Comment by userbinator
6 days ago
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The one thought that comes to mind is this: "Your warranty claim was denied because we determined that the laptop was subjected to a sudden shock."
6 days ago
undocumented
The one thought that comes to mind is this: "Your warranty claim was denied because we determined that the laptop was subjected to a sudden shock."
Back in the days this was to lock up the hard disk read/write head. Maybe a relic from those times instead?
Apple is not known for backwards-compatibility, and they were already using SSDs in their laptops long before switching to ARM.
From elsewhere in this discussion, it's likely for the motion sickness functionality they added in recent years: https://support.apple.com/en-om/guide/mac-help/mchla3c4f1da/...
idk you can just use simple liquid-container or sticker?
maybe apple was preparing for "carrying-around laptop experience"?
That's an entirely different product build path compared to the electronics production line though.
If a pick and place machine can drop it on and reflow it, that's what you want.
well it would be hardened when contact with air or something
see "Shipping Damage Indicators"
Did it park the drive heads?