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macbook air 2015

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    Locked out of Recovery Mode

    My aunt has a 2015 Macbook Air, that she purchased as a referb in 2020. The computer had Catilina on it, and she needed a newer OS to run a certain peice of software. To upgrade to Montery, I had to reformat the HFS hard-drive as APFS. After doing this, I installed Monterery. Now it imideaetly...
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    Connecting early 2015 Macbook Air to brand spanking new monitor.

    Hi all. First time posting anything like this, and I'm so desperate for help so please go easy on my limited knowledge. I have an Early 2015 Macbook air (2 x USB 3 ports, 1 x Thunderbolt 2 port) running on Catalina 10.15 and a brand new ASUS PA279CV 27" monitor. I purchased this under the...
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    Macbook air 2015 logic board failure. Why?

    hello good people, please respond my thread. Im macbook air 2015 user. My macbook diagnosed logic board failure just now. and its break my heart because i used it in light mode like writing down on office, listening music, browsing on safari and designing in corel draw. and never spilled of...
  4. Ismail Gül

    Full name file/folders problem

    Hi everyone, I need help about 2 things, one is the file and folder names, when I create a new file of folder I see the names as "aaaa...bbbb.pdf" which makes reading the file name very difficult, is there any way to make the file and folder names 3 lines or full without making the grade space...
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    MacBook Pro 2013 vs MacBook Air 2015

    Hi guys, quick question; Would you buy a used 2015 MacBook Air 13” with 4GB, 256GB hard disk, 1.6 ghz. Or a used 2013 MacBook Pro with retina screen, 4GB, 128 hard disk, 2.4 ghz. 300 more on the battery cycle count They are both around the same price. The MacBook Pro suffers from a bit of...
  6. ndchung

    MBA 2015 - need help diagnosing & fixing this problem

    Hello! I purchased a refurbished 2015 MBA about a year ago in the states. Since then I have been using while traveling and it's been working fine. When I came to Uganda however, the challenges began. First, the original charger stopped working. I replaced the charger and got a compatible...
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    Macbook air 2015 RAM UPGRADE

    has anyone tried or attempted soldering new memory chips to macbook air logic board?
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    Macbook Air 2015 or 2017 help

    Hello! I am going to be a freshman in college this fall and I am interested in buying a new laptop, but I am having trouble deciding which version of the Macbook Air is right for me. So, I've read other posts about the differences between the two versions, but I was wondering which one would...
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    MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro

    Hello. I know this thread is so popular and yet so annoying. Anyway, I am trying to help a friend with choosing his laptop for college but I found myself in trouble trying to decide which one is better. We are talking about these exact models: 1. MacBook Pro 13" mid 2012 - i7 3520m 2.9GHz - 8...
  10. Payload

    Lightweight linux distro for MBA 2015?

    Hello all, Which Linux distro would you recommend for a Macbook Air 2015 with 8 GB of RAM? I am considering the following factors: - Decent battery life - Low RAM usage (because I'm going to do resources-intensive work with a game engine) - Hardware compatibility (keyboard/screen backlight...
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    Macbook Air / iPad - First time setup

    I purchased MacBook Air and iPad mini from Best Buy today and need advice to setup for the first time. This is a gift to a family member who will be in India. How do i setup account, etc? Is it mandatory to setup credit card to setup account? Below is what I am thinking. 1. Create new Apple...
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    Macbook vs Macbook Air

    I'm want to buy a macbook but i can 't diside witch one i should get because i like the design and the screen of the macbook 12'' and i Don’t really care that there is only one pord but on the macbook air 11'' i like that it got a little bit more power (they are both stock specs and the same...
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    Macbook air early 2015 13" freezes after SSD swap

    Hi, I recently had my MacBook Air 13" mid 2013 screen and possibly graphic card break and since it's my work laptop, I needed a quick replacement. Apple support was more than 5 days wait time, so to save a few bucks and still get up running fast and after doing a lot of research I made a quick...
  14. infinitejest

    i7 upgrade for 2015 13" MacBook Air

    I'm getting the 2015 13" MacBook with 8GB RAM, 128 GB storage. But I'm still not sure whether I should get the i5 (1,6 GHz) or the i7 (2,2 GHz) processor. 99% of the time, I will use it for browsing the Internet, doing school stuff (Pages and Keynote) watching movies, so I think the i5 would...
  15. Kris_A

    Hard shell cover for Air 11"

    I have been using my new air 11" for a week and I brought it with me when i were outside to many places. I put my Air into a sleeve case (Snugg) and put into my back pack. I have seen some using the hard shell case (for example from Incipit feather case). I like it's so sleek! So i have an idea...
  16. Kris_A

    a newbie for Macbook air 11" 2015 needs advices.

    Hi guys, I owned rMBP 15" and now I bought an air 11" 2015 as my secondary portable computer. My first impression is it's super light and i don't have to adjust my hand memory to air 11" keyboard at all and as some people concern about the issue of palm rest. To me it's perfect! I have small...