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From: Jolly Roger on 16 Jan 2010 23:20 In article <018ad95e$0$1759$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > Jolly Roger wrote: > > > And some Macs, like the Mac Pro, no screw driver is required to upgrade > > hard drives, RAM, or video cards. : ) > > Since being pedantic is part of Usenet.... > > You need to screw drives to the caddy on the Mac Pro. Then the Caddy > slides in without screws. The caddies do come with the screws though. > > Perhaps it is the inclusion of the screws that forces Apple to charge so > much for Macs :-) :-) ;-) :-) :-) > ;-) Oh ok, sheesh... You have to screw the caddy to the drive. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Warren Oates on 17 Jan 2010 00:03 In article <jollyroger-DA6401.20354316012010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > And some Macs, like the Mac Pro, no screw driver is required to upgrade > hard drives, RAM, or video cards. : ) That's not totally true -- you need a little jeweler's screwdriver to mount the new drive in its little tray (but then the tray just slides in). -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Jolly Roger on 17 Jan 2010 00:22 In article <00c3e666$0$8187$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-DA6401.20354316012010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > And some Macs, like the Mac Pro, no screw driver is required to upgrade > > hard drives, RAM, or video cards. : ) > > That's not totally true -- you need a little jeweler's screwdriver to > mount the new drive in its little tray (but then the tray just slides > in). Actually, a regular Phillips screw driver is perfect. The screws are not extraordinarily small. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: nospam on 17 Jan 2010 02:34 In article <2s65l5tm5fvvdegrsc6v76d6ismr8e7jeb(a)4ax.com>, The Other Guy <him-on-the-corner(a)fifth-and-main.com> wrote: > >> > installing a new HD. more RAM or a better graphics card is just not > >> > going to happen. > >> > >> why not? do you not know how to use a screwdriver > > Yes, I know how to use drivers, slot-head and Philips types. I do it > quite often on generic PC's. I've even been known to use both types on > the one box. then you should be able to upgrade a hard drive on a mac. > Ok, online manuals say I could add RAM to an iMac. I don't suppose > anyone would want to upgrade the graphics, superdrive or processor. few people care about upgrading those, which is why it's not designed to be easily upgraded. in fact, few people upgrade their computers even when it *is* easy to do. > It doesn't mention the hard drive, but I suppose external storage takes > care of that. So, not entirely a sealed unit. > Minis look like sealed units. What you get is what you keep. unless you open it. granted, opening a mac mini is not as easy as a mac pro, but it's not welded shut either. > The wife's MacBook looks like it can have the RAM and the battery > replaced, if needed. That's nice to know, though now I do I suppose I > should buy a couple of spare battery packs before they become extinct. what makes you think they'll become extinct? how long were you planning on keeping the macbook anyway? > (Uh. No. Not at 99 UKpounds each. Maybe one. For her birthday.) > There's no indication the cd-writer can be replaced with a superdrive, > and I don't remember finding that when I first looked. But I could > just have missed it. macbooks have superdrives. where in the world did you get the idea they didn't?
From: Jolly Roger on 17 Jan 2010 07:21
In article <2s65l5tm5fvvdegrsc6v76d6ismr8e7jeb(a)4ax.com>, The Other Guy <him-on-the-corner(a)fifth-and-main.com> wrote: > Ok, online manuals say I could add RAM to an iMac. I don't suppose > anyone would want to upgrade the graphics, superdrive or processor. It > doesn't mention the hard drive, but I suppose external storage takes > care of that. So, not entirely a sealed unit. The graphics hardware in iMacs is included on the motherboard, you complete RTard. Let's see you upgrade the graphics in the Lenovo IdeaCenter or the Dell Studio One. Oh what's that? You can't? Pfffft... > Minis look like sealed units. What you get is what you keep. BZZZZ! Wrong again. You can upgrade or replace the hard drive, the RAM, the CPU, the 802.11 module, the Bluetooth module, and the CD/DVD drive in any Mac mini. > The wife's MacBook looks like it can have the RAM and the battery > replaced, if needed. Same as most any mainstream laptop, PC or Mac. Hard to imagine you are really just figuring this out now. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |