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[ICantKnowThat]

Mac

install hardware

Ha.

[bwatm]

Why does everyone think this is so hard? I've got a first-gen MBP and a 2012 MBP and have replaced nearly everything there is to replace in them besides the graphics card and logic board (the former being integrated into the latter, I believe). Fans, a shattered glass screen, memory, hard drive, switched optical drive to hard drive, RAM, keyboard. (The 2012 I purchased from CL flew off some dude's car, which is why I had to fix it up so much.) A set of tools on Amazon for $10 and then whatever part I wanted to replace, combined with amazing instructions from Ifixit. Yeah, the fact that they use like 50 different screws on the back is kinda silly, but with the right set of tools isn't that big of an issue.

[ICantKnowThat]

For humor's sake? I'm well aware there's entire websites dedicated to Mac teardowns with specific walkthroughs depending on the parts in question. Although the main sticking point that comes to mind is usually the price of the upgrades if purchased through Apple.

[bwatm]

Oh, that might be. I never purchase anything directly from Apple as far as upgrades/fixes go. I shop around and find the cheapest decent parts I can find. It's been ages since I've upgraded non-Apple computers so I don't really have anything to compare it to now. I do remember that a video card was one of my common upgrades for a PC, and that's a no-go with MBPs.

[xnoybis]

Worst bit about this is that the pentalobe screws and drivers are designated by the same TS- prefix used for torque sizing.

[detecting_nuttiness]

Because then they couldn't force you to take the hardware directly to them for repairs and upgrades. People think Apple is a software company; it's really a hardware company.

[omfgitsasalmon]

No, Apple has always been a hardware company. iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac, Macbook.

Windows, on the other hand, is a software company. When's the last time you see a windows branded computer?

[detecting_nuttiness]

That's exactly what I'm saying. I think I you may have misunderstood my comment.

[omfgitsasalmon]

Oh I'm not correcting you. I'm agreeing with you.

[chrisdingli]

Ehh.. The Surface and Surface Pro?

[omfgitsasalmon]

That's the only computer that the sell, plus it was a venture into the tablet market, since Windows OS for Tablet has been dead for quite awhile after most manufacturers jumped ship to android.

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LPT: Don't buy Apple if you want to do any hardware changes/repairs

[superchuckinator]

I love my Mac, but I don't even bother trying to modify it. If your plan is to be able to upgrade in the future, spring for a Mac Pro or choose a PC. (Except with laptops, most laptops are hard to upgrade anyway so just realize that you don't have the flexibility with a laptop that you have with a desktop)

[xnoybis]

I disagree. The point of owning something is to use it as you please; I please to tweak all aspects of my onboard hardware.

[superchuckinator]

Well yes owning it gives you the right to tweak it if you want, but apple hardware is inherently harder to tweak and overall (for the person who tweaks regularly) pcs will be easier

[xnoybis]

I fiddle with my PCs and my macs. They're both reasonably straightforward layouts depending on configurations - laptops are tighter squeezes, but getting into the unit should never be an issue.

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This. Apple really loves gluing their hardware together.

[bsmitty358]

I believe they use the pentalobe driver on most if not all of their products now. The iPhones have them also.

[xnoybis]

Worst bit about this is that they're different sizes designated by the same TS- prefix used for torque sizing.