No no. Apple could definitely fix the unit.
They just don't want consumers doing it themselves, as it could void the
warranty, and plus, if you don't know what you're doing... generally, it's
quite easy, but they close the units like that more as a liability thing.
And besides, the odds that the memory chip would go bad like that are
incredibly slim. I didn't say it's impossible, I'll grant you that, but
I've had the same mac system as one of the units I use since April of 2011,
and that thing hasn't even remotely came close! to biting the dust. Most
mac computers hold up really really well!
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From: "Arnold Schmidt" <arno...@mindspring.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
When you say closed unit, does that mean that one has to take it to the
Apple store for repairs, or is it closed even to them? I would hate to know
I would have to throw the whole thing away just because a memory chip went
bad.
Arnold Schmidt
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From: "Simon Fogarty" <si...@blinky-net.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so.
They have now made the mac mini a closed unit,
I gave it a good go getting the base off one in a store near my home and
couldn't move it although the store wasn't happy I tried but it was pretty
closed up.
It appears they now want to make it a no go with personal updates of
devices, as in you can't update the mac book pros like you use to be able
to, or the mac mini like you could before,
Imac can still be done '
The 27 inch has a plate at the back that you can open to take out the ram
And if your really keen, you can take the screan off the 21 or 27inch models
to remove or change the harddrive.
I did this myself with a 21 inch 2007 imac and I wont do that again in a
hurry, they are an absolute pig of a system to get into.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Saqib Hussain
Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 12:03 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini
Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in
doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer for RAM
upgrades.
On 7 Jul 2016, at 18:20, Portia Scott <portia.sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
Also, if you know a good computer store, or you know how to yourself,
you can upgrade the ram, I believe up to 16 GB. At least, mine can be
upgraded that much, yours may be only 8 GB. Still, that is decent.
Portia.
On 7/7/16, Portia Scott <portia.sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Arnold,
That is the exact model I got, but it is from 2012.
I honestly think it would be a great buy, as I've read the reviews on it.
Portia.
On 7/7/16, Arnold Schmidt <arno...@mindspring.com> wrote:
It is from 2011. It has an i5, I think 2.5 gig, processor, but only
4 gig of ram. It has a 500 gig hard drive, which is plenty for me.
They want about $430 for this computer. Thanks for any opinions.
Arnold Schmidt
Arnold Schmidt
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