Sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper! So lets look into the part a bit.
Here’s the two parts from IFIXIT:
* [product|IF188-058] P/N: 661-5792
* [product|IF188-069] P/N: 922-9963
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?
The only difference I see is the Cirrus DAC chip is a different package between the boards. I’m suspecting this is the reason for the price difference.
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So should you go with the newer part? I personally would stick with the correct part but its worth the gamble!
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So should you go with the newer part? I personally would stick with the correct part, but its worth the gamble!
Sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper! So lets look into the part a bit.
Here’s the two parts from IFIXIT:
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* [product|IF188-058]
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* [product|IF188-069]
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* [product|IF188-058] P/N: 661-5792
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* [product|IF188-069] P/N: 922-9963
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?
The only difference I see is the Cirrus DAC chip is a different package between the boards. I’m suspecting this is the reason for the price difference.
So should you go with the newer part? I personally would stick with the correct part but its worth the gamble!
Sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper! So lets look into the part a bit.
Here’s the two parts from IFIXIT:
* [product|IF188-058]
* [product|IF188-069]
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?
The only difference I see is the Cirrus DAC chip is a different package between the boards. I’m suspecting this is the reason for the price difference.
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So should you go with the newer part? I personally would stick with the correct part but its worth the gamble!
Sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper! So lets look into the part a bit.
Here’s the two parts from IFIXIT:
* [product|IF188-058]
* [product|IF188-069]
+
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?
-
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?
+
The only difference I see is the Cirrus DAC chip is a different package between the boards. I’m suspecting this is the reason for the price difference.
Sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper! So lets look into the part a bit.
Here’s the two parts from IFIXIT:
* [product|IF188-058]
* [product|IF188-069]
We can see the ‘10 board is more expensive than the ‘11 model. Which I’m thinking is whats at the root of the argument as other parts sites also show the older part is more expensive. So why is the older part more? Just looking at the two they do look exactly the same but are they?