I don't think we're ever going to be in a place where we can do more than upgrade the RAM.It was the Nexus Of Somnusall I know is the day of upgradable Apple notebooks is over.. this will not go well for Apple. The Mac Pro will flop why ? Because itβs out of reach for most of us, and 999 for the monitor stand ?? This is so stupid. Because the 2019 MacBook Pro 16 inch does not allow upgrades only at time of purchase, it too is a dead end - I stand correct on all accounts.
Rubbish. If you're dropping your computer hard enough for that to happen, you're going to do A LOT more damage than having some RAM jiggle loose.
"And also moves Apple out of the business of making computers and more into the business of making appliances. When's the last time you upgraded a component on your fridge?"
I understand your point. And, I totally agree that Apple would likely do a much more business were they to create systems with user-replaceable parts so we could upgrade later. Perhaps Apple needs to lose a lot of business so they can learn that the quest for slim/thin is not actually a good thing if it means soldering everything to the logic board. Perhaps we may see some change now that Jony is gone.
The Mac Pro sales will be a footnote of a footnote. Of all Mac sales in a quarter, they will be a tiny sliver of an amount. No one should be mistaken that Mac Pro means a focus back on the Mac. No, it isnβt for growing sales, there will be no βhalo effectβ. Itβs JUST for providing a solution to those that need it to run Appleβs apps at a higher level... provided they have the money to pay for it.
It was the same with the Apple II. The Mac couldnβt do what the Apple II could, had ZERO slots and couldn't connect to Apple II peripherals. But we know how that story went. In the future, folks will bemoan that Apple is not paying attention to iOS anymore because whatever the next thing will be will be getting all the attention.
Interestingly enough, itβs like full circle as the Mac started out life as an appliance, just the way Steve Jobs wanted it.
Donβt buy a Mac if you donβt live in an officially supported country. Problem solved.
Technically, they could still charge it if it was easy upgrade. Logic board could have a T2 like authentication that would require specific RAM modules with a chip on them, separate from the memory chips, that would "sync" with the logic board's chip.If they let you swap RAM and SSD then there is no point in offering $400 dollars upgrade from 16gb to 32gb RAM and another $400 from 1Tb to 2TB
I guess this depends a lot on the specifics of the job and place, but still I am not sure that parts upgrades on laptops are such a common thing for professional users. Rather, when computers are bought for business, then it is common in taxation law that their cost can be tax deducted over X years - so that is how long they will have to last, and lasting even longer is irrelevant. E.g. in my country X=3, so at my workplace (research institute) we get new machines every 3 years, and the old ones are dumped or handed to interns or whatever.
Don't get me wrong, on my private computers I value longevity and upgradability very much, and generally I am clearly for modular computers. I just think in the professional area the benefit of modularity is easier repairs rather than long-term upgrades. And many businesses will probably not even care about the repairs, they have some service contract and get a new machine if something breaks. In fact, the only problem I could see for totally soldered computers at my workplace is the fact that we are not to hand out hard drives/SSDs, and I'm not sure whether our disk shredder can take whole laptops.
Anyone thatβs had a faulty butterfly keyboard will tell you itβs garbage. Apple themselves realized its garbage thatβs why they went back on it with the 16 inch
You completely missed the point of my post.. setting a good example and speaking fact instead of disdain. But, that's ok.. not everyone can understand everything.
Ssd nand has a higher failure rate due to write cycle than pins on the actual ssd or ram going bad first, meaning it require more expensive repair down the road and less sustainability overall
I didnβt miss it, just donβt feel the need to address it since itβs ur βopinionβ
On my second or third-gen iPod, the power supply cable was connected via a plug to the battery. That plug could come loose after a while. You could pry open the iPod with a knife and replug it but the issue would reappear not too long after. I ended up applying a little bit of glue and that solution fixed the issue for at least several years.
I don't miss those days, because I just upgraded my Dell Latitude with RAM and SSD. The battery pops off in seconds and I can put in a new one. Love the ports and the awesome keyboard.
