Give me a break same design inside as last year
People talking like you can use a Mac for a few years at best but everyone around me using it for 8-10 years while they discarded their "upgradable PCs" around 3-4 years. ?Its a $3000+ electronic device on which nothing is repairable or upgradeable and Apple will force you to upgrade in a few years, by artificially blocking upgrades on perfectly capable hardware, or if a $5 part goes bad, and fill landfills with toxic chemical waste.
This was maybe understandable when the devices were ultra thin, with the new design there's no excuse. And they boast about being 'clean/renewable'.
You want Apple to discard all their knowledges and experiences building laptop and start from zero?Give me a break same design inside as last year
SoC has nothing to do with the SSD split by individual components soldered all around the board. That's only to make one pay extra for each TB of storage, especially ones estimating using these machines for 3-5+ years, knowing there is no option for cheaper like swapping SSD upgrade.The reason they’re able to get this kind of raw power and [lack of] power consumption is BECAUSE it’s a system-on-a-chip.
I wonder if we could attach additional SSDs (without removing any existing ones) to the empty connectors to expand storage?16" version shows 8 positions for the die for the SSD. 14" version shows 4 on visible side, likely has 4 more on the other side of the PCB.![]()
It would help to know the SSD config of each version shown in the above picts.
People talking like you can use a Mac for a few years at best but everyone around me using it for 8-10 years while they discarded their "upgradable PCs" around 3-4 years. ?
Most likely it is possible. We only need to add some active (presumably, dc-dc & FET) and passive components missing.I wonder if we could attach additional SSDs (without removing any existing ones) to the empty connectors to expand storage?
Doubt it. Used to repair a ton of intel ones. Everything is serialized internally and the board gets pissed off at the slightest change. I recall that port in rare circumstances could be used to bypass a dead logic board and retrieve data off the sdd.I wonder if we could attach additional SSDs (without removing any existing ones) to the empty connectors to expand storage?
Oh my God, that's terrifying!Cool to see the inspiration for the layout of the interior of this machine...
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And a tourbillion.Looks absolutely gorgeous! Would be even better if they offered an Hermès edition with a see through case back decorated with precious and semi precious stones and gold on the inside.
I can kinda see it…
That was exactly what the Asian guy has done with the 2020 M1 MBA after replacing the NAND modules with a pair of 512GB ones. Same is true for current iphones, those store its serials & MACs on the NAND no more, everything is written down to the SoCFor example some of the newer MBP's after a hardware change requires another Mac via USB-C to activate it over Apple servers to "approve" change of hardware in order for it to function.
It must be depressing for you to wake up every day with this thinking. Let's see if I can talk you off the ledge.Its a $3000+ electronic device on which nothing is repairable or upgradeable and Apple will force you to upgrade in a few years, by artificially blocking upgrades on perfectly capable hardware, or if a $5 part goes bad, and fill landfills with toxic chemical waste.
If they're lying, we'll find out sooner or later.This was maybe understandable when the devices were ultra thin, with the new design there's no excuse. And they boast about being 'clean/renewable'.
More hyperbole doesn't make you right. Or smart.No its not. If I make a car which which has to be trashed and I need to buy a new car if the viper or seatbelt stops working, its not more environment friendly in any way, even if it has far fewer components. Its in fact far far more damaging - just like Apple's devices.
More hyperbole, but yours goes in the other direction. The fact is, neither Macs nor PCs are better or worse than the other in all cases.People talking like you can use a Mac for a few years at best but everyone around me using it for 8-10 years while they discarded their "upgradable PCs" around 3-4 years. ?
I have a 14 year old Thinkpad and a *21* year old HP Omnibook that work fine. That HP is 100% original, even its battery still kinda works. My 2015 MBP died after 4 years, my 2008 MBP died after 3 years - after having its motherboard replaced at 2 years.People talking like you can use a Mac for a few years at best but everyone around me using it for 8-10 years while they discarded their "upgradable PCs" around 3-4 years. ?
oh really, then how come Apple added back ports, made the MBP thicker and better airflow.Next step: design a machine that can't be opened for repair after leaving the factory. No screw holes to be found. Sleek aluminium body (minus fan holes) without compromise. If there is a crack on the screen, full machine replacement and damaged one got recycled thereafter.
My wife's 2011 MBP that she brought to my cabin today to work ? (on Zoom ?)I have a 14 year old Thinkpad and a *21* year old HP Omnibook that work fine. That HP is 100% original, even its battery still kinda works. My 2015 MBP died after 4 years, my 2008 MBP died after 3 years - after having its motherboard replaced at 2 years.
In fact of all the laptops I've owned that failed beyond my ability to self repair - 66% of them have been Macbooks.
I had a 2010 MBP that was still working and sold to a student in 2017 when I replaced it with a 2017 MBP. I know for sure the 2017 wouldn't have lasted as long. Not only did I have a defective unit that ended up getting replaced, but with the new one I had keyboard issues and funny clicking sounds when opening and closing. I so I traded it in before running out of AppleCare for my current 2020 MBA.I have a 14 year old Thinkpad and a *21* year old HP Omnibook that work fine. That HP is 100% original, even its battery still kinda works. My 2015 MBP died after 4 years, my 2008 MBP died after 3 years - after having its motherboard replaced at 2 years.
In fact of all the laptops I've owned that failed beyond my ability to self repair - 66% of them have been Macbooks.