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FoxyKaye
5 days ago at 10:12 am
I really miss the days when a Mac desktop (and laptops to some degree) could be opened, tinkered with, and hardware upgraded by users.
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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TokyoKiller
5 days ago at 10:06 am
Why is it a mismatch? More like various configuration options.
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ChrisA
5 days ago at 10:47 am

I really miss the days when a Mac desktop (and laptops to some degree) could be opened, tinkered with, and hardware upgraded by users.
What has stopped that was the invention of LPDDR5 RAM.

The "LP" means low power, and they reduced the power by removing the big drivers from the interconnect pins. These LP chips can only push the data over a VERY short length of wire, and it can't be just any kind of wire. The complex impedance (the combined effect of resistance and inductance) of the wire must be carefully controlled along with its path length too. The socket and the long wires extending from it make it impossible.

Today's computers are built by robots using nearly microscopic parts. If it were otherwise, they would perform like 1990's computers.

Just like with cars. If you want good gas mileage and very low emissions, you need to make it complex enough that special training and tools are needed to do work on it.
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osx64
5 days ago at 10:30 am

I really miss the days when a Mac desktop (and laptops to some degree) could be opened, tinkered with, and hardware upgraded by users.
I really miss the days when a Mac desktop could be bought...
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Killerbob
5 days ago at 10:25 am
Why do we listen to this idiot. Mark Gurman is rarely right, and most of his “predictions” are so vague that even when he is wrong (usually) he claims otherwise.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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CWallace
5 days ago at 10:30 am

Seems like kind of an odd decision for an entry-level Mac. Maybe it's inventory related.
There will not be an M6 Pro or M6 Max SoC, only the base M6.

So the only upgrade option for the Pro SoC is M5. And since the M6 will be available, it makes more sense to give the mini the M6 instead of the M5.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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