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[szeli]

Hey guys, I've got an old Macbook Air (late-2013 model) which recently had a dead battery.

Would you guys recommend sending it back to Apple to repair ($188), or is it cheaper/ easy to DIY?

DIY batt pretty cheap in Shopee. comes with e screwdrivers too.

 

[madcampus]

Hey guys, I've got an old Macbook Air (late-2013 model) which recently had a dead battery.

Would you guys recommend sending it back to Apple to repair ($188), or is it cheaper/ easy to DIY?

YouTube is a good source to learn all kinds of DIY tutorial. Changing battery for older MacBooks is easy.

 

[Chessysia]

YouTube is a good source to learn all kinds of DIY tutorial. Changing battery for older MacBooks is easy.

I rather not risk

 

[Illusionist_85]

I rather not risk

Y not if it's out of warranty?

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[iadpotato]

My mbp 15 mid 2012 (i7, 16gb ram, upgraded to SSD) is currently running El Capitan, thinking of upgrading to Catalina (not compatible with Big Sur) but not sure if my system will lag or not. Any users of similar spec MBP and runs Catalina fine?

Posted on my Graphite iPhone 12 Pro Max with the HardwareZone Forums app

 

[szeli]

My mbp 15 mid 2012 (i7, 16gb ram, upgraded to SSD) is currently running El Capitan, thinking of upgrading to Catalina (not compatible with Big Sur) but not sure if my system will lag or not. Any users of similar spec MBP and runs Catalina fine?

Posted on my Graphite iPhone 12 Pro Max with the HardwareZone Forums app

my 2012 MBA with an i5 n 4gb of ram is running fine on Catalina.

 

[iadpotato]

my 2012 MBA with an i5 n 4gb of ram is running fine on Catalina.

Thanks!

Posted on my Graphite iPhone 12 Pro Max with the HardwareZone Forums app

 

[hclee01]

Hi,

I have a Macbook Air 13" Y2019 (MBAIR 13.3/1.6GHZ/16GB/512GB) and was wondering if it is possible to output to 2 external monitors for display. I do not intend to use the laptop screen while using the 2 external monitors display. If so, how can I go about doing this? Thanks for your guidance.

 

[clokwerk0]

Hi,

I have a Macbook Air 13" Y2019 (MBAIR 13.3/1.6GHZ/16GB/512GB) and was wondering if it is possible to output to 2 external monitors for display. I do not intend to use the laptop screen while using the 2 external monitors display. If so, how can I go about doing this? Thanks for your guidance.

Your MBA supports

• Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz

On how to achieve the above depends on the external monitors that you have in mind.

If you‘re connecting MBA to both monitors via HDMI/DP, you’ll need to connect at least one monitor through an external hub/dock with HDMI or DP port and support for power delivery.

If you have a monitor that support USB-C display connection with power delivery, than can forego the external hub.