Upgrade SSD by MacBook

Plan B, I will buy a notebook with Windows OS for 500–700 USD, will install linux on it and about 2000–3000 USD left for a nice holiday.

At the moment I will go ahead to buy an ipad instead of very expensive McBook, so as not to let Apple down. :–)

I hope Apple will change the politics with soldered components in the future.

Apple strategy is to avoid unnecessary failure-prone items such as sockets. Their data suggests that soldered components are far more reliable than socketed components, and that is what drives their decision to solder.
"Buy a new one" is YOUR solution.

Normally, I’m using a Windows PC up to 5-8 years, provided that I can always upgrade some components. I don't believe in such fairy tales that soldered RAM or SSD last longer. This is only a marketing selling point to buy a new device instead of upgrading components.

My solution is NOT to buy Apple PC or notebook and I can save about 2000 USD. :–)

This argument ist ein nonsens. For example I will never buy a car with a soldered automotive baterry that I cannot exchange and I’m NOT ready to pay 10 times more for this solution, even if it will be highly recommended by Component Engineering.

The time is changing, if You buy today, is old tomorrow, but if if I buy a device, is my personal right to use at least 5–8 years and to use so long time I really need a possibilty to replace some components.

Sorry for my different point of view the reality and it shouldn‘t be a bad thing, if I’m trying to save a lot of money.

May I ask are You working by Apple or You are the seller?

Anyway we’re going out of the topic. We are talking about replacing components and not about a hotline. Do You think the support will be so professional and ready to replace soldered parts, because of device slowness, instead of a simple recommendation buying a new one for thousands of USD? I think You don‘t need Apple support for this question.

Maybe Apple support is good, at least You should get something, if You pay 10 times more for a product doing quite the same job.

These days You don‘t need so much a vendor support, if You are abble to sign to a free forum and ask some experts. Some of them have better knowledge then any hotline from a big company.

Of course You can take a taxi, pay 10 times more instead of a public bus and be more happy to have a better comfort, but do not forget, some buses can be quicker if they have own road line. On the end you need just to go from point A to point B and it depends just of You, how much money You want to spend.

Yep and thanks for a nice conversation.

I was ready to buy an expensive iBook or iMac on condition to have a possibility to upgrade (replace) SSD or RAM. Since I don‘t have this possibility, I will stay with Windows or Linux device, or I can wait until the Apple products prices go rapidaly down. :–)

Take care and stay healthy.

Thx for the info, but if the prices go not firmly down or I don't have any possibility to exchange components, I will definitely not ready to spend 10 times the amount of money as for a notebook or PC with MS Windows.

Anyway good luck to the Apple strategy...