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		alacombe on Dec 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? > It turns out that soldering parts in place makes them less likely You've obvious never heard of MBP BGA chip solder ball cracking and rendering the whole device useless...

zepto on Dec 1, 2020 [–]

I didn’t say they never failed. Just that they fail less frequently.

In any case, solder ball cracking results from process issues and is a solved problem: https://www.pcbcart.com/article/content/reasons-for-cracks-i...

Certain not something that would be improved with sockets.

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