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   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 1/21/26 08:52, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:22:11 -0500, -hh wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/20/26 21:40, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:25:47 -0500, -hh wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 1/20/26 19:16, Alan wrote:   
   >>>>> ...   
   >>>>> Still waiting for proof that:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 1. SSDs die all at once because some storage locations die.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 2. That Macs with a dead SSD can't boot.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> And NO: I will go looking in a half hour video to find it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Not my dog in this hunt, but I'll kibbutz with a Q:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 1a)  Even if true, is it unique to only one computer brand so as to   
   >>>> merit a criticism of that brand, or is it as a universal issue for all   
   >>>> computers which use SSDs?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 2a) Same question for this failure mode as the above.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> -hh   
   >>>   
   >>> Here's a fun one for Anal:   
   >>>   
   >>> >> reports-explained/>   
   >>   
   >> I'm not Alan.   
   >>   
   >>> As for the proof he is looking for, I provided it ...   
   >>   
   >> Irrelevant to the sidebar question I asked.   
   >>   
   >> So I'll ask again:   
   >>   
   >> Are these SSD hardware failures *unique* to a specific PC manufacturer?   
   >   
   > You're purposefully missing the point:   
      
   Am I really?   
      
      
   > - SSD or NVMe failures happen on hardware produced by every manufacturer   
   > under the sun. Keeping an eye on the hardware's TBW is a good idea to know   
   > when to replace it. On Apple machines, the NVMe is soldered onto the board   
   > and the data needed to boot the device is on that same hardware. Once it   
   > dies, it sends a 13V shock to other components essentially killing the   
   > entire computer. Even if you manage to replace the NVMe and replace any   
   > damaged parts, you're still going to be missing the required data to boot   
   > the computer.   
   >   
   > How would you defend that?   
      
   Simple:   
      
   If the NVMe is socketed instead of being soldered, explain how this   
   design difference prevents the 13V spike from also being fatal?   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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