Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini
(theregister.com)33 points by lisper 19 hours ago | 9 comments
linotype 17 hours ago | root | parent | next |
CMOS battery is also very easily replaceable.
wtallis 17 hours ago | root | parent | prev |
By "replicate" do you mean creating a compatible third-party replacement hardware module, or copying all the data onto a different card?
Cloning an SSD's data is something we should stop expecting to be straightforward in a world with self-encrypting drives. Restoring from backup is the right approach.
gs17 18 hours ago | prev | next |
If it's not compatible with just any SSD (of the right form factor) it's only a small step. Still surprised to see it, but they really have a long way to go.
ChrisArchitect 15 hours ago | prev | next |
[dupe]
More discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42086615
synchrone 16 hours ago | prev | next |
Some people are already selling compatible SSD modules: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/polysoftservices/studio...
Hopefully the French law would protect them from a lawsuit
fragmede 14 hours ago | root | parent |
To be clear, these aren't compatible with the M4 Mac Mini, though compatible modules for those are expected to come out shortly.
solarkraft 13 hours ago | root | parent |
Is this confirmed? What‘s the difference?
phendrenad2 14 hours ago | prev |
My guess is the soldered memory was costing them a lot of money in repair times.
trinsic2 18 hours ago | next |
How does ifixit justify a 7 out of 10 score? Is the Framework laptop on that same scale?
Cause the only difference to repair-ability from the last model seems like the removable SSD, which is proprietary and the make it very difficult to replicate because all the firmware related functions are on the removable SSD.