It’s obviously aimed at Apple’s “don’t you dare try to upgrade or repair yourself. WE control all aspects of these machines, and you WILL pay what we say you will” attitude.
I have tried to take out hard drives in prebuilt towers – hammers and chisels get involved. I remove drives when I recycle trash them. I put an extra drive in my laptop and that involved removing 29 screws. iFixit is a good place to go if you want to know how to do stuff on your computer.
In later years the iFruit company really got their act together. These days you can’t upgrade an iFruit at all; you just have to buy a new one. Profit!
Anyone else remember installing chips while sitting on the kitchen floor, holding-on to the drain under the sink, so you didn’t zap ’em with static electricity?
I remember installing RAM and a sound card into my 386-SX long ago before I knew much about computers, how nervous I was. Luckily the patient lived, thrived even after and games were so much better.
One of my jobs as a Computer Specialist involved swapping out a faulty motherboard in a laptop that was not any of the usual ones purchased by our organization. I got the old one partially removed but could not figure out how to release this one spot. In desperation, I Googled how to remove this laptop’s motherboard, and luckily, there was a YouTube video. It was a simple little trick to release some clamp or something, which then had another screw underneath it…
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
fabulous
sirbadger over 3 years ago
Earlier this month when my hard drive crashed, I replaced it with an SSD drive.
Robert4170 over 3 years ago
It’s obviously aimed at Apple’s “don’t you dare try to upgrade or repair yourself. WE control all aspects of these machines, and you WILL pay what we say you will” attitude.
Kwen over 3 years ago
You bought it one week ago and it already needs an upgrade ? Obviously an Ifruit…
MayCauseBurns over 3 years ago
Next purchase: $1000 computer stand.
SamuelMeasa over 3 years ago
Doesn’t letting your kid work on your PC void the warranty?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
I have tried to take out hard drives in prebuilt towers – hammers and chisels get involved. I remove drives when I recycle trash them. I put an extra drive in my laptop and that involved removing 29 screws. iFixit is a good place to go if you want to know how to do stuff on your computer.
Mark Hanson over 3 years ago
In later years the iFruit company really got their act together. These days you can’t upgrade an iFruit at all; you just have to buy a new one. Profit!
Larrycleve over 3 years ago
I’m surprised Andy knew the right ram to get. Getting the wrong type could trash your computer.
Nyckname over 3 years ago
Anyone else remember installing chips while sitting on the kitchen floor, holding-on to the drain under the sink, so you didn’t zap ’em with static electricity?
tripwire45 over 3 years ago
If an iFruit is an Apple, doesn’t it void the warranty to open up the case?
mourdac Premium Member over 3 years ago
I remember installing RAM and a sound card into my 386-SX long ago before I knew much about computers, how nervous I was. Luckily the patient lived, thrived even after and games were so much better.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
Now he loves it of course.
Numbnumb over 3 years ago
Maybe they should rename it to an “ifruitcake”!!
ChessPirate over 3 years ago
One of my jobs as a Computer Specialist involved swapping out a faulty motherboard in a laptop that was not any of the usual ones purchased by our organization. I got the old one partially removed but could not figure out how to release this one spot. In desperation, I Googled how to remove this laptop’s motherboard, and luckily, there was a YouTube video. It was a simple little trick to release some clamp or something, which then had another screw underneath it…
Daeder over 3 years ago
If Jason likes that, he probably hates that Macs are no longer modular at all.
eccolibri60 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Appealing to his ego.