Security researcher Thomas Roth recently uncovered several vulnerabilities in Apple's ACE3 USB-C controller for the iPhone 15 and 16. Although no immediate action is required from users,...
  • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
    222·
    26 days ago

    LOL. Apple makes shoddy hardware but Apple fanboys have to find the blame somewhere else of course. Could never be Apple making a mistake. No no no, somebody else fucked up.

    Also, if Apple’s major defense is obfuscation, well…

    Anti Commercial-AI license

    • sprack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      26 days ago

      I’ve never heard that from anyone EE’s or ME’s in the industry. Overpriced, yes. Never heard the HW called low quality.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          8·
          26 days ago

          Yup. TL;DW:

          • a common short can overvolt the CPU, causing instant death of the CPU
          • display cable breakage due to being too short, and Apple’s only official fix is to replace the whole assembly
          • butterfly keyboard sucked
          • charge mechanism isn’t easy to replace when it inevitably fails

          Those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.