UPGRADING a MacBook Neo using iPhone Parts
Video | 4 months ago
In this video, I perform a soldered storage upgrade on an Apple MacBook Neo, upgrading it from its base spec of 256GB all the way to 1TB, which is an option not even offered by Apple for this machine. My idea was to use the same 1TB NAND that the 1TB config...
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The RAREST Laptop I own
Video | 8 months ago
In this video, I give an overview, teardown, and demonstration of the rarest laptop in my possession, a Qualcomm Snapdragon X-Elite based CRD8380X development laptop. This laptop is a very special device, as it was the first laptop ever produced with the ne...
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Building a CUSTOM 2G GSM Cellular Base Station
Guide | 11 months ago
In this video, I give an overview of a custom 2G/"EDGE" GSM cellular base station I set up using a Nuand BladeRF x40 full-duplex SDR, along with the open-source "YateBTS" software. After associating some SIM cards with the BTS software, I was able to get 3 ...
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ASUS ROG Ally 32GB RAM Upgrade
Guide | 1 years ago
In this video, I perform a soldered RAM upgrade on an ASUS ROG Ally handheld PC/console, upgrading it from 16GB to 32GB of system memory. In addition to showing the full hardware upgrade, I also go over the process of modifying the SPD data in the system BI...
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Repairing a DRILLED M1 MacBook Air
Video | 1 years ago
In this video, I perform an unexpectedly in-depth repair on an M1 Apple MacBook Air, which I got off eBay for extremely cheap. Upon receiving the machine, I found that the previous owner had drilled through its NANDs in an attempt to destroy data, but in th...
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Upgrading RAM on a Honda Infotainment System
Video | 1 years ago
In this video, I go over the unexpectedly convoluted process of upgrading the RAM on a Honda infotainment system from 1GB to 2GB. While normally I would say that upgrading RAM on a device like this wouldn't be worth doing, in this case, the main goal of thi...
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UPGRADING a Brand NEW M4 Mac mini
Video | 1 years ago
In this video, I unbox, completely disassemble, and upgrade the storage on a brand new M4 Mac mini. This machine having only been out for a day at the time I filmed this video, I was expecting the storage to be soldered to the logic board like previous Appl...
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Original MacBook Pro gets a Core 2 Duo Upgrade
Video | 1 years ago
In this video, I go over the process of performing a Core 2 Duo upgrade on a first generation 17" MacBook Pro. This is an upgrade I've tried a couple times in the past, but was never successful. Well, now having a good set of equipment and a lot more experi...
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Mac Studio Storage Upgrade - Made EASY with Custom Parts
Video | 2 years ago
In this video, I perform a massive storage upgrade on an M1-based Mac Studio, upgrading it from its original 512GB of internal storage all the way to its maximum of 8TB. To accomplish this upgrade, I was originally planning to use a second factory NAND modu...
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Upgrading the Apple Silicon DTK
Video | 2 years ago
In this video, I perform a very convoluted 1TB storage upgrade on the A12Z-based Apple Silicon Developer Transition Kit! From the factory, these only came with one set of specs; an A12Z SoC with 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of soldered onboard storage. After a lo...
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Someone Destroyed EVERY PORT on this Mac Mini...
Video | 2 years ago
In this video, I go over the process of repairing an M2 Mac Mini that has had every single one of its ports intentionally damaged. I have no idea why such a thing would have been done to this machine, but it is not the first time I have seen one damaged in ...
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Damaged M2 Mac Mini - Repair + Upgrade
Video | 2 years ago
In this video, I perform some minor board repair, as well as a soldered storage upgrade, to @ActionRetro's M2 Apple Mac Mini. The board only had two very minor issues, though one component was missing. After sourcing the missing component from another board...
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