All Things Mac/ Apple
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Has anyone had any experience swapping to an SSD for a mid-2012 MBP? I just ordered a Transcend 960gb SSD and I'm debating whether to do the swap myself or if it would be worthwhile to take it somewhere.
Swap it yourself. It's super easy. If you know how to use a screwdriver you'll be fine. You'll need a small philips head screwdriver and I believe a T6 torx screwdriver. I'm sure there are plenty of videos around to guide you through it.
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Yep, I did mine and it was extremely easy.
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yeah me three on that. just did it myself. no fuss. pretty straightforward. too easy mate.
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My 2011 MBP is in with the apple store. The display was going crazy greens/reds. It's out of all warranty, but being done under a general recall/replacement. $800AUD replacement for free. Any other vendor, and back in the day I used to do hardware/parts/etc, would say, sorry, that's natural wear/tear/usage of 4 years always on device. Apple goes, no no, it should last you more than 4 years, we're sorry our manufacturing wasn't up to par for you, and this isn't your fault, so we'll fix it for free.
It's stuff like this why I stick with Apple. Some of their hardware/options are annoying, their service bar none, number one.
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My 2011 MBP is in with the apple store. The display was going crazy greens/reds. It's out of all warranty, but being done under a general recall/replacement. $800AUD replacement for free. Any other vendor, and back in the day I used to do hardware/parts/etc, would say, sorry, that's natural wear/tear/usage of 4 years always on device. Apple goes, no no, it should last you more than 4 years, we're sorry our manufacturing wasn't up to par for you, and this isn't your fault, so we'll fix it for free.
It's stuff like this why I stick with Apple. Some of their hardware/options are annoying, their service bar none, number one.
the replacement program have been out for awhile now. thank god the petition went through. i had the same problem on my 2011 15in MBP as well. however mine died way earlier and i wasn't going to pay. however, the moment the replacement program came out, i was the first in to the genius bar to get it done.
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^Yup, I've been aware of it for a while as well, but it got to a point where the flashing got too much. Plus a logic board replacement is basically getting a new computer. My case was full of cat hair (I tried removing a ton of it a few weeks ago), so the shell will be cleaned fully, and the logic board is replaced. Imagine it's then covered by another 1-3years warranty, like most of their replacements, which extends a 2011 product at least to mid 2016. 5 years on a laptop is good IMO.
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Organizations. All companies/orgs, have an obligation to make as much profit and pay as little tax as possible. They are bound to do as such by their shareholders. It's not an Apple thing.
Read the wiki on Double Irish arrangements;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangementMajor companies known to employ the double Irish strategy are:
Abbott Laboratories[10][11]
Adobe Systems[12]
Apple Inc.[2]
Eli Lilly and Company[12]
Facebook[8]
Forest Laboratories[12]
General Electric[8]
Google[12][8][13]
IBM[14]
Johnson & Johnson[8]
Microsoft[12]
Oracle Corp.[12]
Pfizer Inc.[12]
Starbucks[8]
Yahoo![15] -
^ All true and very excellent points + No hard feelings for anybody here. If anything kudos for keeping and repairing your old computer.
Actually have an apple in my life. That said, once the household Apple goes out that we've had since 2003, we'll be doing this:
http://www.velocitymicro.com/Products.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_Micro
Edit: to keep things clean: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7512.new#new
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@Snowy yeah it has been growing great. no problems so far. after getting it replaced, i upgraded the hard drive to ssd and everything feels so much faster. it feels like the computer had a refresh and could go on for another 2-3 years. so that puts it lifespan about 5-7 years, which is good. the only thing i'm lacking is a retina screen.
well, glad you got it replaced, as a side note, it would be worth getting it replaced even though the screen has not fuck up. that way you could sorta have a peace of mind.
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Always worth a try at a Apple Store in my experience. Had out of warranty iPhones replaced.
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yeah like what they all mentioned. check in with the apple store see what they an do/cost are to replace. also check online if there are any other people with similar fault on your MBA model/year and also check for any ongoing/upcoming replacement programs if so..
