I am thinking about buying this logic board and putting into into my Early 2014 11" Macbook Air, which has much lower specs.
Will it work?
MacBook – Is logic board from Macbook Air 11“ A1465 2015 compatible with Macbook Air 11” A1465 2014
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No - The SSD card is a discrete component on the new retina MacBook Pro and can be ordered as an Apple service part. Time will tell if an aftermarket supplier decides to supply parts for that model.
Even though it's not soldered, it still is not a user-servicable part.
As ArsTechnica reports:
While Apple uses the latest SATA protocol, the connector is physically incompatible with either Mini PCIe or mSATA.
They are located just above the airport card. A small flat head or T7/T8 bit should work for bridging them.
You can see them in step 17 of iFixits Logic Board replacement guide:
Power Pads highlighted with a red square along the top edge of the Mac, picture courtesy of iFixit
Something to keep in mind is that a damaged or faulty keyboard could prevent a Mac from starting if the power button is always registering a press. If I were troubleshooting this I would first try to short it using the power pads. If that didn't work after a couple of attempts (the flat ones are more difficult to short) I would disconnect the keyboard's flex connection (to the right of the battery connection) and attempt it again.
Obviously, always use caution when working inside of a Mac that has power supplied to it.
Good luck!
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For these models the answer seems to be yes.
According to an iFixit thread you can even exchange it with the 2013 model.
In general though, you have to be careful since Apple tends to make minor changes, making the models incompatible.
For example: They changed the battery connector in the iPhone 6s from its predecessor, the battery itself was basically the same.