Over the years, we’ve developed an excellent strategy that should help any Apple user understand when it’s best to repair, upgrade or replace their device. Please look at our article on device economics that we lovingly call “The Rule of Maximums.” We set out to create a mathematical rule that gives you a theoretical maximum [...]
Tag Archive | Upgrade 
16GB 2x8GB DDR3 SODIMM PC3L-12800
Upgrade the Memory in your Mac with the 16GB 2x8GB DDR3 SODIMM PC3L-12800 memory kit. Buy online and we’ll ship it to you, or stop by our repair center and we’ll install it for free!* Read the Product Description for a list of compatible machines.
RMMR Guide – OWC SSD Installation – MacBook Pro 13-inch (Early 2011)
Josh from Rocky Mountain Mac Repair demonstrates the steps for a solid state drive upgrade. Using an Other World Computing Mercury Extreme Pro 6G, he swaps the drive out on a 13-inch MacBook Pro (Early 2011). If you have any questions about the process, please leave a comment and we’ll get answer you as soon [...]
RMMR Weekly Episode 4 – Green iPhone 5, iPad mini & SSDs
Josh and Chris from Rocky Mountain Mac Repair talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss how the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S are some of the greenest smartphones on the market. They also explain that iPad mini production is underway — according to the Wall Street [...]
3.5″ Hard Drive Repair or Upgrade (Apple)
Starting with the 2009 iMac, Apple installed proprietary firmware on all iMac hard drives. That means that a normal hard drive doesn’t work properly. Thankfully, there are a couple ways around that problem. For the time being, each iMac hard drive repair/upgrade for the 2009 and later machines includes a software fix for Apple’s close-mindedness. Choose a drive size below to get started.
2.5″ Hard Drive Repair or Upgrade
Adding a larger, faster and more power efficient hard drive is a great way to rejuvenate your Mac. If your hard drive is full, having trouble and causing your Mac to slow down or is over a few years old… it’s time to consider a replacement. Hard drives should be replaced every few years to ensure the reliability of your Mac and its data.
This hard drive upgrade/repair is good for MacBook and MacBook Pros. It is also compatible with all Mac minis.
3.5″ Hard Drive Repair or Upgrade
Adding a larger, faster and more power efficient hard drive is a great way to rejuvenate your Mac. If your hard drive is full, having trouble and causing your Mac to slow down or is over a few years old… it’s time to consider a replacement. Hard drives should be replaced every few years to ensure the reliability of your Mac and its data.
This hard drive upgrade/repair is good for all Mac Pros. It is also compatible with all iMac models before late 2009.
Is my Mac worth fixing, what about upgrades?
Over the years, we’ve developed a good strategy that should help any Mac user understand when it’s best to repair, upgrade or replace. While the majority of this article will cover the economics of repairing your Mac, we’re also going to discuss upgrades for your Mac. This article will dive into the world of economics [...]
Will my Rosetta applications work with Lion?
There has been a lot of speculation floating around the internet that Mac OS 10.7 Lion will not support Rosetta. Rosetta allows PowerPC-specific applications to run on Intel computers. If we told you what applications needed Rosetta, you might be surprised. FileMaker 6, FileMaker 8, Quicken 2007, Office 2004 for Mac, lots of older printer [...]
Time Capsule repair and upgrades starting at $129
About the same time we wrote our article on the iMac G5 capacitor replacement another capacitor issue came to light. This time it wasn’t the iMac… it was the Time Capsule. Let us get you up to speed on the problems with Apple’s Time Capsule. Believe it or not, Apple decided that low noise levels and [...]
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