[pibefision]

What part is serviceable on an M1 SoC? I returned my M1 MBA because I don't want to think on how to replace the SSD after two or three years of norm usage.

It's a great machine, but will buy it only after an official statement of Apple confirming what's the TBW of their ssd. It's 150? 300 or 600. Nobody knows.

[bilbo0s]

I'm not sure people are wanting an SoC to be "serviceable".

I think most people understand you have to "replace" at that point.

[moistbar]

I don't want to have to spend another grand because a $200 SSD failed. In other laptops, I don't have to do that.

[bilbo0s]

I'm not sure you're clear on the difference between a SoC, and a System on a Motherboard. In the case of the motherboard, you are absolutely correct. However SoC means System on a Chip. For any manufacturer, if you put all the components into one IC, I'm not seeing how you can reasonably "repair" a component that's on that die? It's necessary to replace SoCs. But yeah, if you have an SSD on a motherboard, you should be able to replace it.

[pibefision]

What if your SSD fails because the usage? I'am happy to replace it with a new one. But in a M1 SoC, you can't. The whole motherboard is useless.

[rasz]

Whole motherboard, and no data recovery possible.