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Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by smoldesu on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:48AM (#27234712)
Not anymore? It's not like battery replacement is very viable on modern Macs, and the SSD wear issue means that most of these "daily driver" machines will end up dead in more like 3 or 4 years.

But yes, older Macs were notorious for being great machines.

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Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by Toutouxc on Friday May 21, 2021 @01:59PM (#27237557)
> It's not like battery replacement is very viable on modern Macs

Why? Apple still offers battery replacements for modern Macs, and some more adventurous types of people still do it themselves. They're glued to the chassis, not spot welded.

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Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by sgerenser on Friday May 21, 2021 @01:17PM (#27236944)
While I’d much prefer if the SSDs were replaceable, I don’t think there’s any evidence that Apple SSDs were failing or will fail in only 3-4 years.
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Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by smoldesu on Friday May 21, 2021 @02:22PM (#27237885)
Apple SSDs have historically had a lower TBW than the rest of the drives on the market, and combined with their swap abuse issue right now, I think it's fair for people to be alarmed.
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