New Retina Display Macbook is non-upgradeable

[chef]

So we're now into the disposable laptop era..

Retina Display Macbook taken apart

- RAM is soldered directly onto the logic board
- SSD measures only 3.16 mm thick compared to 9.45 mm for the traditional hard drive

no RAM upgrade possible and Hard Drive is a special Apple only version.. great.

[cojak]

KUATB.
http://forums.contractoruk.com/techn...ml#post1559924

[d000hg]

Macs are generally not sold as upgradable... you can do it but it's very unusual. Therefore this decision will probably affect something like 1% of users.

Also - they probably argue the only way to get such a gorgeous thin box is to do this type of thing. It sounds a reasonable argument to me although I sympathise with your frustration!

[cojak]

Macs are generally not sold as upgradable... you can do it but it's very unusual. Therefore this decision will probably affect something like 1% of users.

Also - they probably argue the only way to get such a gorgeous thin box is to do this type of thing. It sounds a reasonable argument to me although I sympathise with your frustration!

It's actually easier to do than your average laptop. I can see a good few regular purchasers being pretty unhappy with this.

[NickFitz]

An alternative point of view.

[SupremeSpod]

An alternative point of view.

He sounds like a petulant kid.

[cojak]

I guess that it's a lack of choice that people don't like.

[NickFitz]

Another alternative point of view.

[NotAllThere]

It's the fact that it's the evil apple empire that makes me not like it.

Edit: hmm. Just looked at it. Very nice. But why should I care? The technology will be elsewhere sooner or later and I don't look at my screen with a magnifying glass that often.

[Spacecadet]

He sounds like a petulant kid.

Which one?