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Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:45:40 -0500
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On 11/27/24 2:29 PM, Alan wrote:
> On 2024-11-27 11:13, Joel wrote:
>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> Apple rips people off.  Why is 256 GB [storage]
>>>>>>>> still the basic option?  In almost 2025?  Retarded.
>>>>>>> Better question:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why do so many people find that it's worth it to pay that much to 
>>>>>>> have a
>>>>>>> Mac?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brain-damaged Sprite guzzlers can't handle Linux, and want to be 
>>>>>> hand-
>>>>>> held by Apple, what else is new.
>>>>>
>>>>> Riiiiiiiiight.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone who values things differently than you must be "brain- 
>>>>> damaged".
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> So it reflects having an intact brain, to pay $400 extra for something
>>>> i got for barely over $100, 3 1/2 years ago?  "Riiiiight".
>>> 
>>> It can, yes.
>>>
>>> Because you don't buy an SSD just to have one on a shelf.
>>
>> In other words, because Apple requires these payments, you rationalize
>> that you didn't really need so much empty space, anyway.  Congrats.
>> Meanwhile, I already had that much empty space, going back years.  Is
>> it superfluous?  Maybe.  But then again, it's elite. 
>
> No, that's not what I said or meant at all.
> 
> You buy a computer SYSTEM.
> 
> It's value to the end user is what the whole SYSTEM can do.
> 
> Does Apple charge a premium for expanding the storage? Absolutely.
> 
> Is it worth it in order to get a personal computer system that works as 
> well as a Mac does? Absolutely.
> 
> And having empty space isn't "elite".

Particularly since having the storage be internal is primarily only a 
concern today for people who need the mobility of a laptop.

Everyone else who's on a desktop can readily buy an external SSD, 
including the URL link that Joel posted earlier today...

"WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 
PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 7,300 MB/s - WDS100T2X0E ... $79.99"

<https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-1tb-black-sn850x-nvme/p/N82E16820250243>

and if it doesn't include an enclosure, add one:

"ORICO Aluminum M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, Tool-Free 10Gbps USB C Adapter, 
USB 3.2 M.2 NVMe Reader, External SSD Case Thunderbolt 3 Compatible, 
Supports 4TB 2230/2242/2260/2280 PCIe M-Key SSDs-PWM2-BK ... $11.69"

<https://www.newegg.com/p/0VN-0003-002G7>


Or of course, check to see if another model which comes with one is cheaper:

"SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD 1TB - Up to 1050 MB/s - USB 3.2 Gen 2 External 
Solid State Drive, Gray (MU-PC1T0T/AM) ... $89.99"

<https://www.newegg.com/samsung-t7-1tb-usb-3-2-gen-2/p/N82E16820147767>


-hh