Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if internal drive failed

Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by GhettoComputers on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:43PM (#29084714)

Opening them doesn’t mean it’ll be taken up. Everyone had a commandore so there was enthusiasm for it. This is another generic very niche laptop that has no defining benefits over others and so will find it hard to convince anyone to make some niche parts that doesn’t have a large install base.

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by throwaway946513 on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:58PM (#29084989)

"Very niche laptop" It's largely a laptop aimed at being a general computer, just like a Dell or HP.

With two exceptions: - Freedom of choice over operating system - Freedom of choice over repair components

From the looks of it, there doesn't appear to be much of a detriment to it over other laptops.

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by GhettoComputers on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @02:19PM (#29085293)

The parts are niche, they don’t work anywhere else. Nobody will touch making niche parts for repairing one with a niche marketshare. You don't expect anyone to take up custom parts to a WilyFox phone even though its a much larger marketshare device do you? So why do you think they will for this laptop nobody has? Yes, it’s a general computer, nothing unique in computing to choose it over the other.

Dell and HP have plenty of aftermarket parts and don’t limit my OS either.

They start at $999 and the base is 8GB, 256GB SSD, with an i5 and you need to wait with a deposit and it only has 1 year of warranty with no strong aftermarket products. None of these are incentivizing for performance, for repairable, or for cost.

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