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Interinactive
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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:21 Post subject: Macbook air - need quick answer	Quick Quote Quote

Hello I am in the US and MBAs are $200 cheaper here If I buy a stock one, i5 CPU and 4GB RAM, is it easy to upgrade myself later on? I've upgraded a lot of laptops in my time, but never a Mac I'm pretty sure the SSD is soldered to the board, but I'll get a 256GB model which is more than enough Thanks!

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:23 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I think the only thing you can actually upgrade is the memory, everything else would be impossible Unless things have changed... I have the mid 2011 model, and can't upgrade shite in it. \| BenQ XL2420T 24" 120Hz \| Ducky Shine III 9008 White LED - Brown MX \| Logitech G9x \| \| Corsair Carbide 400R \| Asus Sabertooth z77 \| i7 3770K @ 4.3Ghz - 1.200v \| CM Hyper 212 Evo - Push/Pull \| \| SLI eVGA 4GB GTX980 ACX SC \| Vengeance 16GB RAM 1600 DDR3 \| AX850w PSU \| Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD \| WD Black 1TB HD \|

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:32 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

In an MBA you can't upgrade anything without breaking warranty. Join in on the war on LeoSatan

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:32 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Checked iFixit: nope. Soldered. https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/183064/Can+I+upgrade+the+memory+ram+in+a+Mabook+Air+Early+2014 Join in on the war on LeoSatan

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2014 21:38 Post subject:

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The good news here is sometime in the future you should be able to upgrade the SSD, its replaceable!

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Posted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2014 20:25 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

you can't upgrade a mac book air. why would you in the first place? the actual specs are nice. mine is from year 2010 i think and still runs like a charm.

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Posted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2014 20:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

4GB is not enough these days. Even browsing the internet is enough to clog. While Mavericks helps somewhat, you want at least 8GB. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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