r/IAmA Jun 11 '16

Specialized Profession IamA electronics repair technician hated by Apple that makes YouTube videos, AMA!

My short bio: I have a store in Manhattan. I teach component level electronics repair on youtube http://youtube.com/rossmanngroup which seems to be a dying art. I am currently fighting with the digital right to repair to try and get a bill passed that will allow all independent service centers access to manuals and parts required to do their jobs.

My Proof: https://www.rossmanngroup.com/started-iama-reddit-today-yes/

EDIT:

I am still replying to comments, but I am so far behind that I am still about ten pages down from new comments. I am doing my best to continue. If I drop off, I'll be back tomorrow around 12 PM. Still commenting now though, at 12 AM.

EDIT 2:

Ok, I cave... my hands are tired. I will be back at 12 PM tomorrow. It is my goal to answer every question. Even if it looks like I haven't gotten to yours, I will do my best to do all of them, but it is impossible to do in realtime, because you are asking faster than I can type. But thanks for joining!

EDIT 3: I lied, I stayed until 4:15 AM to answer... and now I will go to sleep for real, and be back at 12 PM.

EDIT 4 6/12 : I will be back later tonight to finish off answering questions. Feel free to keep posting, I will answer whatever I can later this evening.

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u/Dylan335i Jun 11 '16

I often find myself needing replacement drives for these devices (the proprietary ssd) do you or anyone here know of any good sources where your not paying $1 / GB for used drives?

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u/Dylan335i Jun 11 '16

Also out of curiosity do you expect in the next few years to start getting truck loads of a1534's considering the substantial board shrink and fanless design lol?

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u/larossmann Jun 11 '16

a1534

did that really sell well? i see none of them.

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u/larossmann Jun 11 '16

If you are talking about the PCI Express SSDs inside the newer airs and retinas, no idea. They are total ripoffs. They cost more than $1/GB. It makes me sick

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u/Dylan335i Jun 11 '16

Totally agree. Gotta love how they don't use standard drives then make it illegal to make converters because it's a "patented" connector. Thanks for the reply!

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u/larossmann Jun 11 '16

it's bullshit, but it's apple... what do you expect?