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Any other computer I could simply replace the motherboard with several other compatible motherboards, no soldering or donor board needed.
by AzzyHN 2y ago
Any other computer I could simply replace the motherboard with several other compatible motherboards, no soldering or donor board needed.
- kaba0 2y agoIt’s almost like “any other computer” is not thin as a finger, packed to the brim with features that require miniaturization. Can you just fix an F1 engine with a wrench?
- Rebelgecko 2y agoI'm not sure which gen Mac Pro they have, but the current ones aren't that much thinner than the OG cheese grater Macs from 15 years ago. In fact the current Gen is bigger than the trashcan ones by quite a bit (although IIRC the trash can Macs had user replaceable SSDs and GPUs)
- mort96 2y agoThat stuff makes it more difficult to work on, but it doesn't make it impossible for Apple to sell replacement motherboards... nor does making a "thin desktop" require soldering on SSDs, M.2 SSDs are plenty thin for any small form factor desktop use case.
- slashdev 2y agoThey do it deliberately. They want you to throw it out and buy a new one
- hot_gril 2y agoIt's not that small: https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/65262f62ac0f1aa5540aca7cf9be289fd6f352a6/hub/2023/06/06/f8a19334-a4f3-49f5-9762-a3234844ff76/apple-mac-pro-dan-ackerman-color-corrected.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200 https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/65262f62ac0f1aa5540aca7cf9... I totally missed that they released a new Apple Silicon Mac Pro. Turns out it has PCIe slots.
- slashdev 2y agoMy Dell laptop is much more repairable. I changed the RAM and added second SSD myself.
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- its_ethan 2y agoThe inability to appreciate when optimizing a design means not using COTS parts that Apple "haters" do is also amazing...
- sniggers 2y agoIt is being optimized, it's just that the optimization is geared towards vacuuming money from brainwashed pockets instead of making a product that's worth the money.