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It would be like asking Mercedes to build something to compete against Hyundai.

Mercedes Benz does make the Smart Car. Just sayin’…

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I worry about that on my own M1 machine - since the SSD is soldered to the main logic board, once the SSD wears out and fails the computer will become garbage

My wife’s M1 MacBook Air is showing 1% usage wear after nearly 5 years.

If a laptop, the NAND is soldered. Apple Silicon Desktops have socketed NAND. It’s proprietary as the controller is built into the CPU but upgrades and replacements are available on the grey market from those reboxing the Samsung OEM.


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