Socketed RAM is fine, but what do you mean by storage doesn’t fail often? It’s usually the first part that fails on any computer.
replyNot since we got rid of spinning rust. Most common failures are batteries, and the parts of the computer subject to direct abuse by the user: keyboard, connectors, the display, etc.
replyMy Macbook M1 which I use extensively since 2021:
replyData Units Read : 1267900331 (649.16 TB)
Data Units Written : 904681650 (463.20 TB)
power_cycles : 667
power_on_hours : 9611
and yet it's still only:
available_spare : 100%
available_spare_threshold : 99%
percentage_used : 16%
I don't expect it to fail anytime soon.
Yeah, but what happens when you drop your laptop on the ground and it breaks? Good look recovering data without having to pay a recovery firm a $1000.
replyPersonally, I restore my Time Machine back up. I’m sure some people might restore their files from iCloud or elsewhere.
replyIt’s a pretty bad idea to keep valuable documents on a mobile device. You can’t recover the data from socketed storage if it’s lost or stolen.