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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-21 07:44, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   >>> - 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.   
   >   
      
   He answered a question with a question...   
      
   ...because it was APPROPRIATE to do so.   
      
   Implicit in the question (you DO know what "implicit" means, right?) is   
   that you claim that somehow being socketed WOULDN'T result in a "13V shock".   
      
   Do you get it now, Crud Sausage?   
      
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