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@mrgan How does an SSD FAIL?!
…and my MacBook's SSD just failed, irreparably. Guess I'll be testing that "work from an iPad" thing for a while (Spoiler: not gonna happen)
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@AJH1993 Umm. SSDs have a pretty high rate of failure. -
@mrgan How?! -
@AJH1993 I don't even know where to begin. The way all electronics fail? Wear, faulty assembly, tin whiskers? You think they're forever? -
@mrgan Actually yes -
@AJH1993 Believe it or not, I'm really not in the mood for trolling right now. -
@mrgan Sorry, but I really did think that compared to HDD's, SSD's lasted forever -
@AJH1993 They have just recently reached failure rates comparable to HDDs. They used to be much worse.
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@mrgan Thanks for reminding me that AppleCare is essential if you have an SSD. - View other replies
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@bmike Hmm, I not sure Joint Venture is such a good deal. Better to have your own spare Mac than rely on getting a loaner. - View other replies
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@mjtsai for business it's valuable-skip the AppleCare and pay for the repairs out of pocket. Not having to wait at the bar + loaner FTW
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@mrgan Apple or aftermarket SSD? Everyone I know who's bought aftermarket has had failures within a year. - View other replies
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@NathanBowers@mrgan Really? I’m so far thrilled with my aftermarket after ~18 months
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@mrgan :( i was just thinking maybe I should backup my Air… -
@mrgan how old was the SSD? -
@mrgan wow, that is too bad, gone through a few of those and never had it happen
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