[uuyi]

Err the monitor has a user replaceable power cord. I have one and removed it fine. It’s different because an IEC lead won’t fit in the design envelope. Even the stand can be replaced.

The SSD is also a misnomer. The influencers couldn’t put a normal SSD in a mac and make it boot. But they don’t understand that there is integration with the crypto at hardware level. And there’s no reason to suspect that apple won’t provide SSD replacements on the open market as part of their self repair program.

This is the power of crappy influencer bloggers. Distributing misinformation which everyone parrots verbatim. They are a cancer on the planet and so are the followers.

Realistically these are absolutely trivial issues in the scale of things blown way out of proportion by people looking for problems rather than actually using the hardware.

[ChuckNorris89]

>The influencers couldn’t put a normal SSD in a mac and make it boot.

No, Linus put the SSD from another Mac Studio into the second slot of a Mac Studio and it wouldn't boot, and it wouldn't even run recovery to format everything and do a factory reset. So Apple is obviously firmware locking the Mac Studios to their factory configuration despite only genuine Apple hardware being used in the upgrade.

[uuyi]

Yes you can. You need to use Configurator to do it. It has been confirmed by iFixit. It’s the same as the Mac Pro was: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210626 . You can’t just swap a disk. You have to actually re-pair it with the crypto and then reprovision it and recovery etc.

Again Linus doesn’t know what he’s doing. Another influencer confirming my point.

This is not a PC. That’s where the assumption goes wrong.

[ChuckNorris89]

You're making a confusion between replacing and upgrading.

He showed you CAN replace the SSD modules but only with identic size ones, but you CAN'T upgrade to bigger ones as that triggers the firmware lock.

Watch the video he posted he tried what you mentioned.

[argsnd]

Literally nobody on YouTube, certainly not Linus, has attempted to upgrade the storage modules with a supported configuration that the machine is shipped from the factory with.

There isn't a single other SSD controller on the market that knows how to work with arbitrary quantities of NAND flash chips because it's an unnecessary engineering challenge, I don't know why anybody thinks it's remotely reasonable to expect Apple's to be different.

[uuyi]

Yet.

Also there’s some holes in the back you can upgrade your storage with…

[geraneum]

I always liked the LTT videos and was a subscriber. I don't think there's anything wrong with reviewing products and having a certain opinion, however Linus has a stake in a company which makes laptops whose main selling point is the ability to upgrade and repair the parts (Framework). He has a horse in the race. This doesn't automatically disqualify him from having an opinion, at the same time I don't value his opinion as much as an independent reviewer like Steve at GN.

That is troubling for me and I believe is not a super ethical practice!

Edit: Fix grammar mistake

[rvense]

This is cart before horse. Linus worked with PCs for years and saw (obvious) problems with Apple's hardware, and so he's invested in a solution. He's been critical of these things since long before Framework was founded.

[uuyi]

Linus is only after clicks and subs.

[goosedragons]

That doesn't change the facts though? They don't let you upgrade the storage even if you have two first party storage cards.

[geraneum]

It doesn’t matter regarding what I said. It’s about dissing your competitors. Sure that doesn’t make it a lie but it’s better if people know where you stand; As an independent reviewer vs shareholder of a competitor brand.

It also affects how he presents the facts and directs the videos.

I say this while loving Framework and hoping that their approach puts pressure on likes of Apple for openness. No sympathy for Apple here.

[SahAssar]

Apple themselves say "Note: The power cord is not removable from the display." here: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/studio-display/apdf106...

[uuyi]

It comes off. And you can get them to replace it in an apple store.

I think this is mixed messaging to be honest.

[ChuckNorris89]

>It comes off.

Everything comes off if you yank on it hard enough. Even the fingers on your hand. That's not how great UX or environmentally friendly repairability works though.

>I think this is mixed messaging to be honest.

Regardless what it is, it's Apple's fault here. They claim it's officially not user replaceable. Good luck with a warranty claim if you yank on it and break something, as Apple's position is clear: You're not supposed to remove it yourself.

And how about Apple's famous "we care about our CO2 emissions so much, we removed the iPhone charger to save the environment", if now you're saying you should make CO2 emissions and drive your monitor to the Apple store to replace a friggin power cord that can be done at home on any other monitor on the planet.

It's infuriating.

[Tagbert]

It is not intended to be user removable but it is certainly replaceable if damaged. What is the big deal?