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    Replacing the harddrive in MB Air with SSD. Possible?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Phil, Apr 9, 2008.

  1. Phil

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    I am planning on buying a MB Air with 80GB HDD.

    If I find out that I am dissappointed with the speed of the HDD, will it be possible in the future to replace the HDD with an SSD myself?

    I am quite handy with this kind of stuff. I just don't know how easy it is to open the Air, and how accesible the harddrive is. Also I don't know much about the size limitations.
     
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  3. Phil

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    Nice! thanks for the link.

     
    Phil, Apr 9, 2008
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    Here is another site that tore down an 'Air.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Wow. And I thought replacing the drive on the MBP required some work...

    phew... if I took the air apart, I'd probably never get it back together right. Then again, I'll never own one either...
     
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    :eek: Yea that doesn't look easy at all
     
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    Haha, like they say, you'll always have that extra spring that doesn't seem to fit anywhere :p.
     
    Sam, Apr 9, 2008
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