XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-30 07:04, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:14:47 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >   
   >> CrudeSausage    
   >> news:697b68d8$9$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:04:08   
   >> GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:24:14 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >>   
   >> [snip snip]   
   >>   
   >>>> The internal drive dying and turning the machine into a brick is a   
   >>>> known issue with Apple products. Specifically with Apple products.   
   >>>> PC's don't have this problem. Even a cheap one with a soldered SSD   
   >>>> like is found in Apples can still be operated from external media. The   
   >>>> apple, ehh, not so much, no.   
   >>>   
   >>> I would imagine that this is still a problem with more recent Macs. The   
   >>> only reason we know about it in the M1s is that MacOS was buggy at   
   >>> their time of release and used the storage for swap much too often. In   
   >>> other words, it wore out the NVMe prematurely. Apple has since fixed   
   >>> the bug and the NVMe doesn't get overused, but there is no reason to   
   >>> believe that the same thing won't happen to users who reach the NVMe's   
   >>> TBW with their M2, M3, M4 or M5 units.   
   >>   
   >> The NANDs Apple is using aren't standard. They are a proprietary design.   
   >> Those video links I shared previously go into greater detail concerning   
   >> that as well as the issues they tend to develop which renders the   
   >> computer a paperweight. It's a problem which has not been fixed.   
   >   
   > So buying a Mac is like buying a time bomb. I'll pass and stick to Linux.   
      
   The NANDs Apple is using ARE standard. They're sourced from the same   
   major manufacturers as everyone else uses.   
      
   >   
   >>> I'm sure that Anal will find a way to defend this though.   
   >>   
   >> He seems to be a bit of an Apple fanboy going by the interesting   
   >> discussion I've had with the individual so far. I think it's especially   
   >> cute that he accuses me of making up stories and otherwise failing to   
   >> prove what I've been writing about the issues. I've posted links to   
   >> videos discussing it, I've also shared google search results along with   
   >> the query I used to get them. And a discussions.apple link. What else   
   >> must I provide to prove that I'm not writing stories about this?   
   >   
   > He's like a muhammedan, absolutely nothing will compromise his absolute   
   > devotion to his Apple faith. I don't even bother with his posts anymore.   
   > He's in the bin like every other Apple zealot.   
      
   LOL!   
      
   >   
   >> We know (well some of us anyway) about this because we've seen it in the   
   >> field.   
   >> It's not an issue of over working or over using the drive. There's an   
   >> issue with the NANDs Apple opted to use. An issue which hasn't been   
   >> resolved. The NANDs die and take the computer down with them.   
   >>   
   >> Those video links I shared contain a lot of useful information if he or   
   >> anyone else is actually interested in learning about this vs attempting   
   >> to troll...Just stating what should be obvious.   
   >   
   > He doesn't want to learn; he wants to defend Apple with his life if   
   > necessary.   
      
   LOL!   
      
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