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#upgrade

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    Upgrading SSD on 2018 MacBook Air i5

    Hi!! So I have a big problem with upgrading SSD on my 2018 MacBook Air A1932. I can't find the SSD anywhere, I found it for 2013-2017 and I don't know if it will work because of the specific port. I would like to buy the 256, 512 GB or 1T version of the SSD.
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    Potential Hack? Strange instance of "Failed to Personalize the Software Update" Error

    EDITED TO INCLUDE SCREENSHOT FROM ROUTER/FIREWALL DEVICE, SHOWING STRANGE URLS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO UPDATE MACOS. Hello all, I am having what seems to be an unusual case with the "failed to personalize" error when trying to upgrade macOS Ventura. I am running 13.4 (Public Beta) on an M1 MacBook...
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    Upgrading SSD from MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina, early 2015)

    Hi everyone, Newbie here, I've been having a look at several threads about changing the SSD for a better one but so far I haven't found one that answers my questions and I want to be 100% convinced before taking the big step. The reason for my change is due to the capacity (typical 128gb). I...
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    Should I upgrade my 13" 2017 Macbook pro to M1 8GB Macbook air

    So right now I am in possession of a late macbook pro 2017 with a i5 and 8gb of ram, and I was wondering if it is smart for me to upgrade to a m1 macbook air with 8gb of ram. Right now I am a studying cybersecurity and I feel as if I upgraded to an 8gb machine with unified memory will kind of...
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    Resolved Upgraded NVMe 2.0 drive slow on Macbook air (early 2015)

    Hello, I decided it was time to upgrade storage on my MacBook Air, so I bought a 500GB Crucial P2 NVMe 2.0 SSD and installed it with a Sintech adapter. Everything is running fine, and I don't really notice a difference in performance, but when I went to check the drive speeds using Blackmagic...
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    Upgrade Imac

    I want to upgrade my iMac's GPU, but I have many questions. This is my iMac specs Please answer all of these questions: What GPU would you recommend me to upgrade to that is supported? If the boot screen goes away if I use the new gpu, how can I boot camp to windows? how can I install the...
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    27 iMac - max out now or buy minimum and wait for upgrade?

    My 2010 Mac Book Pro is dying on me (constant kernel panic? It reboots constantly and I’ve had it looked at by a Mac expert friend in my IT department who was not able to fix) and I need to replace it with iMac as soon as possible. Choosing iMac over another MBP because I also need new larger...
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    iMAC i3 Osx Instalation imposible

    Hi guys, I wanted to ask you about the following problem that has me crazy for 1 month. I have a IMAC, SN:W80254H8DB7, mid 2010 i3,4g Ram, 1tb hhd . It worked perfectly, I decided to update it and change the disk for an SSD and change the memory by 16gb. Once these parts were installed, I...