Posted December 13, 2020 Can you upgrade the RAM on a MacBook Air 2020 running intel? My machine only has 8GB and I have heard apple solders its components to the motherboard. If there is a way, how risky is it to do? My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Soldered in. If you have questions about mac upgrades, feel free to google search some iFixit teardowns. They're super useful. I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Sandro Linux said: Can you upgrade the RAM on a MacBook Air 2020 running intel? My machine only has 8GB and I have heard apple solders its components to the motherboard. If there is a way, how risky is it to do? Nope, everything is soldered so can’t be upgraded. Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 6 minutes ago, Lord Vile said: Nope, everything is soldered so can’t be upgraded. Ok yeah My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 6 minutes ago, Fasauceome said: Soldered in. If you have questions about mac upgrades, feel free to google search some iFixit teardowns. They're super useful. I looked at the ifixit teardown. Man, Macs are really unrepairable My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, Sandro Linux said: I looked at the ifixit teardown. Man, Macs are really unrepairable They used to not be My Power Mac G4 has a handle on the side to get access to everything inside. All you need is a Philips-head screwdriver and some patience and you can remove everything except the PSU. elephants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 6 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said: They used to not be My Power Mac G4 has a handle on the side to get access to everything inside. All you need is a Philips-head screwdriver and some patience and you can remove everything except the PSU. I liked the look of the old ibooks, they looked so colourful! And they are more upgradeable than the current Macbooks My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Sandro Linux said: I looked at the ifixit teardown. Man, Macs are really unrepairable They’re ultra books they’re pretty much all the same. 16GB of RAM on an air shouldn’t really be needed either Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 5 minutes ago, Lord Vile said: They’re ultra books they’re pretty much all the same. 16GB of RAM on an air shouldn’t really be needed either I know, most windows laptops are the same. I have heard there are some more repairable laptops running linux from System76 My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 36 minutes ago, Sandro Linux said: I know, most windows laptops are the same. I have heard there are some more repairable laptops running linux from System76 They’re just klevo? I think it’s spelled rebranded laptops with Linux installed. They’re nothing special. Just cheap laptops with Linux. Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 37 minutes ago, Lord Vile said: They’re just klevo? I think it’s spelled rebranded laptops with Linux installed. They’re nothing special. Just cheap laptops with Linux. Tuxedo computers are better though My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Lord Vile said: They’re just klevo? I think it’s spelled rebranded laptops with Linux installed. They’re nothing special. Just cheap laptops with Linux. To be fair, System76 does pretty thorough validation on their systems to ensure that the drivers, etc. are all stable, and I believe they use a custom open-source UEFI of some kind as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author Just now, Grabhanem said: To be fair, System76 does pretty thorough validation on their systems to ensure that the drivers, etc. are all stable, and I believe they use a custom open-source UEFI of some kind as well. Yeah, it is called Core Boot I believe My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, Grabhanem said: To be fair, System76 does pretty thorough validation on their systems to ensure that the drivers, etc. are all stable, and I believe they use a custom open-source UEFI of some kind as well. But it’s still a clevo laptop with custom logos and a higher price tag Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 13, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, Lord Vile said: But it’s still a clevo laptop with custom logos and a higher price tag I believe System76 design the laptops. (EDIT: I stand corrected, System76 and Tuxedo both source these chassis from clevo My Laptop: A MacBook Air My Desktop: Don’t have one My Phone: An Honor 8s (although I don’t recommend it) My Favourite OS: Linux My Console: A Regular PS4 My Tablet: A Huawei Mediapad m5 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 14, 2020 nope apple soldered it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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