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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 billyhoffman on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:24PM (#28910299)
True, but you are talking about devices that are 4-6 years old. Storage is now soldered. Ram has been soldered for a while now, and with Apple Silicon its part of the SoC.
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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by JohnTHaller on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:45PM (#28910625)
For context, Apple started soldering RAM in 2015 and soldering storage in 2018.
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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by lotsofpulp on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:44PM (#28910601)
Perhaps leading to fewer failures and longer device lifespans.

As far as I understand, the less components and heat, the longer the electronics keep working.

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by kasabali on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @06:06AM (#28916525)
That isn't "less components", that's same components but soldered so customers can't replace it.
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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by dwaite on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @05:33PM (#28924045)
It removes connectors and may remove buffers. It is hard to pop a memory SIMM out over time using a laptop if everything is soldered in.
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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by kasabali on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:18AM (#28928529)
not that I've heard of anyone popping out a DIMM over time, but I'd rather pop it back in rather than having to ship it to a repair shop with BGA workstation to replace if a DRAM chip develops fault over time.
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