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wibbly · 09-06-2007, 11:31 AM

We'll have to wait until someone cracks one open, but it's quite possible Apple have designed a PCB with the positions ready to accept more memory chips when the price comes down.

That opens the possibiliy of after market upgrades - at a price ;-)

Of course Apple may not have done this to deliberately stop such activity, and will 're-spin' the PCB's when they need to...

bobb-mini · 09-06-2007, 11:51 AM

Or Jobs likes THIN and a socketed PCB crashes with his vision.

homeboy · 09-06-2007, 12:12 PM

If the iPod Touch was SSD based memory could have been a possibility but the memory chips are integrated into the main board which makes the whole thing almost impossible for most geeks.

wibbly · 09-06-2007, 12:13 PM

Nooo. Not socketed. Just the tracks/pads on the PCB. The components are very likely surface mounted anyway, and it will be a fiddly (read expensive) job to retrofit more...

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Posting lag. The comment above may well make this impractical anyway

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09-06-2007, 11:31 AM	#1
wibbly Junior Lounger Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 28	Aftermarket memory upgrade? We'll have to wait until someone cracks one open, but it's quite possible Apple have designed a PCB with the positions ready to accept more memory chips when the price comes down. That opens the possibiliy of after market upgrades - at a price ;-) Of course Apple may not have done this to deliberately stop such activity, and will 're-spin' the PCB's when they need to...

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bobb-mini Insanely Sarcastic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 6,993	Or Jobs likes THIN and a socketed PCB crashes with his vision. __________________ Flexdock install \| More auto installations \| Apple Mods \| bobb's iTunes WinScripts \| V3s Starfleet

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09-06-2007, 12:12 PM	#3
homeboy Reclined Lounger Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 263	If the iPod Touch was SSD based memory could have been a possibility but the memory chips are integrated into the main board which makes the whole thing almost impossible for most geeks.

09-06-2007, 12:13 PM	#4
wibbly Junior Lounger Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 28	Nooo. Not socketed. Just the tracks/pads on the PCB. The components are very likely surface mounted anyway, and it will be a fiddly (read expensive) job to retrofit more... [edit] Posting lag. The comment above may well make this impractical anyway [/edit]