Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down10
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareDaDragon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoI mean, the NAND chips can be replaced fairly effectively if you know what you’re doing
minus-squareKidplayer_666@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·8 months agoActually no. There’s some pairing trickery going on on the SoC level, so if you change the NAND chips by higher capacity ones without apple’s special sauce, you’ll just get an unbootsble system
minus-squareSkirmish@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoAnd paging in & out of RAM frequently is probably one of the quickest ways to wear out the NAND. Put it all together and you have a system that breaks itself and can’t be repaired. The less RAM you buy the quicker the NAND will break.
minus-squareDaDragon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoI was under the impression that had been solved by third parties? Or is chip cloning not enough?
I mean, the NAND chips can be replaced fairly effectively if you know what you’re doing
Actually no. There’s some pairing trickery going on on the SoC level, so if you change the NAND chips by higher capacity ones without apple’s special sauce, you’ll just get an unbootsble system
And paging in & out of RAM frequently is probably one of the quickest ways to wear out the NAND.
Put it all together and you have a system that breaks itself and can’t be repaired. The less RAM you buy the quicker the NAND will break.
I was under the impression that had been solved by third parties? Or is chip cloning not enough?