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Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini

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37 pointslisper11 comments

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.

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.

Why shouldn't I be able to clone an SSD? lol

>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.

I don't know why you're being downvoted: didn't we stop being able to clone a drive with Windows on it about 20 years ago unless perhaps Windows was installed in a non-standard way?

More precisely you can clone a drive with Windows on it of course, but you will not be unable to boot the clone.

CMOS battery is also very easily replaceable.

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.

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

To be clear, these aren't compatible with the M4 Mac Mini, though compatible modules for those are expected to come out shortly.

Is this confirmed? What‘s the difference?

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More discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42086615

My guess is the soldered memory was costing them a lot of money in repair times.

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