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I wonder… I can kind of understand, at least when space is at such a premium as it is in a MacBook Air, soldering everything onto a single logic board. But why
by mortenjorck 8y ago
I wonder…
I can kind of understand, at least when space is at such a premium as it is in a MacBook Air, soldering everything onto a single logic board. But why not allow that logic board to be upgraded?
While it would be very un-Apple to offer upgrade kits to end users, I could very easily see the company offering upgrades as a Genius service (maybe also selling the parts to authorized service providers). You’d go to an Apple store, pay the upgrade price for a logic board with more storage or RAM (or a faster CPU), come back in an hour or two, and your MacBook would be waiting for you with the upgrade.
It could be a huge green PR coup for Apple, as well as a way to drive post-sale revenue.
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoLabor is expensive. Even just standard non-upgrade repairs are extremely expensive for Apple products, if you don't have some type of warranty (extended or otherwise).
- Scoundreller 8y agoFor the previous MacBook airs, logic boards were usually interchangeable. One could change their 2gb logic board for a 4gb. 3rd parties should be able to do it.
- simonh 8y agoThere’s only one logic board design fir the Airs, in two configurations just fur storage. They’d have to design and manufacture new board configurations just for upgraders. No way that could ever be economical.