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A comment on Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. Parent comment

Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by lizknope on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:24PM (#28910294)
We used to remove the hard drives which takes about 20 seconds on a desktop that has a "tool-less" case. Then donate the computer to anybody including the employees if they want it.

It takes a few minutes to do that on a laptop but it's not that long.

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by hyperman1 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:45AM (#28915787)
One of our interns got that jobs. Left are 200 old laptops, take out the SSD and smash it with a hammer. Right are 200 new laptops, don't touch.

Turns out someone got confused between left and right, gave him the wrong instructions, and he smashed 200 brand new SSDs. Ouch.

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by oneplane on Monday October 18, 2021 @08:19PM (#28913525)
Seems like FDE would solve that and make it a hardware non-issue.
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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by fomine3 on Monday October 18, 2021 @10:38PM (#28914288)
Work if you trust FDE. Some FDE are broken, like this: https://www.zdnet.com/article/flaws-in-self-encrypting-ssds-...
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