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I think this is a big part of the problem: the M1 air is basically the perfect laptop for casual use. Powerful enough, very light weight, great screen, and kill
by nordsieck 3y ago
I think this is a big part of the problem: the M1 air is basically the perfect laptop for casual use. Powerful enough, very light weight, great screen, and killer battery life.
Luckily for Apple and sadly for everyone else, the SSD is soldiered onto the motherboard, which means that when it gets enough writes, the machine will be toast (short of component level repair, which is possible but difficult and rare).
- jandrewrogers 3y agoHow often do SSDs wear out? I've never heard of an example in real life even for the heaviest users. Every time I've looked at SSD lifespan metadata out of idle curiosity it has never been particularly close to end-of-life even after years of use.
- helf 3y agoI've worn out multiple SSDs. But wearing them out isnt the only issue with soldered on planned obsolescence BS. The real issue is parts like SSDs can just up and fail. And now you have a ticking time bomb in a machine that could otherwise last damn near indefinitely just so Apple can shave a few cents off production and enforce upgrading.