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Does this still have soldered flash chips for the SSD? This would've looked a lot better without the soldered non-upgradable SSD. It's not great at all. This g

Does this still have soldered flash chips for the SSD? This would've looked a lot better without the soldered non-upgradable SSD. It's not great at all. This guy will probably have a lot of clients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3N-z-Y8cuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3N-z-Y8cuw.

ErneX 2y ago
Yes, but that’s easy to solve via USB
- farawayea 2y ago
  That's not a solution when your main SSD dies. The system no longer boots. The guy from the youtube video explains that as well. Normal computers with NVMe storage will always be more repairable than Apple's hardware with everything soldered on the board.
  - reaperducer 2y ago
    That's not a solution when your main SSD dies. The system no longer boots. Is that new? I ran an iMac with a dead internal drive off of an external Thunderbolt drive for several years.
    - farawayea 2y ago
      I've watched that guy's video. The Apple arm64 Macbook Pro doesn't even charge without a functional SSD. I suspect it also doesn't boot off anything else if its main SSD is dead.
    - kalleboo 2y ago
      Was that an Intel iMac? On the Apple Silicon machines, the internal SSD also contains all the stuff that would be on the firmware flash chip and NVRAM on an Intel machine, so it's required even when you boot from an external drive
  - xenospn 2y ago
    You can boot Macs from external drives.
    - farawayea 2y ago
      Yes, you can. Can you boot them from external drives when their internal SSD is dead? This isn't about booting them when their OS is wiped out. Having a dead SSD seems to kill these computers. That's expected for something with soldered flash chips.
      - xenospn 2y ago
        I’ve owned Macs for decades and never had an internal drive die, SSD or not. And I’ve worked in the HPC storage industry for years. My expert opinion is that you’re making up reasons why this is bad.
  - ErneX 2y ago
    No that’s not a solution for that. I meant it if you need more space down the road.

ErneX 2y ago

Yes, but that’s easy to solve via USB

farawayea 2y ago
That's not a solution when your main SSD dies. The system no longer boots. The guy from the youtube video explains that as well. Normal computers with NVMe storage will always be more repairable than Apple's hardware with everything soldered on the board.
- reaperducer 2y ago
  That's not a solution when your main SSD dies. The system no longer boots. Is that new? I ran an iMac with a dead internal drive off of an external Thunderbolt drive for several years.
  - farawayea 2y ago
    I've watched that guy's video. The Apple arm64 Macbook Pro doesn't even charge without a functional SSD. I suspect it also doesn't boot off anything else if its main SSD is dead.
  - kalleboo 2y ago
    Was that an Intel iMac? On the Apple Silicon machines, the internal SSD also contains all the stuff that would be on the firmware flash chip and NVRAM on an Intel machine, so it's required even when you boot from an external drive
- xenospn 2y ago
  You can boot Macs from external drives.
  - farawayea 2y ago
    Yes, you can. Can you boot them from external drives when their internal SSD is dead? This isn't about booting them when their OS is wiped out. Having a dead SSD seems to kill these computers. That's expected for something with soldered flash chips.
    - xenospn 2y ago
      I’ve owned Macs for decades and never had an internal drive die, SSD or not. And I’ve worked in the HPC storage industry for years. My expert opinion is that you’re making up reasons why this is bad.
- ErneX 2y ago
  No that’s not a solution for that. I meant it if you need more space down the road.