Macbook Air 2017.. Can the CPU be Upgraded?

[Foul]

Hey, 

So im currently trying to sell my Macbook Air 2017 With an i5 in it, He would buy it, If I could upgrade it ""Safely to an i7""

Is it possible to Upgrade?  Can you buy the Chips?

 

NEEDS TO BE CANADIAN IF YOU LINK SOMETHING
 

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air?product=MQD32LL/A&step=config#

 

This is the Mac, I know you can Buy the i7 But I was wondering if you can upgrade it.

 

 

Thanks

[t4ils]

No.

[Dissitesuxba11s]

No you cannot upgrade a Mac CPU. 

[sillypenguin213]

One possible way: replacing the whole motherboard.

[Zodiark1593]

Macboom Airs have always had their CPU soldered. Unless you happen to have a BGA rework station laying around, and can source a non-defect BGA cpu that is compatible (meeting both of these conditions being quite unlikely), it's a dead end.

 

Theoretically, you could procure a motherboard with an upgraded cpu, though the likely expense and labor involved make this an impractical endeavor.

[Max_Settings]

To be fair, 99.9% of Windows laptops you can't upgrade the CPU either.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

It's theoretically possible but you'd need a lot of very expensive equipment that'd probably be more than a new laptop anyway