Does this even exist? A1466 i7 2.2 Ghz board with 16GB RAM?

[lobell]

Dear All,

I am looking to bring new life into my wife's old MacBook Air (I probably won't) and came across an offer for a

MacBook Air 2017 A1466 logic board i7 2.2 Ghz with 16GB


Is that real? I thought they only went up to 8GB?

I most likely won't buy, but I am very curious wth that is!

Ideas???

Thank you and apologies if this has been covered before

 

[real_mon2]

Yes but not by Apple. It can be done.

 

[GMShadow]

As the other poster said it's just been upgraded. People are doing CPU and RAM upgrades on these boards now. If the seller has a good rep I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[lobell]

As the other poster said it's just been upgraded. People are doing CPU and RAM upgrades on these boards now. If the seller has a good rep I wouldn't worry too much.

I understand the technical feasibility and I would definitely like to implant one of those in my wife's old Mac. I was curious whether you guys knew about anyone doing this on a larger scale.

What bothers me a bit is a) the "why?" (what exactly is the business case?) since they claim they are selling them as new. Why copy a 7year old logic board? Is there that much demand? And b) the "If the seller has a good rep" part, which I find quite difficult to judge on Aliexpress!

 

[GMShadow]

I understand the technical feasibility and I would definitely like to implant one of those in my wife's old Mac. I was curious whether you guys knew about anyone doing this on a larger scale.

What bothers me a bit is a) the "why?" (what exactly is the business case?) since they claim they are selling them as new. Why copy a 7year old logic board? Is there that much demand? And b) the "If the seller has a good rep" part, which I find quite difficult to judge on Aliexpress!

The "new" probably just means they've gone over it - or they're grabbing spare parts somewhere.

There's a market for the original Air form factor, given that the 2018-2019 models had defective keyboards and the 2018-2020 models overheat like crazy, and the M1 and newer still tend to be a good deal more expensive than "swap board into old computer"

DosDude (a member here) does the upgrades as well, but they're US based so that would be a factor.

 

[lobell]

The "new" probably just means they've gone over it - or they're grabbing spare parts somewhere.

There's a market for the original Air form factor, given that the 2018-2019 models had defective keyboards and the 2018-2020 models overheat like crazy, and the M1 and newer still tend to be a good deal more expensive than "swap board into old computer"

DosDude (a member here) does the upgrades as well, but they're US based so that would be a factor.

Yes, this

"... that the 2018-2019 models had defective keyboards and the 2018-2020 models overheat like crazy, and the M1 and newer still tend to be a good deal more expensive than "swap board into old computer""

sounds reasonable.


I am currently deciding whether to replace my i5 / 1.6 Ghz 4GB with a "normal" i7 / 2.2 Ghz 8GB or the one I mentioned above, the i7 / 2.2 Ghz 16GB

 

[1BadManVan]

Yes, this

"... that the 2018-2019 models had defective keyboards and the 2018-2020 models overheat like crazy, and the M1 and newer still tend to be a good deal more expensive than "swap board into old computer""

sounds reasonable.


I am currently deciding whether to replace my i5 / 1.6 Ghz 4GB with a "normal" i7 / 2.2 Ghz 8GB or the one I mentioned above, the i7 / 2.2 Ghz 16GB

If you're going to spend the money to breath new life into this machine to make it last longer, i would go with the 16gb option if they are a reputable seller.