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Even with a single mac, external drive is much cheaper and not much slower than built-in storage, and most importantly can be used to boot macos from it. Meanin
by 112233 3y ago
Even with a single mac, external drive is much cheaper and not much slower than built-in storage, and most importantly can be used to boot macos from it.
Meaning, if your mac dies, you plug that drive into another mac and continue working
- mkesper 3y agoAlso it's sadly the only storage upgrade option for models where storage is non-user-changeable.
- jsheard 3y agoWhich is all of them now, besides the Mac Pro. The super thin MacBook Airs have the excuse that upgradable storage would add bulk at least, but there's really no excuse for a brick like the Mac Studio not having M.2 slots.
- blackoil 3y agoHave you seen the profit margin on disc upgrades. If given slots, no one will buy higher tier.
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