But it’s not like this design was a secret that Apple kept from you, this is well known information.
I honestly hope that EU legal pressure forces Apple to make their Macs more repairable. SSD failure = brick is just bad design.
Meanwhile in another HN thread - "muahaha, look at these Europoors, how your economy is stagnating, no successful startups, no innovation. That's all due to your overregulation!!!111" /s
true in the context of HN, but kind of a moot point from a more broad consumer perspective, I think.
Might not be a secret but it's not like Apple inform you on it.
Looking at the product page you need to click on "How much is storage is right for you" to find a vague : "MacBook Air storage is not user accessible".
What does accessible even mean ? Far from clear that even Apple won't upgrade/change it.
And as for the boot issue it was not present on older modele and quite a lot of people only learned of it with the recent Rossman video.
I would expect any person buying a device that costs a couple of thousand bucks to do some research before buying.
casual classism on HN. You're suggesting not only that everyone do the research, but be capable of doing the research, understanding the research, understanding whether they're being lied to, all without potentially any knowledge of how things work.
remember how normal people operate ffs
Sorry but you don’t need a CS degree to do some basic research.
I’m not a “car guy” but I can still make an informed decision when buying a new car.
Re:Ode to the M1
by 2-718-281-828 on Sunday August 13, 2023 @06:47AM
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had the same thing happen to the ssd in my father's thinkpad ... replaced it with a new ssd.
Yeah that is a unfortunate design choice, I consider drives to be wear items, that is, they will wear much faster than the rest of the machine, and as such should be field replaceable units.
I couldn't believe it was designed in such a fragile and user-hostile way. I took care of it, didn't drop it or spill anything on it, and it is bricked after just a of couple years due to a simple component failure beyond my control.