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I think you are comparing SATA to NVME SSDs, which is unfair. Not saying Apple isn't pricing them way too high.
by 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 agoYes, 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 agoWe 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 agoSeems like while RAM is upgradable the SSD is soldered on. so the only upgrade will come in the form of an ext hdd.