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Re:New iMac with M4 by brookst on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:54PM (#41979221)
Sockets fail more than solder.
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Re:New iMac with M4 by FirmwareBurner on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @03:01AM (#41992447)
SSD NAND ahs a shorter lifespan than sockets.
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Re:New iMac with M4 by brookst on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @08:47PM (#42002279)
Failure rates are multiplicative, not concurrent. If I have a car with an engine that lasts on average 200k miles, adding a transmission that fails on average at 300k miles results in a vehicle with a MTBF of less than 200k miles.
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