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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by pfexec on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @11:41AM (#45517394)
Would you say the same thing about Apple?

The "replaceable" SSD in the M4 Mac Mini is proprietary and will not accept a standard M.2 module. This was a deliberate choice.

Assuming you locate an exact match, you need a second, working, Mac to provision it.

The entire process is user-hostile from start to finish yet the criticism is few (and I've even read praise of this practice on Mac fan sites).

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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by dheera on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @04:37PM (#45520342)
Because if you say something bad about Apple you get downvoted to oblivion.
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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by thoroughburro on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @06:09PM (#45521158)
Synology has equivalent competition. Apple doesn’t.
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