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Re:macOS Sonoma 14.4 removes critical functions from the fil... by stephenr on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:51AM (#39259689)
What model are the other MacBooks? Possibly it's something not optimised or even not compiled for arm.

Wifi can be a very mixed bag, the usb-c charging issue sounds like something worth taking/sending it back for (assuming it's not something obvious like a crappy usb charging brick).

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Re:macOS Sonoma 14.4 removes critical functions from the fil... by treprinum on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:48AM (#39260185)
Other MacBooks are Intel and never drop WiFi. USB-C charger is the original 140W Apple one. If I send it back, I'll get a refurb mobo with another set of issues as returned by somebody else and not a new one, and all my data wiped out. I pay yearly AC+. I still hope some future OS release will fix it but I am not so sure.
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Re:macOS Sonoma 14.4 removes critical functions from the fil... by stephenr on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:19AM (#39262851)
If you're not willing to take it in to have what sounds like a hardware fault fixed under the warranty you're paying for and not using, I'm not really sure what you want, except something to complain about.

Warranties exist for a reason, if you choose not to make use of it, that's on you, not the manufacturer.

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Re:macOS Sonoma 14.4 removes critical functions from the fil... by treprinum on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:54PM (#39264212)
From my past experience Apple replaces the faulty board with another (previously) faulty board they attempted to repair and which passed their initial stress test, only giving up ghost within 2 years. Happened to me twice before. If I had a guarantee they put in a new board, that would be different.
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