XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:02:46 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > 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?   
      
   You're answering a question with a question. Are you a muhammedan? How   
   about you be specific for a change, especially since we both know that   
   Apple products no longer offer anything that is socketed.   
      
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