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   Kotaro (kotaro@kotaro.me)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:54 JST Kotaro

   I have talked about the appeal of the Linux OS, but when it comes to hardware, Apple products are the best.

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     Kotaro (kotaro@kotaro.me)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:53 JST Kotaro

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     • 3dcandy

     @3dcandy Hmmm. Yes, I know Intel machines are easier to replace SSDs and batteries.

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     3dcandy (3dcandy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:53 JST 3dcandy

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     @kotaro If you actually have to repair things then Apple are probably the worst company out there, for many reasons. I'm not saying that the products are all bad, but a lot of decisions are made to keep repairs difficult if not impossible. Apple says decisions are often made for engineering and/or performance, but I seriously doubt it. Most are for costs or to keep the products having to go back to Apple if an issue arises. I have dealt with Apple many times, and they are awful to deal with

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     3dcandy (3dcandy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:54 JST 3dcandy

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     @kotaro nope they sure aren't. Far from it... plenty of better, cheaper and faster hardware. But you have to work harder (and most just want to buy something ready to use)

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     Kotaro (kotaro@kotaro.me)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:54 JST Kotaro

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     • 3dcandy

     @3dcandy How about ruggedness?
     I have never met a machine more resistant to failure than the Apple product line.

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     Kotaro (kotaro@kotaro.me)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:54 JST Kotaro

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     • 3dcandy

     @3dcandy And in the case of Apple products, many suppliers own those parts.

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     3dcandy (3dcandy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 22:53:54 JST 3dcandy

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     @kotaro and those parts have to be coded to work in the products so the end user can't just swap them. With the M series chips that has got worse. DRAM is now on the chip so if it fails the whole chip is scrap...