XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-17 14:42, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
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