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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by alacombe on Monday November 30, 2020 @08:35PM (#25261270)
> It turns out that soldering parts in place makes them less likely

You've obvious never heard of MBP BGA chip solder ball cracking and rendering the whole device useless...

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by zepto on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:56PM (#25261775)
I didn’t say they never failed. Just that they fail less frequently.

In any case, solder ball cracking results from process issues and is a solved problem: https://www.pcbcart.com/article/content/reasons-for-cracks-i...

Certain not something that would be improved with sockets.

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