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Re:Ask HN: anyone using the new MacBook Air as your main dev... by slantyyz on Saturday October 23, 2010 @11:31PM (#1825118)
If you want a RAID array on a Macbook series laptop, you can get a cage to replace the optical drive and pop in a second 2.5" drive of your choice. It's a compromise, but it's doable.

Not sure that CPU replacement is -that- common an upgrade, even for desktops. Every few years, the latest and greatest CPUs seem to use a new socket anyways.

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Re:Ask HN: anyone using the new MacBook Air as your main dev... by jrockway on Sunday October 24, 2010 @12:16AM (#1825184)
It depends. I bought an i7 when they first came out a few years ago. My motherboard is still compatible with the newest i7s; if I wanted a 6-core CPU, I could pop one in right now.

Only problem is that the 6-core CPUs are $1000 :)

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Re:Ask HN: anyone using the new MacBook Air as your main dev... by slantyyz on Sunday October 24, 2010 @09:00PM (#1827927)
operative phrase -that- common

Just because you can doesn't mean you will, in many cases.

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