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Post #358,936
by Another Scott
6/13/12 9:05:05 PM
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New Agreed.
If they really wanted it to be fully locked down, they'd solder the SSD in as well. They haven't done that - yet. ;-)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #358,937
by static
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6/13/12 9:13:00 PM
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New I hadn't thought of that.
Still, Apple doing things like that are less likely to be pillored than (say) Dell or HP or Sony or ...

Wade.
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Post #358,942
by mvitale
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6/13/12 11:09:59 PM
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New Re: Agreed.
I think they do that (solder in the SSD's) in the MacBook Airs.
-Mike

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Post #358,943
by Another Scott
6/13/12 11:51:17 PM
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New They used a unique connector.
It, like the newer version, was unique to Apple initially.

http://www.ifixit.co...-045#.T9lshbU4z_c

I suspect drives with the new connector will be available from OtherWorldComputing and the like soon.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Next generation MacBook Pro sounds nice. - (Another Scott) - (42) - June 11, 2012, 01:31:48 PM EDT
         $2199 - (SpiceWare) - (22) - June 11, 2012, 02:38:47 PM EDT
             That has "business expense" written all over it... -NT - (malraux) - (4) - June 11, 2012, 02:57:32 PM EDT
                 Yup. - (Another Scott) - (3) - June 11, 2012, 03:00:23 PM EDT
                     8G of RAM isn't enough for some people - (malraux) - (2) - June 11, 2012, 06:15:10 PM EDT
                         Ah, it goes up to 16G - (malraux) - (1) - June 13, 2012, 11:24:14 AM EDT
                             Whew! I can get mine in ~2015, then.. -NT - (Ashton) - June 14, 2012, 06:55:32 PM EDT
             $2800 for the 2.6 GHz/8 GB/512 GB version. - (Another Scott) - (11) - June 11, 2012, 03:04:04 PM EDT
                 looks like the RAM you buy at purchase time is all you get - (SpiceWare) - (10) - June 11, 2012, 04:22:34 PM EDT
                     Now THAT is annoying. - (malraux) - June 11, 2012, 06:16:17 PM EDT
                     confirmed - (SpiceWare) - (8) - June 13, 2012, 11:01:28 AM EDT
                         Re: confirmed - (malraux) - June 13, 2012, 05:36:47 PM EDT
                         Apple want it to be disposable, not upgradeable. - (static) - (6) - June 13, 2012, 08:54:50 PM EDT
                             Actually it seems they wanted it thin. - (malraux) - (5) - June 13, 2012, 08:58:40 PM EDT
                                 Agreed. - (Another Scott) - (3) - June 13, 2012, 09:05:05 PM EDT
                                     I hadn't thought of that. - (static) - June 13, 2012, 09:13:00 PM EDT
                                     Re: Agreed. - (mvitale) - (1) - June 13, 2012, 11:09:59 PM EDT
                                         They used a unique connector. - (Another Scott) - June 13, 2012, 11:51:17 PM EDT
                                 not just Apple - (SpiceWare) - June 13, 2012, 09:25:49 PM EDT
             No 17" model anymore. - (folkert) - (4) - June 12, 2012, 09:55:34 PM EDT
                 Not really. - (malraux) - (3) - June 12, 2012, 10:07:52 PM EDT
                     The heck! - (folkert) - (2) - June 13, 2012, 07:31:56 PM EDT
                         I'm not saying you don't know what you want. - (malraux) - (1) - June 13, 2012, 07:35:04 PM EDT
                             I guess. - (folkert) - June 13, 2012, 07:55:53 PM EDT
         AnandTech reviews the Retina model - (SpiceWare) - June 12, 2012, 02:33:34 PM EDT
         Ars review - (SpiceWare) - (1) - June 22, 2012, 02:03:02 PM EDT
             A very good review. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - June 22, 2012, 08:29:09 PM EDT
         display fun - (SpiceWare) - (10) - June 22, 2012, 02:11:40 PM EDT
             I didn't appreciate what they were doing. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (3) - June 22, 2012, 07:29:55 PM EDT
                 What weren't you appreciating? - (folkert) - (2) - June 22, 2012, 07:45:19 PM EDT
                     The scaling. - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 22, 2012, 08:40:13 PM EDT
                         Re: The scaling. - (folkert) - June 22, 2012, 08:48:55 PM EDT
             that majorly sucks (from the comments) - (boxley) - (5) - June 22, 2012, 08:17:15 PM EDT
                 Re: that majorly sucks (from the comments) - (folkert) - (4) - June 22, 2012, 08:50:19 PM EDT
                     wierd from my macbook - (boxley) - (3) - June 22, 2012, 09:13:41 PM EDT
                         Maximize isn't good enough? - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 22, 2012, 09:38:59 PM EDT
                             Suppose this... - (folkert) - (1) - June 22, 2012, 09:44:38 PM EDT
                                 Ok, but when I watch movies, I generally watch movies. - (Another Scott) - June 22, 2012, 10:04:51 PM EDT
         AnandTech - (SpiceWare) - (4) - June 23, 2012, 03:37:30 PM EDT
             Summary of all the reviews: - (malraux) - (2) - June 23, 2012, 05:08:29 PM EDT
                 it'd be interesting to know what % upgrade their RAM - (SpiceWare) - (1) - June 23, 2012, 08:49:28 PM EDT
                     8G is a lot - (malraux) - June 23, 2012, 09:02:00 PM EDT
             Now for the *Real* "designers" here.. - (Ashton) - June 24, 2012, 03:18:33 PM EDT

Such firms gave a bad name to the penis enhancement business.
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