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		lmz 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half th... I think part of the reason why it's so close is also for signal integrity reasons.

thfuran 9 months ago | [–]

Far more so than latency.

privatelypublic 9 months ago | [–]

Also: routing PCIe lanes is a pain. Being able to take 4 pairs and terminate them makes routing everything else simple

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