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I'm glad that your MacBook Pro didn't get bricked by the Big Sur update! I heard that there was some issue with the HDMI port firmware, so haven't updated my 20
by peterburkimsher 5y ago
I'm glad that your MacBook Pro didn't get bricked by the Big Sur update! I heard that there was some issue with the HDMI port firmware, so haven't updated my 2014 MBP.
I have had major issues with trying to replace the battery. Beware of third-party replacements, which idle at 12V. The original battery idles at 2.2V and "wakes up". A voltage spike when waking from battery killed my logic board, and 3 professionals have failed to repair it so far. I've spent over NZ$1900 on 5 replacement batteries to try to get something that works, since September 2020. I just want a laptop that I can use on the bus, with a removable SSD so I won't lose my data when it breaks, and iTunes so I can sync my iPod and iPhone.
- kalleboo 5y agoThe music app in Big Sur still supports syncing to old iPods, I used it with an old 30-pin pre-video iPod nano that I found in a thrift store. It could even properly reformat it from windows FAT32 to Mac HFS format
- Joeri 5y agoInstead of looking for a removable SSD consider setting up some kind of syncing and backup solution. A removable ssd doesn’t protect you from theft or ransomware. I use a combination of time machine, backblaze and syncthing to make sure all my data is synced across my machines and backed up locally and in the cloud.
- smoldesu 5y agoA removable SSD does ensure that my laptop doesn't become trash after I use it long enough. For many people (myself included) no computer can truly feel "perfect" unless it can be run in relative perpetuity.
- peterburkimsher 5y agoI also use Time Machine to an external drive. 4TB Sabrent Rocket M.2 SSDs with adaptors don't come cheap. Getting that much storage soldered onto the logic board is even more expensive.