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		brookst on Oct 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New iMac with M4 Sockets fail more than solder.

FirmwareBurner on Oct 30, 2024 [–]

SSD NAND ahs a shorter lifespan than sockets.

brookst on Oct 31, 2024 | [–]

Failure rates are multiplicative, not concurrent. If I have a car with an engine that lasts on average 200k miles, adding a transmission that fails on average at 300k miles results in a vehicle with a MTBF of less than 200k miles.

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