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splekertz

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Mar 24, 2018
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has anyone tried or attempted soldering new memory chips to macbook air logic board?
 

Pugly

macrumors 6502
Jun 7, 2016
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This is not something that looks easy at all. Probably better just to sell your Mac and buy another with enough ram.
This video goes over it.
 

Macdctr

macrumors 65816
Nov 25, 2009
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Ocean State
You're better off either sending off your logic board for this RAM upgrade service or just source another logic board with 8GB RAM. I chose to source another logic board for my 2015 MBA...
 

Johnny365

macrumors 6502a
Nov 30, 2015
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So are we talking about the OP having 4GB and wanting 8GB, or having 8GB/wanted 16GB ?
 

Audit13

macrumors 604
Apr 19, 2017
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I would assume the OP is asking about going from 4 GB to 8 GB of ram as the air cannot support more than 8 GB. I have not seen anything to indicate that anything above 8 GB was successful.
 
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