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   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 9/1/25 08:34, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > ...   
   >   
   > To be fair, Apple's devices can be obtained for a fair price in their   
   > default configurations. Sure, the storage might be smaller than expected   
   > and they might have less RAM than computers at the same price, but the   
   > screen quality and battery life need to be considered. However,   
   > upgrading that default configuration is prohibitively expensive.   
      
   "Expensive" ... if one only focuses on "TB of Storage" and ignores the   
   net performance levels obtained.   
      
   A classical example is assuming that all SSDs perform the same, so since   
   one can get a 1TB SATA SSD for $25 at WalMart, that therefore any other   
   SSD configuration must be a 'rip off'///   
      
      
   No matter how much higher its bandwidth is:   
      
   SATA-3 SSD: ~550MB/sec   
   NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD:  ~3,500MB/sec   
   2022 Mac Studio M1 Max: ~5000(R) to 6,500(W) MB/sec   
      
   -hh   
      
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