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 shawnz on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:13PM (#29087444)

I don't see why maintaining past expectations is such an important design consideration as you're making it out to be. Expectations change as needs change. Do you still expect to be able to replace your BIOS flash chip, or the controller on your HDD?

Furthermore, do you really believe it's a realistic scenario that a customer would be buying a top-of-the-line flagship device for which portability is a main selling feature, only to be carrying around some aftermarket storage everywhere to boot it with when it begins to fail?

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by dev_tty01 on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:47PM (#29087849)

I want to get my job done! When I have had a drive fail in the past, I boot off my periodic clone drive and keep going. With the no external boot scenario, I have to keep a backup computer rather than a backup drive.

I don't travel constantly, just occasionally. I am typically close to my external clone. If I was going to be on extended travel, yes, I would bring the external clone SSD with me.

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