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That is some serious price gouging on SSD upgrades, +$720 for 1 TB. Best Buy price matched several 1 TB SSDs (WD Blue, SATA, 2.5") for $150 (Canadian) apiece r

That is some serious price gouging on SSD upgrades, +$720 for 1 TB. Best Buy price matched several 1 TB SSDs (WD Blue, SATA, 2.5") for $150 (Canadian) apiece recently. And the price difference between different consumer SSD types is minimal.

TwoNineA 8y ago
I think you are comparing SATA to NVME SSDs, which is unfair. Not saying Apple isn't pricing them way too high.
- orbitingpluto 8y ago
  Yes, I am comparing different types of SSDs. Did the fact that I explicitly stated that I was doing so confuse you somehow? Paying an additional $720 to upgrade to 1 TB when a 1TB NVMe SSD goes for $400 seems ridiculous. But I really have no problem with that price gouging, as long as one can rip the thing apart and upgrade it on one's own.
  - Shish2k 8y ago
    >> You're comparing different types of SSDs > I explicitly stated that I was doing so Where? I've re-read your post several times thinking that there must be some mention of NVME vs SATA somewhere in it that my eyes are just skipping over, but I can't see it :S
    - orbitingpluto 8y ago
      "And the price difference between different consumer SSD types is minimal." Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SATA III 2.5in SSD, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 860 EVO M.2 SATA III SSD, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 860 EVO Series mSATA SSD Solid State Drive, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 PCI-E x4 SSD, 250GB $129.99 With greater capacities, the price difference gets larger. But at 1 TB it is still less than a factor of 2.
      - 51lver 8y ago
        We used to say the same thing about PC133 ram in the G4 powermacs. Just the ol Apple tax. No one said they are low margin.
  - vxNsr 8y ago
    Seems like while RAM is upgradable the SSD is soldered on. so the only upgrade will come in the form of an ext hdd.
mark-r 8y ago
That's been the Apple way for a very long time. Nobody should be surprised by it today.
- sixothree 8y ago
  It's getting old. I'm done.
hiker512 8y ago
That is actually not too far of from what Dell is doing with their SSD prices when you configure a system. Or memory for that matter. So I'm not really sure what all that comparison fuss is all about. I never see a "I just built a cheaper system with same specs" comment for a Dell system. Also: I do not own a Mac
- orbitingpluto 8y ago
  A Dell Precision won't have an SSD permanently soldered into place.
lhl 8y ago
For those interested in the ahem, apples to apples comparison, a 1TB Samsung Evo 970 (M.2 2280 NVMe) is currently $280 on Amazon, so the Apple upgrade is is 2.6X, or $440 more expensive.

TwoNineA 8y ago

I think you are comparing SATA to NVME SSDs, which is unfair. Not saying Apple isn't pricing them way too high.

orbitingpluto 8y ago
Yes, I am comparing different types of SSDs. Did the fact that I explicitly stated that I was doing so confuse you somehow? Paying an additional $720 to upgrade to 1 TB when a 1TB NVMe SSD goes for $400 seems ridiculous. But I really have no problem with that price gouging, as long as one can rip the thing apart and upgrade it on one's own.
- Shish2k 8y ago
  >> You're comparing different types of SSDs > I explicitly stated that I was doing so Where? I've re-read your post several times thinking that there must be some mention of NVME vs SATA somewhere in it that my eyes are just skipping over, but I can't see it :S
  - orbitingpluto 8y ago
    "And the price difference between different consumer SSD types is minimal." Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SATA III 2.5in SSD, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 860 EVO M.2 SATA III SSD, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 860 EVO Series mSATA SSD Solid State Drive, 250GB $109.99 Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 PCI-E x4 SSD, 250GB $129.99 With greater capacities, the price difference gets larger. But at 1 TB it is still less than a factor of 2.
    - 51lver 8y ago
      We used to say the same thing about PC133 ram in the G4 powermacs. Just the ol Apple tax. No one said they are low margin.
- vxNsr 8y ago
  Seems like while RAM is upgradable the SSD is soldered on. so the only upgrade will come in the form of an ext hdd.

mark-r 8y ago

That's been the Apple way for a very long time. Nobody should be surprised by it today.

sixothree 8y ago
It's getting old. I'm done.

hiker512 8y ago

That is actually not too far of from what Dell is doing with their SSD prices when you configure a system. Or memory for that matter. So I'm not really sure what all that comparison fuss is all about. I never see a "I just built a cheaper system with same specs" comment for a Dell system. Also: I do not own a Mac

orbitingpluto 8y ago
A Dell Precision won't have an SSD permanently soldered into place.

lhl 8y ago

For those interested in the ahem, apples to apples comparison, a 1TB Samsung Evo 970 (M.2 2280 NVMe) is currently $280 on Amazon, so the Apple upgrade is is 2.6X, or $440 more expensive.