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They've also halved the 2 base SSDs to 256/512 I thought with the last update they'd finally seen the light and moved to 512/1tb, now we're back with the silly
by jonplackett 6y ago
They've also halved the 2 base SSDs to 256/512
I thought with the last update they'd finally seen the light and moved to 512/1tb, now we're back with the silly 256gb.
If you factor in having to upgrade ram to 16gb and ssd to 512 it's only £100 shy of the old price. Good, but not as good as it looked to begin with.
- gre 6y agoYou can get an external M2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) enclosure plus 1TB M2 SSD for $130 and a 2TB for $320. That makes the 16GB Mac Mini 256GB a decent buy at $970 imo. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX
- jonplackett 6y agoFor the mini sure, but it's a massive pain having an external drive for a laptop. I use one all the time and as well as being waaaaay slower even with a good drive, I lose it all the time.
- gre 6y agoThat's why I'm waiting to upgrade my laptop.
- jonplackett 6y agoI've still got my 2013 MacBook Pro. Still chugging along. I'm hoping it can wait for v2 of the MacBook Pro 16" Apple's second version of everything is always worth the wait.
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoYeah it's not feasible at all to use external storage on a two port laptop. Dongles that allow you to plug in power and monitor are still just not reliable enough for storage, the only reliable connection I can get on my 2 port MBP is with a dedicated Apple USB-C to A adapter. Shocked they're still selling the two port machine, it's been nothing but hassle for me as someone who has to use one.