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Do MacBooks that shipped with an SSD not have the accelerometer?
by JCharante 8y ago
Do MacBooks that shipped with an SSD not have the accelerometer?
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoMy 2012 Macbook Air had an accelerometer and of course shipped with an SSD. No idea if it's in the newer Airs, or why it's there.
- geofft 8y agoMy MacBook with an SSD (12", 2017) does not have an accelerometer as far as either my web browser or `pmset -g` can tell.
- stinkytaco 8y agoMy understanding was that the accelerometer was there to stop the drive in case of a fall. You wouldn't need that with an SSD, though perhaps if it still had an optical drive? EDIT: I should add that both the HDD Macs I owned (a 2009 Macbook Pro and a 2004 or 03 Macbook) had accelerometers and I found a cool app for oldest that made a lightsaber noise. This was pre smartphones, so it was novel. My Late 2013 Macbook Pro does not seem to have one.