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Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by whstl »

GrabbinD33ze69 wrote: post #28
whstl wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Power users" are more often than not the ones doing the all arguing. HN and Reddit are the best examples of that. People who just buy the newer version of their favorite phone don't even care enough to argue. Even the people who care too much about blue or green bubbles don't give a damn about which phone has more RAM or CPU, or which OS is better, or UX, or whatever. They never stop to compare.

You could say in a sense, people who care about whether the recipient of a text has imessage do care about UX, I just wish the avg person understands that most if not all of the features and consistency imessage provides can be achieved with signal or whatsapp.

Point is they rarely care about which platform has better UX, similarly to how they don't care about how much RAM the competitor has or the CPU. Only few people stop to compare, even less make time to argue about it.

Of course normal users care about UX, even if they don't know what the acronym means.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by cainxinth »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #3

This in nothing new or surprising. Virtually everything Apple has engineered for decades prioritizes Apple's interests over the users in some way. iPhones don't support memory cards or wired headphones for the same reason. I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. I can name several simple, practical, useful things an iPhone can't do --- not because Apple can't…

> I made the mistake of showing an Applehead how I could use a Windows PC to archive photos from an iPhone to a memory card and free up space. This unleased a stream of requests from others to do the same.

> This should be just as easy to do in the Appleverse garden but apparently it's not --- because Apple prefers you buy a new iPhone or pay for on-line storage instead.

I backup my iCloud photos automatically to a free Dropbox account. My Windows PC then routinely moves the contents of the Dropbox backup folder onto my NAS.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by jqpabc123 »

ryaneager wrote: post #29
jqpabc123 wrote: post #3

This in nothing new or surprising. Virtually everything Apple has engineered for decades prioritizes Apple's interests over the users in some way. iPhones don't support memory cards or wired headphones for the same reason. I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. I can name several simple, practical, useful things an iPhone can't do --- not because Apple can't…

My iPhone has a satellite distress beacon incase I get stranded without cell service…

Yes, and there will be a substantial (but as yet unrevealed) monthly subscription fee for this "service" after 2 years.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by MR4D »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #3

This in nothing new or surprising. Virtually everything Apple has engineered for decades prioritizes Apple's interests over the users in some way. iPhones don't support memory cards or wired headphones for the same reason. I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. I can name several simple, practical, useful things an iPhone can't do --- not because Apple can't…

This is NOT a Ford vs. Chevy debate. It's a Ford vs. Uber debate. Apple people buy their products because it gives them an ecosystem that meets their needs. It's not for everyone, but it is for a lot of us.

I'm not sure why you are so perturbed by Apple. Do you have that same anger towards Lamborghini because your Corolla can do everything it does, but at 10x the price?

Honestly, this discussion is just stupid. If you like green instead of blue, then that's what you like! Why do you want green to act like blue? It's green - it shouldn't act like blue!

/rant

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by catchnear4321 »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #36
prepend wrote: post #13

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> I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. I’m not an “Apple friend” but I use Apple phones. My 4 year old $400 iPhone SE still gets updates and runs every app that since the day I bought it. Does your Motorola do that? My phone also doesn’t send forced telemetry to Google for use in selling ads to me. That’s kind of a big deal, I think. I don’t think I’ve tal…

Does your Motorola do that? Yes, it does. Because I did something with my Motorola that you can't do with Apple --- I replaced the ROM. My phone also doesn’t send forced telemetry to Google No, your phone sends forced telemetry to Apple --- most likely so they can sell it to Google. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-ios-data-collection

sounds like you’re talking more about your ability to create what you want and less about why you prefer a given phone maker over another.

it’s apple telling you no, isn’t it?

the thing that motivates you to start these internet conversations.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by jqpabc123 »

hacym wrote: post #37
jqpabc123 wrote: post #34

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Name them. We have plenty of electrons. I just named two --- add storage and use wired headphones. did they want to not pay for additional iCloud storage? They just did not want to pay for additional storage. And why should they? Oh, that right --- because Apple intentionally engineered this into their "walled garden".

If you are a Motorola (and I assume Android user) why do you care? I get it if you’re an Apple user and you have legitimate critiques, but you’re proclaiming, proudly, that you’re not. Your comment comes off as envious and a massive waste of time and effort. If you don’t like Apple, what’s the point in wasting your time writing out a response about it? Just move on. Seems like there’s a little bit more to your Apple…

Seems like there’s a little bit more to your Apple rant that just “I don’t like how Apple engineers stuff”.

There is --- I have Applehead friends who ask me to fix their phones for things that shouldn't need fixing.

In a lot of cases, they're looking to avoid the Apple solution which usually involves a subscription fee.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by lockhouse »

akasakahakada wrote: post #18
lockhouse wrote: post #10

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> iPhones don't support memory cards or wired headphones You’re right about memory cards, but wrong about wired headphones. They work just fine, I just either need headphones with a Lightning plug or a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, similar to all the Android phones that don’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack, but replace Lightning with USB-C.

Nah Android folks still have refurbished LG phone or ROG phone to buy to be honest. Top tier DAC chip is embedded into the phone directly. If you are not using top tier TypeC DAC cost 200USD or something, your sound quality lose in every aspect. ROG phone current has the best audio hardware but guess who's second? It's LG. LG from 2019 still holds the throne if Asus didn't realize they should put a DAC inside ROG pho…

How much longer are these LG phones supported by security updates? They left the Android market years ago.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by jqpabc123 »

stavros wrote: post #35
ciabattabread wrote: post #30

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> I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. You do this all the time? > I can name several simple, practical, useful things an iPhone can't do --- not because Apple can't do it but because they don't want to. Name them. We have plenty of electrons. > I made the mistake of showing an Applehead how I could use a Windows PC to archive photos from an iPhone to a me…

It can browse the Web and watch YouTube without ads and tracking, which is the big one for me.

I can easily do the same --- for a fraction of the cost.

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by stavros »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #48
stavros wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It can browse the Web and watch YouTube without ads and tracking, which is the big one for me.

I can easily do the same --- for a fraction of the cost.

A fraction of the cost of what? The $1000 you save by not buying an iPhone?

Re: Apple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the WORST way possible [video]

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Post by skyyler »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #36
prepend wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I tell all my Apple friends to name something their $1000 iPhone does that my $200 Motorola can't. I’m not an “Apple friend” but I use Apple phones. My 4 year old $400 iPhone SE still gets updates and runs every app that since the day I bought it. Does your Motorola do that? My phone also doesn’t send forced telemetry to Google for use in selling ads to me. That’s kind of a big deal, I think. I don’t think I’ve tal…

Does your Motorola do that? Yes, it does. Because I did something with my Motorola that you can't do with Apple --- I replaced the ROM. My phone also doesn’t send forced telemetry to Google No, your phone sends forced telemetry to Apple --- most likely so they can sell it to Google. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-ios-data-collection

Depending on community support isn’t the same as getting security updates from the vendor…
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