Re: Things I Don't Need Today

On 08/03/2024 15:27, Justisaur wrote:

On 3/8/2024 1:15 AM, JAB wrote:

On 07/03/2024 17:41, Justisaur wrote:

 

Is that really a problem though as SATA isn't going away anytime soon so it's difficult to see that NVMe becoming more and more common means that you can't for example upgrade your storage unless the NVMe is part of the MB - do they do  that as it sounds exactly like the type of thing Apple would do.

 Soddering the memory directly to the board isn't new, and I wouldn't put it past manufactuers for storage on a stick, like you mentioned apple's been doing that on iphones for some time.
 

I only realised hat Apple did that a few years ago when it sounded like my sister-in-law's Mac Book was becoming RAM bound. No problems thought I just get some more memory open up the slot, put it in and job done. It was only when I looked into it I found that nah, nah, it's part of the MB so that's it. I did out of curiosity check the difference in prices when you purchase a new one and boy are they taking the pee.
Another thing they now do is code different components so even if you replace one like for like you still have to pay money to Apple to get things recoded or you have reduced functionality.
I did have some hopes that when the EU looked into this* they would be tougher on what they were allowed to do, unfortunately not.
*Now I'm from the UK but one of the lies told during Brexit was that we wouldn't be 'shackled' by EU Laws, pointing out this isn't what would happen in reality was labelled part of project fear.

I've not seen it done laptops and NVMe yet, but multiple manufacturers over-tightens the screws so severely you basically can't remove it, as any attempt strips the screw, and requires so much force that you're bending the PCB visibly which really isn't good for the laptop.  To get them out I've had to resort to using pliers on the screw head (I've tried all the other hacks like rubber bands, etc.) which crushes the screw.  I've had trouble getting the right screws to put them back in with as well, all I can think is they used some non standard screw.
 HP is also supplying very off brand NVMe storage that is causing bluescreens, so we've been having to replace them.