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I truly grasped what's all the hullabaloo about repairability and felt the pain when I first had to go look for SSD replacement for my mid 2012 MacBook Air. Oth

I truly grasped what's all the hullabaloo about repairability and felt the pain when I first had to go look for SSD replacement for my mid 2012 MacBook Air. Other than burning a crater in my pocket (by getting the Apple supplied part) I really couldn't find an option. It's just lying there. The "adapter + some SSD" trials failed as well and at least in my country there's no replacement with those "particular pin sets" I am going to think real long and hard when I buy my next laptop.

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alisonkisk 6y ago
What year did you attempt the repair? 8 years is a long life. Can you boot from external drive?
- crossroadsguy 6y ago
  I bought it in late 2012 or early 2013 I believe. I tried repair first in early 2017 (moisture killed the SSD they all said). Then late last year I tried again. In the meantime I have essentially used my work Mac as the only laptop. Previous company required me to leave work laptop in office that's why I bought one. Of late this company has been pressuring to install surveillance apps so my new-found interest in reviving my old laptop personal usage - browsing, mail etc - I don't anything else from my personal laptop. So essentially it has not been used since 2017 (I keep it safe in an airtight bag). It boots up and shows the [?] as in no disk found.
vondur 6y ago
You can replace the SSD yourself. It does use an Apple connector, but you can find a 240GB model here: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/OWC-Aura-Pro-6G-SSD-for-MacBook-Air-11-Inch-and-13-Inch-Mid-2012/IF188-122?o=1 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/OWC-Aura-Pro-6G-SSD-for-Mac...
- crossroadsguy 6y ago
  I live in a different country.
  - drcongo 6y ago
    One without post?
    - crossroadsguy 6y ago
      I'd assume next you'd ask what is the shipping cost and then what is the return cost when it doesn't work and then how the warranties work. In fact, I reckon you'd also ask how the currencies are staked against each other. All that. Won't you?

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alisonkisk 6y ago

What year did you attempt the repair? 8 years is a long life. Can you boot from external drive?

crossroadsguy 6y ago
I bought it in late 2012 or early 2013 I believe. I tried repair first in early 2017 (moisture killed the SSD they all said). Then late last year I tried again. In the meantime I have essentially used my work Mac as the only laptop. Previous company required me to leave work laptop in office that's why I bought one. Of late this company has been pressuring to install surveillance apps so my new-found interest in reviving my old laptop personal usage - browsing, mail etc - I don't anything else from my personal laptop. So essentially it has not been used since 2017 (I keep it safe in an airtight bag). It boots up and shows the [?] as in no disk found.

vondur 6y ago

You can replace the SSD yourself. It does use an Apple connector, but you can find a 240GB model here: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/OWC-Aura-Pro-6G-SSD-for-MacBook-Air-11-Inch-and-13-Inch-Mid-2012/IF188-122?o=1 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/OWC-Aura-Pro-6G-SSD-for-Mac...

crossroadsguy 6y ago
I live in a different country.
- drcongo 6y ago
  One without post?
  - crossroadsguy 6y ago
    I'd assume next you'd ask what is the shipping cost and then what is the return cost when it doesn't work and then how the warranties work. In fact, I reckon you'd also ask how the currencies are staked against each other. All that. Won't you?