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I mean if it's SLC chip, that can explain the price.
by mlindner 6y ago
I mean if it's SLC chip, that can explain the price.
- jeffbee 6y agoAlso if it comes with $600 in cash stuffed inside, that would explain the price. But it's neither of those things.
- wmf 6y agoIt's not, although it is ridiculously fast. But most people don't need ridiculous storage performance; they just need the space.
- smileybarry 6y agoIt's not, Apple most likely use TLC 3D NAND. There's no definitive source but the only remaining SLC drives being made are enterprise (and a few at that), and I think MLC is the same by now. (Even Samsung's Pro series moved to TLC)
- driverdan 6y agoThe fastest drive available today is the WD SN850: https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850-nvme-ssd#WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-driv... The consumer price for 2TB is $450. $800 is absurd.
- olyjohn 6y agoThis has always been par for the course for computer manufacturers. I used to spec out Dell PCs for the school I worked at. At the time, retail cost for a 1TB HDD was the same price as a 512GB SSD. But Dell was charging double for the SSD. For me personally, I used to buy the lower-end models with small HDD and RAM, then upgrade them. But that's no longer an option with these machines.
- alisonkisk 6y agoApple price is always 2x consumer price.