If the Mac Book Pro drops from the height of a normal king size bed, should I be worried of the components to be loose, or anything in particular due to the shock it handled? Point of contact was the base of the Mac Book.

Looking at the Apple Store, you could just see why. The only easy to upgrade laptop still being sold is the 13" Non Retina model. Everything that went retina is now basically, for lack of a better word, "unupgradable".

Part of it is Apple's drive to make everything thinner, so most modular parts are now being soldered into the motherboard itself which includes among others the RAM, and they are also fitting in PCIe based SSD for the speed. You lose everything else though.

So this thread will continue to wind down, pretty much the only discussion on this thread after this would be on the maintenance, upgrade and repair for the older models.

Shake gently, listen for any loose component sound (there shouldn't be any). If there is, better check first. After that, turn on and see if everything is allright.

correct too..newer model nothing much to upgrade. in the mean time will keep using my imac till new mac mini arrive.

Good for you.

But then again, I think sooner or later, more and more manufacturers would begin moving to soldering everything on the motherboard. Heck, some models from Acer are now doing exactly that.

You could understand if you are talking about the S7, which is designed to compete with the air, but the V5 series?

Best advice now to buyers if if you are looking to buy, buy either the one with the larger SSD and RAM instead of the standard stock model - buy if you are absolutely on budget only. Else try and get the bigger sizes now.

hi guys,

wanna ask, if i were to connect my old imac mid 2011 version to optoma hd 25 projector, will i b able to get the 3D from it?

hi to all the sifu here, i would like to upgrade my ram currently im using 4gn 1600 DDR3. i've try to call the apple service center and they told me that to upgrade to 8gb ram it will cost me RM1.9k.. what should i do to proceed my upgrade?

I upgraded my MacBook Pro to 8GBx2 (16GB) 1600 DDR3 by purchasing the RAM directly from Amazon and it is slightly less than RM600 door-to-door (that is 1 year ago). I'm not suggesting you to perform the upgrade yourself but RAM upgrade is permissible on some Mac models without hurting your warranty.

Anyone know where can I purchase MacBook Pro battery?

You can go to machine serve centre, they will replace it for you

If it is working, it should be ok. Have dropped my MacBook a number of times. so far so go.

i've dropped my mbp from waist height onto wooden floor( imma tall guy btw).gettin minor dent and scratch.works good.running stock spec configuration though.pondering to change to ssd and add more ram to it

Macbook sure is tough one..hehe..

I got one macbook mid 2010 and one macbook pro 2010. I wanted to ask a question regarding ram upgrade.

Can I use 1066mhz any brand ram or it has to be apple specific like corsair etc?

hi guys, just want to double confirm...
i want to use my macbook air 2013 version to present my slides.

do i buy the minidisplay to VGA?
the normal projector in schools?

also, how good is the 3rd party?
any recommended ones or should i just buy the original?

*tried searching the forum and no definite answer

Better buy original..You can buy original not from Apple, you can buy original from others supplier too ex: Belkin

Yup, you'll need the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter. I bought mine from Apple, so I would recommend the original one.

i plan to upgrade my iMac 2011 27 inch hard drive and looking for tools to open it. pls recommend where can i buy all those things in Malaysia and what are the best HDs do you guys think? also will consider SSD

thanks

is it possible to upgrade the iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014) memory ourself? Like the 27 inch, it has memory slot at the back screen. I tried to search, tutorial changing the memory mostly showing 2012-2013, is this the same method to do with Mid 2014 version?

You can find most tools for opening your iMac in the local hardware store and here are some GUIDES you to follow.

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Guys, can we upgrade MBP 13" mid 2012 from 8gb ram to 16gb? Any of you did? Can share if any issues? Send to service centre to upgrade or did on your own?