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Presumably the same would be true if they were using a PC laptop or netbook, and they'd pay someone to do the install, thus raising the price? Pretty much any
by jonhendry 15y ago
Presumably the same would be true if they were using a PC laptop or netbook, and they'd pay someone to do the install, thus raising the price?
Pretty much any technically capable person with the requisite torx drivers can install RAM or disk in a Macbook. They are user-installable, so any PC repair type person ought to be able to do it, not just the Apple store.
- mhb 15y agoYeah. Torx drivers. If those don't say user-friendly servicing, I don't know what does.
- jonhendry 15y agoTorx are pretty common. It's not like the Elder Sign-pattern security drivers that are being used now.
- jessedhillon 15y agoHah! I hope I don't get downvoted too much for this comment that adds little: look up "Elder Sign" on Wikipedia if you don't know what it is. I haven't read Lovecraft and simply thought that Elder Sign was a curious brand name.
- dfc 15y agoDo you mean torx bits with the security pin? Torx bits are everywhere, its hard to buy driver/bit kits that do not include most torx sizes. Torx+security pin is a different story. Microsoft switched to using them on all of the 360 controllers recently.
- jonhendry 15y agoTorx+pin, or pentalobe, or whatever infernal device they come up with next.
- ugh 15y agoFUD. Torx drivers cost $2. Or: About as much as any other driver. It’s easy to replace both the HDD and RAM and you don’t need to buy Apple’s parts.
- DanBC 15y agoMy unibody MBP uses regular cross-head screws. EDIT: I've missed the torx screws on the actual drive. See child comment.
- jonhendry 15y agoI think removing the hard drive itself requires a small Torx.
- DanBC 15y agoAh, yes, sorry. This (12 page!!) link shows that first generation MBPs are actually pretty tricky to change the hard drive; but that all 3 generations need a torx driver for the HD. (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/58220-upgrade-your-macbook-pros-hard-drive-2/1 http://www.extremetech.com/computing/58220-upgrade-your-macb...)
- MaysonL 15y agoHell, you don't even need Torx (although they help). I upped my MBP to 8 GB RAM last week, using an ordinary (albeit miniscule) flathead screwdriver. It did take me about 4 tries to get the DIMMs seated correctly, though.