will need a lighter
>>> computer.
>>> My question is, since i purchased the upgrade for the laptop, will i
>>> have to transfer the mountain lion upgrade?
>>> If somebody were to ever restore it.
>>> Also, if anybody is interested please feel free to contact me.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Chris Bruinenberg
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