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Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, the NAND chips can be replaced fairly effectively if you know what you’re doing

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Actually no. There’s some pairing trickery going on on the SoC level, so if you change the NAND chips by higher capacity ones without apple’s special sauce, you’ll just get an unbootsble system

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

And paging in & out of RAM frequently is probably one of the quickest ways to wear out the NAND.

Put it all together and you have a system that breaks itself and can't be repaired. The less RAM you buy the quicker the NAND will break.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was under the impression that had been solved by third parties? Or is chip cloning not enough?