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  • Hi! Thanks for the post! It's funny you mention this because I have an 11" Air with the same problem that I've been avoiding looking at. Like yours, it has a sturdy hinge, but it falls all the way back. I took it apart, took off the clutch …
    in 2015 11" MacBook Air opens flat Comment by John August 2019
  • Sorry for the delay -- just noticed the response. Anyway, thanks so much! Yeah, the Answers site was fun...trying to build it up here, but it's tricky getting momentum behind a website! Anyway, hope you're doing well, and stay in touch!
    in MacBook Pro displays ? when booting up Comment by John July 2019
  • Hey Lemerise, how have you been? Good catch -- I forgot to mention the hard drive cable could be a possibility
    in MacBook Pro displays ? when booting up Comment by John July 2019
  • Only if they show symptoms. I think the recall was 2015-2017
    in Upgrading 2009 Dual Core MacBook Pro Comment by John June 2019
  • I'm not very familiar with those, but I don't think either will. 2012 has Thunderbolt 1, and mid 2015 has Thunderbolt 2. I believe it's only machines produced in the last couple years that can handle those.
    in Upgrading 2009 Dual Core MacBook Pro Comment by John June 2019
  • Hi David! Thanks for the post! Unfortunately your 2009 machine is not capable of housing a quad-core board, so an upgrade is not an option. If you are looking for a similar form-factor machine with upgradeable HD and RAM (so that you can use your…
    in Upgrading 2009 Dual Core MacBook Pro Comment by John June 2019
  • Hi! Thanks for the post! No restore media means that they do not come with physical restore media to re-load the system (99% of laptops out there don't either). But in most cases you can do an Internet restore if you ever need to re-load the syst…
    in Buying one of your macbooks Comment by John May 2019
  • Hi! Thanks for the post! The power button is connected to the keyboard, which is connected to the board, so what most likely happened is that the keyboard got fried and so you can no longer start the computer. If you click on the "power on p…
    in MacBook A1342 Water Damage Comment by John May 2019
  • @gadgetgeek76 , I'm not sure if you saw that I answered the question above.
    in Any way to increase RAM? MacBook Pro Retina 13inch Early 2015 Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 - 8GB Comment by John May 2019
  • Hi! Please e-mail me at john@rdklinc.com (if you haven't already) and we can discuss. Thanks
    in buying in bulk Comment by John May 2019
  • Thanks for the post! Unfortunately, as of the 2012 Retinas, and all Airs, it is impossible to upgrade the RAM on MacBooks because it is soldered onto the board and there are no RAM expansion slots. You could conceivably replace the logic boards, b…
    in Any way to increase RAM? MacBook Pro Retina 13inch Early 2015 Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 - 8GB Comment by John May 2019
  • Just listed this: https://www.rdklinc.com/marketplace/46 If interested, please e-mail me at john@rdklinc.com, and we can work out details outside of this public forum. I can customize RAM/HD if you want, and I can load on Snow Leopard. Thanks, …
    in Logic board Comment by John March 2019
  • Hi! I'm out today but tomorrow I'll see what I have as far as 2011 15". I know I have a few 2011 13" 2.3GHZ i5s, if those are of interest. No, I probably don't have the high-res model, but I'll check.
    in Logic board Comment by John March 2019
  • No problem! And if you are interested in buying another 2011 for $350-ish let me know, as I do sell them and I can list one in my store. However, the danger with those is that you may run into another bad GPU eventually, since the issue is so comm…
    in Logic board Comment by John March 2019
  • Hi! Thanks for the post! I don't do repair for individuals (I repair laptops and sell them), and I also don't do board repair, so I can't quote you. Unfortunately the situation you're in is a difficult one because your laptop is only worth about …
    in Logic board Comment by John March 2019
  • Thanks for the post! High Sierra should work on that machine. If you Google "High Sierra system requirements", the 2009 White Unibody MacBook is listed. You also know a machine is capable of the OS simply because the installer is runnin…
    in MacBook White Unibody froze when downloading High Sierra Comment by John March 2019
  • Thanks for the post! All expandable MacBooks (MacBooks up to Mid 2012 non-retina) have two slots for RAM, and the memory is usually divided between the two slots. That generally gives you 1GB (2x512MB), 2GB (2x1GB), 4GB (2x2GB), 8GB (2x4GB), or 16…
    in MacBook Pro how much RAM can I put on this laptop ? Comment by John March 2019
  • Hi! Thanks for the post! It all depends on which MacBook Pro you have. Let me know the year...if you don't know, I can look it up with the serial number, or you can look it up yourself at https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/. If it's 2011-i…
    in Lost firmware password Comment by John February 2019
  • Service alerts are like the "check engine" light in your car -- they are set off when certain thresholds are passed (miles, load cycles, etc.), but they do not necessarily mean that something is wrong with your car, or your battery. The l…
    in MacBook Pro Battery Comment by John February 2019
  • Thanks for the post! This question and endless variations of it are very common, and they all have the same answer: Do a Google search to determine what the system requirements of the software are, and then see if your computer meets the system re…
    in Does Logic Pro work on my MacBook? Comment by John February 2019
  • Thanks for the post! A blinking question mark means that for whatever reason the laptop is unable to boot to the operating system. This could be because there is no hard drive, or that the operating system on the hard drive has become corrupted an…
    in MacBook Pro displays ? when booting up Comment by John February 2019
  • That's too bad...I think you just have a fried board. There's not much more that can be done without resorting to board repair, which I don't do (and which doesn't really make sense on such an old model). I have a ton of A1181 boards, so if you e-…
    in Another A1181 Comment by John January 2019
  • Hi Abel! Thanks for the post! Sorry about the situation in Venezuela. I have heard from several people that things are very tough down there...hopefully it will improve before long. Is the sleep light on permanently? Or does it come on when you…
    in Another A1181 Comment by John January 2019
  • There are lots of factors. Sold listings are a GREAT tool. But make sure to sort the sold listings by "recent first" rather that "lowest first" or "highest first", because that will give you a better sense of average …
    in Questions on buying from recyclers Comment by John December 2018
  • Hey Rob! Thanks for the post! I could write about 500 pages on these topics, so I'll try to put together a good summary. But first, since you have board repair experience, have you thought about buying bad boards, repairing them, and then selling…
    in Questions on buying from recyclers Comment by John December 2018
  • Hi Mark! Thanks for the post! The "last upgradeable" MacBooks are the mid-2012 Pros: 13" 2.5GHZ i5 dual, MD101LL/A 13" 2.9GHZ i7 dual, MD102LL/A 15" 2.3GHZ i7 quad, MD103LL/A 15" 2.6GHZ i7 quad, MD104LL/A 15" 2…
    in Next MacBook Pro purchase: "disposable" or older "upgradeable"? Comment by John December 2018
  • Hi Dorison! Thanks for the thoughtful post! The Apple/Amazon move to dump small businesses will certainly hurt our ability to sell Apple devices, making perhaps 30% of the total online marketplace off limits to us. But there's still a ton left, a…
    in Repairing Macs for Income Comment by John November 2018
  • Thanks for the post! I've found most of my suppliers on eBay. The thing is, if you're selling piles of broken stuff on eBay, you're probably doing it because you don't have another outlet for it. In other words, these kinds of sellers often don't…
    in Apple Part Supplier Comment by John November 2018
  • Hi Al! Thanks for posting! The problem with recyclers in this case is that they are generally responsible for wiping drives and insuring that data cannot be recovered. So they will sell you good drives that have been properly wiped, but not damag…
    in Hard drives Comment by John November 2018
  • Hi! Yeah, you pretty much want to send back the RAM. I'd make sure it's fully seated first -- sometimes a module will pop up diagonally out of its socket at an angle if it's not fully seated, and that will cause kernel panics. Often the top modul…
    in Kernel Panics Comment by John October 2018