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   From: joelcrump@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/17/26 5:15 PM, Alan wrote:   
      
   > But on a factual basis, the laptop is not turned into a "paperweight" if   
   > the internal SSD dies:   
   >   
   > 'How to use an external storage device as a Mac startup disk'   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   > If you're going to make a claim, should you maybe at least do a little   
   > research?   
   >   
   > I typed, "can you boot an apple silcon mac from an external drive?" into   
   > DuckDuckGo and the very first external link was that one.   
      
      
   ROFLMFAO, another reference regarding Mac use and heavy dependence on   
   external storage.  You can't make up how bad the sales pitch for this   
   crapware really is.   
      
   --   
   Joel W. Crump   
      
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