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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:15:56 -0800
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On 2024-11-27 12:12, Joel wrote:
> -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>> On 11/27/24 2:29 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2024-11-27 11:13, Joel wrote:
>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
> 
> 
> Utter nonsense, that's even worse rationalization than Alan's.

Why? Why is it nonsense?

> 
> 
>> 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>
> 
> 
> USB?  Come on.  You're just lapping up Apple's spoiled milk.
What's wrong with USB 3.2 at 1050MB/s for a data storage drive...

....I mean apart from "bragging rights" about how your system is "elite"?