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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 20, 2026 at 5:21:58 AM MST, "-hh" wrote   
   <10kns16$166dh$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 1/19/26 22:24, Gremlin wrote:   
   >> Alan  news:10kh1ls$2tajo$5@dont-email.me Sat, 17 Jan 2026   
   >> 22:15:24 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2026-01-17 00:31, Gremlin wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> But on a factual basis, the laptop is not turned into a "paperweight" if   
   >>> the internal SSD dies:   
   >>   
   >> If one or more of those NAND chips which make up the internal SSD shorts   
   >> to ground, your mac becomes a paperweight. It's no longer able to make use   
   >> of external media in that case. To repair it requires NAND replacement as   
   >> well as power management components.   
   >   
   > But isn't that true of all computers when a soldered component fails?   
   >   
   > Its been 40+ years since I've owned a computer whose RAM was installed   
   > in sockets - - are you suggesting that this is what we all should be   
   > "just in case" going back to?   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > -hh   
      
   The way Apple does it also has speed advantages over a removable connector,   
   allows for lower power use, improves data security, saves board space, helps   
   with heat management, and ensures the device is built from known components,   
   which simplifies QA and long-term support.   
      
   That does not mean there are no downsides - upgradability and repairability   
   are the obvious ones - but Gremlin does not seem to understand that there are   
   real benefits. Apple is optimizing for system-level efficiency, security, and   
   longevity, not user serviceability or modularity. From an engineering   
   standpoint the approach is coherent. From a user-rights or repairability   
   standpoint it clearly has weaknesses. There are tradeoffs... which any   
   experienced tech should be able to understand.   
      
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