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Seems like a distinction without a difference. On any PC with an SSD there is "a controller" and "some NAND" the difference with the recent Apple gear is they'v
by mktmkr 7y ago
Seems like a distinction without a difference. On any PC with an SSD there is "a controller" and "some NAND" the difference with the recent Apple gear is they've changed which part you can remove and replace, and which you cannot. My computer also has NAND you can only address through a dedicated controller that handles the encryption, but I don't think of it as indicative of a revolution.
- dmix 7y agoI don’t think anyone buying a MacBook even knows about this or is calling it a revolution. The OP is the first I’ve heard make a big deal about this and the follow up comment is basically saying that he’s overstating the relevance to some ARM migration. I wouldn’t take random Internet comments too seriously.
- robdachshund 7y agoOP just doesn't know what they are talking about. Welcome to HN. You are correct, the T2 chip is just a storage/memory controller. A lot of apple fans think it's a magical coprocessor. It's only there so they can use cheaper soldered ram and ssds and prevent repairs and upgrades. Good ol apple marketing at work.
- kalleboo 7y agoOh I'm not claiming like OP that this is some revolution that proves that a Mac is basically an ARM computer already. I'm just correcting your claim that "the disk controller has moved into the disk". There is no "disk". Rather the disk controller has moved into the security controller.